The 2023 Danmark Rundt (officially PostNord Danmark Rundt 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 15 to 19 August 2023. It is the 32nd edition of Danmark Rundt, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar.[1]

2023 Danmark Rundt
2023 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates15–19 August 2023
Stages5
Distance729.6 km (453.4 mi)
Winning time16h 49' 16"
Results
Winner  Mads Pedersen (DEN) (Lidl–Trek)
  Second  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) (Lidl–Trek)
  Third  Magnus Cort (DEN) (EF Education–EasyPost)

Points  Mads Pedersen (DEN) (Lidl–Trek)
Mountains  Nicklas Amdi Pedersen (DEN) (Team ColoQuick)
Youth  Logan Currie (NZL) (Bolton Equities Black Spoke)
Combativity  Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN) (Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling)
  Team United States Lidl–Trek
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Teams

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Five UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams and the Danish national team made up the twenty teams that participated in the race.[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Schedule

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Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Route Distance Type Stage winner
1 15 August Aalborg 169.9 km (105.6 mi)   Flat stage   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
2 16 August Kjellerup to Silkeborg 163.6 km (101.7 mi)   Flat stage   Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
3 17 August Vejen to Vejle 209 km (130 mi)   Hilly stage   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)
4 18 August Kalundborg to Bagsværd 171 km (106 mi)   Flat stage   Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
5 19 August Helsingør 16.1 km (10.0 mi)   Individual time trial   Mads Pedersen (DEN)
Total 729.6 km (453.4 mi)

Stages

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Stage 1

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15 August 2023 – Aalborg, 169.9 km (105.6 mi)[3]
Stage 1 Result[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 4h 59' 20"
2   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
3   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
4   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich + 0"
5   Vito Braet (BEL) Bingoal WB + 0"
6   Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
7   Sebastian Kolze Changizi (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
8   Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 0"
9   Andreas Stokbro (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 0"
10   Luca Colnaghi (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)    Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 3h 50' 00"
2   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"
3   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 12"
4   Filippo Ridolfo (ITA)   Team Novo Nordisk + 14"
5   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich + 16"
6   Vito Braet (BEL) Bingoal WB + 16"
7   Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 16"
8   Sebastian Kolze Changizi (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 16"
9   Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 16"
10   Andreas Stokbro (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 16"

Stage 2

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16 August 2023 – Kjellerup to Silkeborg, 163.6 km (101.7 mi)[6]
Stage 2 Result[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Soudal–Quick-Step 3h 41' 09"
2   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)    Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
3   Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
4   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich + 0"
5   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
6   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
7   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
8   Jensen Plowright (AUS) Team ColoQuick + 0"
9   Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) Team Novo Nordisk + 0"
10   Filippo Magli (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)    Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 7h 31' 03"
2   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6"
3   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 18"
4   Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 18"
5   Filippo Ridolfo (ITA)   Team Novo Nordisk + 20"
6   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich + 22"
7   Vito Braet (BEL) Bingoal WB + 22"
8   Sebastian Kolze Changizi (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 22"
9   Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) Team Novo Nordisk + 22"
10   Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 22"

Stage 3

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17 August 2023 – Vejen to Vejle, 209.0 km (129.9 mi)[9]
Stage 3 Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 4h 59' 31"
2   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 10"
3   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 43"
4   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 46"
5   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 49"
6   Alexander Kamp (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 51"
7   Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Lidl–Trek + 1' 10"
8   Tobias Svarre (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 1' 10"
9   Michael Valgren (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 15"
10   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 1' 15"
General classification after Stage 3[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)   Lidl–Trek 12h 30' 46"
2   Mads Pedersen (DEN)   Lidl–Trek + 10"
3   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 49"
4   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 56"
5   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 59"
6   Alexander Kamp (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 1' 01"
7   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 09"
8   Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Lidl–Trek + 1' 20"
9   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 1' 25"
10   Brent Van Moer (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 1' 26"

Stage 4

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18 August 2023 – Kalundborg to Bagsværd, 171 km (106 mi)[12]
Stage 4 Result[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Soudal–Quick-Step 4h 00' 38"
2   Mads Pedersen (DEN)   Lidl–Trek + 0"
3   Luca Colnaghi (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
4   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
5   Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
6   Alexander Salby (DEN) Team PostNord Landsholdet + 0"
7   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich + 0"
8   Matteo Moschetti (ITA) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
9   Andrea Peron (ITA) Team Novo Nordisk + 0"
10   Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)   Lidl–Trek 16h 31' 24"
2   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 4"
3   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 49"
4   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 1' 04"
5   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 1' 07"
6   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 09"
7   Alexander Kamp (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 1' 14"
8   Brent Van Moer (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 1' 26"
9   Vito Braet (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 1' 31"
10   Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN) Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras + 1' 31"

