the danish Mattias Skjelmose from the Lidl-Trek team won the third stage of the Tour of Denmark on Thursday ahead of his teammate Mads Pedersonthe two riders also grabbed the top two spots in the overall standings in that order ahead of another Dane, Education-EasyPost’s Magnus Cort.
This third stage, 209 km between Vejen and Vejle, considered the most difficult of the 2023 edition, marked by several minor falls, has long been dominated by a breakaway of seven riders caught 48 km from the finish .
Mads Petersen then made several attacks, the last 23km from the line, before he was joined by Skjelmose, the Danish champion, who won by 10 seconds.
This is the sixth victory this year for Skjelmose, who will start the penultimate stage between Kalundborg and Bagsaerd, which is 178.4 kilometers, wearing the leader’s blue jersey.
Contested over five stages, the Tour of Denmark concludes on Saturday in Helsingor.
classifications
3rd stage
Vejen – Vejle, 209 kms:
1. Mattias Skjelmose (DEN/LTK) 4h59:31
2. Mads Pedersen (DEN/LTK) at 10″
3. Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN/EF) at 44″
4. Nicola Conci (ITA/ADC) at 46″
5. Florian Vermeersch (BEL/LTD) mt
General:
1. Mattias Skjelmose (DEN/LTK) 12:30:46
2. Mads Pedersen (DEN/LTK) in 10s
3. Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN/EF) at 50″
4. Nicola Conci (ITA/ADC) at 56″
5. Florian Vermeersch (BEL/LTD) at 59″
Source: La Verdad
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