Mads Pedersen still in top shape for Paris-Roubaix a week on from Dwars crash

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) in action at the Tour of Flanders last Sunday
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) in action at the Tour of Flanders last Sunday (Image credit: Getty Images)

Only a week on from getting caught in a mass crash at the Dwars door Vlaanderen, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) enters the final race of cobbled Classics season at Paris-Roubaix standing above the rest as the man primed to take the fight to Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen.

The Alpecin-Deceuninck duo, who scored a one-two finish at the Velodrome André-Pétrieux last year, are overwhelming favourites to do so again in a peloton shorn of several top contenders, namely Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike).

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.