The Danish world champion in cycling Mads Pedersen was on Sunday afternoon named the Cyclist in Denmark for the first time in his career.
the Award was presented in connection with the nytårsstævnet Grand Prix of Odense, held in Thorvald Ellegaard Arena. Riders like Michael Valgren, Jakob Fuglsang, and the female world champion Amalie Dideriksen are among the previous recipients of the award.
the 24-year-old Mads Pedersen surprised most when he 29. september won the WORLD cup in linjeløb after an impressive performance in the grueling race in Yorkshire in England.
He was one of six nominees for the award as the Year’s Champion. Among the competitors was Jakob Fuglsang, who delivered the top results for most of the season with the win in Liège-Bastogne-Liège as the highlight.
on the other hand, Pedersen “in essence, nothing particularly good year”, when looking at the whole 2019, believes Morten Bennekou, who is elitechef in Denmark’s Cycling Union (DCU).
To Trek the rider still receives the price, says everything about the importance of the world cup.
– this underlines The iconic verdensmestertrøjen is, and how much it fills in the cycling awareness.
– Jacob Fuglsang has been running a more well-rounded season. He would probably win this Year’s Champion in virtually any other year than the year we get a world champion, says Morten Bennekou.
A committee, consisting of Bennekou, former national champion Rikke Lønne, TV2-journalist Dennis Ritter, Politiken, journalist Mogens Jacobsen and DCU president Henrik Jess Jensen found the six nominees.
Then, later, the Danish licensees voted on the winner.
in Addition to the Mads Pedersen was Jakob Fuglsang, Kasper Asgreen, the men’s 4000-meterhold (championships) and duoerne in cooperation Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth, as well as Lasse Norman Hansen, Michael Mørkøv nominated for the award.
– We have until the more worthy, and potential winners of the prize as this Year Cyclist, and I am glad for in English cykelsports behalf, says Morten Bennekou.
Looking at the future, representing the desire, believe Bennekou. A bunch of talented young riders is poised to take the next step and dominate the world elite.
– There is hopefully more in store. In each case, there is the potential for even more, than we have seen in years, reads the assessment from Morten Bennekou.
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