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'We lost three experienced riders, and replaced them with really young riders' – Can Lidl-Trek's changed Classics core do enough for Mads Pedersen at the Tour of Flanders?

Look back a year or two ago, and Lidl-Trek men's Classics team was as hard to get into as some squads' Tour de France line-ups.

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'It's not up to us' or 'there is no more time to gamble'? How big teams in the peloton failed to chase down Mathieu van der Poel in E3 Saxo Classic

The peloton was at one point only 30 seconds behind solo Dutchman, with numbers for many teams, but directors from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Lidl-Trek disagree on where chasing responsibility lies

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A big-name debutant and a trio of former winners –Riders to watch at the men's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Remco Evenepoel fastest on stage 2 time trial with no merit on GC due to neutralisation for weather

Aleksandr Vlasov second, Mathias Vacek third in race against the clock using road bikes

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Road European Championships: Tadej Pogačar defiant, wins elite men's road race title with 75 kilometre solo breakaway

Remco Evenepoel chases in for second, Paul Seixas adds bronze for home team

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'He's surpassed even our high expectations' – Sprinter Jonathan Milan extends contract with Lidl-Trek until 2029

Italian joins Mads Pedersen and Mathias Vacek on long-term deals as American team linked to Juan Ayuso transfer

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Tour de Wallonie stage 4: Mathias Vacek wins after a day of Ardennes Classic racing

Lidl-Trek rider beats Corbin Strong and Carlos Canal from late breakaway

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'I would have given this victory to Vacek' – Mads Pedersen maintains generosity at Giro d'Italia as he breaks personal Grand Tour record

A fourth stage win but no greed from Dane, who is keen for teammates to succeed as well

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Giro d'Italia: Mads Pedersen digs deep in uphill charge against Wout van Aert for stage 13 victory

Maglia rosa Isaac del Toro rockets to third in fast finish across Monte Berico

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'This is one insane Grand Tour': Mads Pedersen romps to fourth victory on Giro d'Italia stage 13

The Dane battled it out in the final sprint with Wout van Aert and Isaac Del Toro to take an impressive hill-top win

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Gravel, drama and emotions on Strade Bianche stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia – Gallery

All the best photos from an epic ninth stage from Gubbio to Siena, as Tuscany's white roads bring the beauty and the chaos

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'His time will come' – Giro d'Italia revelation Mathias Vacek presses on in search of stage win after epic gravel ride

Czech rider impresses again on Tuscan strade bianche, helps teammate Ciccone to third on stage and fifth on GC

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'Not regretting anything' – Mads Pedersen's stint in pink ends at Giro d'Italia as Vacek falls short of keeping it for Lidl-Trek

'It's something I will always remember and I'm super proud of' says Dane after dropping at the foot of final climb on stage 7

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Kaden Groves wins crash-hampered Giro d’Italia stage six as 2022 winner Jai Hindley abandons

The Australian sprinter dominated the sprint at the end of a chaotic day, the longest of this year’s race

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'It's insane, more than we even dreamed' - Leader Mads Pedersen carves place in Giro d'Italia record books with three wins in first five days

Dane reinforces grip on points jersey and maglia rosa as first week domination continues

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'I'm not going to come past with raw power' – Tom Pidcock satisfied with third place in Giro d'Italia 'drag race' in Matera

'Third place is not bad, it was not the perfect finish for me, pretty explosive', says Brit at the finish, losing out to Pedersen and Zambanini

The Independent UK

Giro d’Italia leader Mads Pedersen sprints to victory on stage five

Pedersen now has a 17-second lead over race favourite Primoz Roglic

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'Truly incredible' - Mads Pedersen springs to hat-trick win on Giro d'Italia stage 5

Lidl-Trek rider extends pink jersey lead in Matera with third win in five days

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Giro d'Italia: Mads Pedersen extends his lead with third win on stage 5 in Matera

Maglia rosa challenged in near-photo finish with Zambanini, Pidcock third

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'He's a machine' – Mathias Vacek impresses as Lidl-Trek's not-so-secret Grand Tour weapon on Giro d'Italia debut

Teammates full of praise for 22-year-old Czech all-rounder, who doesn't 'realise how hard he can ride a bike'

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'Damage control' for pink jersey as chaotic Giro d'Italia finish 'destroyed' Mads Pedersen's Lidl-Trek lead-out train

'On a stage like this, because it's really easy, it becomes chaotic and riders don't like it. In the end, it was OK' says DS Monfort

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Mads Pedersen seals second sprint victory of Giro d’Italia to move back into race lead

The Dane proved unstoppable once again as he took a second sprint victory of the race to reclaim the overall lead

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Mads Pedersen reclaims pink jersey after second Giro d'Italia sprint win on stage 3

Former world champion edges out Corbin Strong, with Orluis Aular third

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Giro d'Italia: Mads Pedersen blazes to sprint victory on stage 3 and reclaims maglia rosa

Corbin Strong second and Orluis Aular third in final Albanian stage of the Grand Départ

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Josh Tarling wins Giro d'Italia's Tirana time trial as Primož Roglič takes the leader's maglia rosa

Ineos Grenadiers' Josh Tarling beats Primož Roglič to claim his first Grand Tour stage win, while Roglič is the new race leader

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