Casper Philip Pedersen (born 15 March 1996) is a road and

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

from

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

, who currently rides for

UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour ...

. In 2015 he competed at the

2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 ...

in the men's omnium. He won the bronze medal in the team pursuit at the

2015 UEC European Track Championships The 2015 UEC European Track Championships was the sixth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, between 14 and 18 October. The Event was organised by ...

in Grenchen, Switzerland. In September 2018 announced that Pedersen would join them on a three-year deal from 2019, initially with a role as a

domestique In road bicycle racing, a domestique is a rider who works for the benefit of their team and leader, rather than trying to win the race. In French, ''domestique'' translates as "servant".However, in French, the term used is ''équipier''. In I ...

in the

Flanders classics Flanders Classics is an official cooperation among the organizers of the classic cycle races held in Flanders. It was founded in 2009

and the team's

sprint train A sprint train is a group of road bicycle racers who at the end of a race work together to set a high pace to keep their sprinter at the front of the race, discourage late attacks, and allow the sprinter to launch his or her sprint as late as ...

. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the

2019 Vuelta a España The 2019 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain, Andorra and France between 24 August and 15 September 2019. The race was the 74th edition of the Vuelta a España and is the final Grand Tour of t ...

. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the

2020 Tour de France The 2020 Tour de France was the 107th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. Originally scheduled to start on 27 June 2020, it was postponed until 29 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The race began ...

Major results

Road

;2014 : 2nd

Paris–Roubaix Juniors Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior Paris–Roubaix classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club d ...

;2015 : 3rd

Scandinavian Race Uppsala Scandinavian Race is an annual bicycle road race held in Uppsala, Sweden. Between the years 1909–1937 and 1940–1945 the race was run as a time trial; in 1956 it was held as a team time trial. Since 2008, it is organized as a 1.2 event on th ...

;2016 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships : 7th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23 ;2017 : 1st European champion jersey 2016

Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships : 1st GP Horsens : 1st Stage 2

Flèche du Sud The Flèche du Sud, is a road bicycle race held annually in Luxembourg. It is currently organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport dis ...

: 2nd

Fyen Rundt Fyen Rundt is a professional single-day cycling race held annually in Denmark. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste In ...

: 2nd Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships : 3rd Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...

::1st Stage 1 : 10th Overall

Kreiz Breizh Elites Kreiz Breizh Elites is a French stage cycling race held annually in Bretagne. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste In ...

;2018 : 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Jersey white

Young rider classification ;2020 : 1st Paris–Tours ;2021 : 6th Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska ( en, Tour of Slovakia; french: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes f ...

;2023 : 1st

Figueira Champions Classic The Figueira Champions Classic is a one-day road cycling race held in Portugal annually since 2023. It is held as a category 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, having upgraded from the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of ...

: 3rd Overall

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...

: 4th

Trofeo Calvia The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or ear ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

;2013 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships ;2014 : 1st Jersey rainbow

Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, London ;2015 : 3rd Bronze medal europe

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

, UEC European Championships ;2016 : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong ;2017 : UCI World Cup ::1st

, Cali ::2nd

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

(with

Julius Johansen Julius Johansen (born 13 September 1999) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and won gold at the 2017 UCI Roa ...

), Los Angeles ::2nd

, Manchester : 2nd Silver medal europe

(with

Niklas Larsen Niklas Larsen (born 22 March 1997) is a Danish professional track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a bronze medal. Major r ...

), UEC European Championships

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Casper Philip 1996 births Danish male cyclists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Danish track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Denmark Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Copenhagen