Van Aert and Van der Poel are not the only ones to beat, says Pedersen

Trek-Segafredo's Danish rider will skip Opening Weekend to perfect form for Paris-Roubaix

Mads Pedersen
Mads Pedersen at Paris-Roubaix in 2020
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It would be a "mistake" to only focus on Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel as the riders to beat, Mads Pedersen has said.

Speaking from Trek-Segafredo's  training camp, the Danish rider said that there were "plenty of good riders in the peloton", and that if "you always look at other guys when you're racing you're always one step behind".

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