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Mads Pedersen to defend his title in 2025

Danish Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek celebrates after winning the men's Gent-Wevelgem - In Flanders Fields cycling race, 253.1 km from Ieper to Wevelgem, Sunday 24 March 2024. BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND (Photo by ERIC LALMAND / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
Mads Pedersen won Gent-Wevelgem in 2024 (Image credit: Getty Images)

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