Stage 5

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19 August 2023 – Helsingør, 16.1 km (10.0 mi) (ITT)[15]
Stage 5 Result[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek 17' 50"
2   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 24"
3   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 34"
4   Daan Hoole (NED) Lidl–Trek + 35"
5   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)   Lidl–Trek + 45"
6   Niklas Larsen (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 50"
7   Casper Pedersen (DEN) Soudal–Quick-Step + 54"
8   Josef Černý (CZE) Soudal–Quick-Step + 58"
9   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 1' 00"
10   Frederik Muff (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 1' 00"
General classification after Stage 5[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mads Pedersen (DEN)    Lidl–Trek 16h 49' 16"
2   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 41"
3   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 19"
4   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 29"
5   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 2' 03"
6   Alexander Kamp (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 2' 12"
7   Brent Van Moer (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 2' 28"
8   Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 2' 28"
9   Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Lidl–Trek + 2' 30"
10   Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN) Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras + 2' 34"

Classification leadership table

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Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Active rider classification
 
Team classification
1 Søren Wærenskjold Søren Wærenskjold Søren Wærenskjold Mads Østergaard Kristensen Filippo Ridolfo Mads Østergaard Kristensen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
2 Fabio Jakobsen Frederik Irgens Jensen Daniel Stampe
3 Mattias Skjelmose Mattias Skjelmose Mads Pedersen Nicklas Amdi Pedersen Kasper Andersen Nicklas Amdi Pedersen Lidl–Trek
4 Fabio Jakobsen Fabio Jakobsen Emil Vinjebo
5 Mads Pedersen Mads Pedersen Mads Pedersen Logan Currie Mads Østergaard Kristensen
Final Mads Pedersen Mads Pedersen Nicklas Amdi Pedersen Logan Currie Mads Østergaard Kristensen Lidl–Trek

Classification standings

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Legend[18]
  Denotes the winner of the general classification   Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
  Denotes the winner of the points classification   Denotes the winner of the active rider classification
  Denotes the winner of the mountains classification

General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mads Pedersen (DEN)    Lidl–Trek 16h 49' 16"
2   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 41"
3   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 19"
4   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 29"
5   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 2' 03"
6   Alexander Kamp (DEN) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 2' 12"
7   Brent Van Moer (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 2' 28"
8   Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 2' 28"
9   Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Lidl–Trek + 2' 30"
10   Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN) Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras + 2' 34"

Points classification

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Final points classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mads Pedersen (DEN)    Lidl–Trek 57
2   Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 48
3   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Soudal–Quick-Step 42
4   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 30
5   Magnus Cort (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost 26
6   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich 24
7   Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Alpecin–Deceuninck 17
8   Luca Colnaghi (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 13
9   Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Deceuninck 13
10   Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Dstny 12

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Nicklas Amdi Pedersen (DEN)   Team ColoQuick 40
2   Jeppe Aaskov Pallesen (DEN) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski 32
3   Wessel Krul (NED) Human Powered Health 26
4   Frederik Irgens Jensen (DEN) BHS–PL Beton Bornholm 22
5   Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN)   Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling 20
6   Henrik Pedersen (DEN) Team ColoQuick 18
7   Nikolaj Mengel (DEN) BHS–PL Beton Bornholm 16
8   Emil Vinjebo (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling 12
9   Simon Pellaud (SUI) Tudor Pro Cycling Team 10
10   Jules Hesters (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 8

Young rider classification

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Final young rider classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Logan Currie (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke 16h 52' 07"
2   Tobias Svarre (DEN) Team ColoQuick + 27"
3   Kasper Andersen (DEN) Team PostNord Landsholdet + 1' 13"
4   Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) Team Novo Nordisk + 3' 09"
5   Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 4' 59"
6   Robin Juel Skivild (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 5' 11"
7   Marco Brenner (GER) Team dsm–firmenich + 7' 26"
8   Martin Svrček (SVK) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10' 24"
9   Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team dsm–firmenich + 11' 54"
10   Filippo Ridolfo (ITA) Team Novo Nordisk + 15' 37"

Active rider classification

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Final active rider classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN)   Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling 12
2   Emil Vinjebo (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling 12
3   Nicklas Amdi Pedersen (DEN)   Team ColoQuick 12
4   Daniel Stampe (DEN) Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras 12
5   Frederik Muff (DEN) Team ColoQuick 8
6   Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (DEN) Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras 8
7   Jeppe Aaskov Pallesen (DEN) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski 8
8   Mark Stewart (GBR) Bolton Equities Black Spoke 8
9   Sébastien Grignard (BEL) Lotto–Dstny 4
10   Julias Johansen (DEN) Team PostNord Landsholdet 4

Team classification

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Final team classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Team Time
1   Lidl–Trek 50h 30' 36"
2   EF Education–EasyPost + 4' 36"
3   Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 5' 27"
4   Alpecin–Deceuninck + 5' 33"
5   Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 5' 58"
6   HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 7' 52"
7   Lotto–Dstny + 10' 42"
8   Soudal–Quick-Step + 10' 58"
9   Team Flanders–Baloise + 11' 41"
10   Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 13' 57"

References

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  2. ^ "Holdene" [Teams]. Danmark Rundt (in Danish). Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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