"It was pretty much the perfect finish for me": Tobias Lund Andresen surpasses star sprinters at Tirreno-Adriatico
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Unlike the exciting racing over in France, the Wednesday's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico passed rather quietly with parts of the stage neutralised due to safety concerns on wet descents. At the end of the rainy day, many sprinters have already found their matches soaked through and through, but not Decathlon CMA CGM's young speedster Tobias Lund Andresen who was unmatched in Magliano de' Marsi.
"Today was okay because you had time to put on rain jackets and stuff, it’s pretty much that the first 150km is like a massive group ride, you’re just going around, talking to friends, and then it’s like a new race with 30km to go," Lund Andresen told CyclingProNet after the stage.
The 23-year-old Dane is profiling himself as one of the best specialists for today's type of finish - a slow, uphill drag. "Yeah, I think it was a nice finish, it didn’t rain too much towards the end."
The likes of Jonathan Milan and Jasper Philipsen seemed to have lost their speed on the rolling climb. "That’s what I hoped for at the start, that maybe it would be too long for the big guys, pretty much the perfect finish for me, so I’m happy to take advantage of it," said Lund Andersen.
The Scandinavian clique at Decathlon is to be feared
The victory was largely made possible thanks to his Scandinavian teammates Tord Gudmestad and Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen who set up Lund Andersen's sprint position perfectly, even though they were largely assisted in their job by Milan's very early sprint launch.
Pedersen was later awarded a yellow card for interfering with other sprint trains after having finished his task.
Regardless, Lund Andresen was full of praise for his teammates: "My leadout is so good, a big congrats to them also for the job. They were super committed, we did exactly like the plan and I’m proud of them," he concluded.
Stage 7 to San Benedetto del Tronto could be the Dane's only other opportunity as the stages 4, 5 and 6 include climbs most likely too challenging for the versatile sprinter.
Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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