Milan-San Remo: Former world champion Pedersen makes a surprising comeback

Mads Pedersen is making a surprisingly early comeback after his injury break. According to the Lidl-Trek press spokesman, the 2019 road world champion intends to line up at the start of Milan-San Remo tomorrow.

The 30-year-old classics specialist broke his wrist during the Tour of Valencia on 4 February. According to a statement from his racing team, his rehabilitation went faster than expected. Pedersen was originally due to make his comeback in a week's time at the one-day race in Belgium.

Tomorrow Saturday (21 March) will show whether he is already in top form. "To be honest, it wasn't planned that I would ride San Remo. But after some hard training this week, we think it's a good decision to race again," said Pedersen according to the press release.

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Replacement for top sprinter Milan

In the Lidl-Trek line-up, Pedersen replaces top sprinter Jonathan Milan, who cancelled his planned start at the "Primavera" due to illness. Pedersen is also a strong sprinter, but a different type of rider.

In fact, the change in the line-up reduces the chances of a sprint in a large field. Fast British newcomer Matthew Brennan is no longer on the start list of his team Visma-Lease a bike.

Many other top sprinters such as Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), Olav Kooij (Visma) or the recently successful German Max Kanter (Astana) are also not taking part as things stand.