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Laura Weislo

Mads Pedersen to undergo surgery after crashing out of first race of 2026 at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

TORREBLANCA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 04: Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Team Lidl - Trek competes during the 77th Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2026, Stage 1 a 160km stage from Segorbe to Torreblanca on February 04, 2026 in Torreblanca, Spain. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

The 2026 season got off to a terrible start for Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen, who crashed out of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana on the opening day and was transported to hospital.

According to the team, Pedersen fractured his left wrist and right collarbone and is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday.

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