One of the brightest stars shining on the talent night sky is Mads Pedersen and CULT Energy-Stölting Group has signed a two.year contract with the talented 19 year-old Dane. Pedersen won the second stage of this year’s Tour de l’Avenir and finished 7th overall in the Four Days at Dunkirk in his rookie season.

Mads Pedersen comments:

“It’s been a challenging first year as a full-time professional. It has definitely been harder than expected but it at the same time tremendously educational. My best experience was my overall 7th in Four Days at Dunkirk where I enjoyed the full team support as a captain and the result and experience here truly left me wanting more. And right now, the season opener seems too far away. I’m looking forward to continuing my career at CULT Energy-Stölting Group for the next two years."

DS André Steensen states:

“With Mads on-board the team, we have one of the biggest talents in cycling. Mads's versatility and technical skills on the bike makes him a rider with a promising future and a rookie season with top 10 rankings in several races and a stage victory in a U-23 nations cup only underlines that fact. Mads needs place and time to develop and to continue the achievements he has had this season so eventually he has the potential to follow up on his achievements as a junior where he conquered a silver World Championships medal as well as the Paris-Roubaix. Besides his obvious physical stamina, Mads is a great teammate who also have social and tactical skills, we all benefit from. All in all, I'm very excited to continue working with Mads.”