
Little seems to be running to plan for Mattias Skjelmose as he heads ever closer to the Tour de France, where he will be lining up to try and bolster Lidl-Trek's GC showing this July after having proven his mettle at La Vuelta a España in 2024 with fifth.
The 24-year-old may have taken a spectacular victory at Amstel Gold Race ahead of Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel in April but there have been a number of challenges through the rest of the season.