• Race shortened from 284.5km to 261km due to wet weather
Cyclists’ legs react in unpredictable ways at the end of a bone-chilling cold and wet day on the bike. As two of the hottest favourites in the world road race championship fell to pieces in the space of 15 minutes the 23-year-old Mads Pedersen sprang through in unexpected style to give Denmark its first elite men’s title beating Italy’s Matteo Trentin, becoming the youngest male world champion in the category in 20 years.
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Written by William Fotheringham in Harrogate
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/29/mads-pedersen-uci-world-championship-elite-mens-road-race under the title “Mads Pedersen wins men’s elite road race at sodden world championships”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
