This race is very open, lots of strong sprinters that are also great rouleurs, and strong rouleurs that are also decent sprinters. Carlsberg and Grieg are the dominating teams, Tryg has 8 riders present, but no real favorite.
Startlist
Spoiler
Lander
Sebastian
Adastra N Hell Energy Cycling
Larsen
Niklas
Aker - MOT
Pedersen
Casper
Aker - MOT
Vingegaard
Jonas
Bakkafrost
Reckweg
Morten
Berg Cycles
Garby
Marc Christian
BNZ Cycling Team
Eg
Niklas
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Gregaard
Jonas
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Juul-Jensen
Christopher
Carlsberg - Danske bank
Kragh Andersen
Asbjorn
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Kristensen
Mads Ostergaard
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Olesen
Patrick
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Quaade
Rasmus
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Sobota
Kristian
Duolingo
Hulgaard
Morten
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Andersen
Soren Kragh
Grieg-Maersk
Hansen
Lasse Norman
Grieg-Maersk
Krigbaum
Mathias
Grieg-Maersk
Pedersen
Mads
Grieg-Maersk
Stokbro
Andreas
Grieg-Maersk
Würtz
Mads
Grieg-Maersk
Guldhammer
Rasmus
Mapei
Ostergaard
Niki
Mapei
Bjerg
Mikkel
Minions
Kvist
Thomas Vedel
Team Europcar
Ranneries
Christian
Team Europcar
Charmig
Anthon
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Cort Nielsen
Magnus
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Honore
Mikkel
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Iversen
Rasmus
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Klaris
Magnus Bak
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Kron
Andreas
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Norsgaard
Mathias
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Rodenberg
Frederik
Tryg - Ritter Sport
Asgreen
Kasper
Volvo acc. by Spotify
With 5 kilometers to go, we see some attacks! Reckweg is the initiator, followed by SK Andersen, Pedersen, Kron and Ostergaard.
Eg tries to control the situation but the group still has a small gap with 3 kilometers left and Kragh Andersen is already at the front, Lander right behind him.
Pedersen with another acceleration, potentially the decisive one? 2,6 kilometers to go.
Eg manages to bring the other 4 attackers back. Lander, Guldhammer, Sobota and Ranneries are behind him, while his leader Kragh Andersen is a little off to the side. Pedersen is sprinting towards the flamme rouge, but the gap is not large enough to feel secure just yet.
With no leadouts to speak of, no sprinter wants to be the first to move and the pace drops! On the right, Cort Nielsen and Vingegaard go for it!
The two get a gap, but Pedersen, despite being on his very last legs, should have this now!
Kragh Andersen finally accelerates, but the sprinters have really blundered this.
It’s a huge surprise, but with a perfectly timed attack, Casper Pedersen takes the national title of Denmark! An early career highlight for the young sprinter!
At the very last second, Kragh Andersen moves past Cort Nielsen and Vingegaard to take second, but he won’t be happy with that. Ranneries wins the sprint from the rest of the peloton to finish fifth.
Result
1
Casper Pedersen
Aker - MOT
1h28'48
2
Asbjorn Kragh Andersen
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
+ 24
3
Magnus Cort Nielsen
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
4
Jonas Vingegaard
Bakkafrost
s.t.
5
Christian Ranneries
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Soren Kragh Andersen
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
7
Kristian Sobota
Duolingo
s.t.
8
Sebastian Lander
Adastra N Hell Energy Cycling
s.t.
9
Niki Ostergaard
Mapei
s.t.
10
Rasmus Guldhammer
Mapei
s.t.
11
Christopher Juul-Jensen
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
12
Niklas Larsen
Aker - MOT
s.t.
13
Mads Pedersen
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
14
Frederik Rodenberg
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
15
Andreas Kron
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
16
Marc Christian Garby
BNZ Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Mathias Norsgaard
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
18
Mikkel Honore
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
19
Morten Hulgaard
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Morten Reckweg
Berg Cycles
s.t.
21
Mikkel Bjerg
Minions
s.t.
22
Niklas Eg
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
23
Kasper Asgreen
Volvo acc. by Spotify
s.t.
24
Anthon Charmig
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
25
Magnus Bak Klaris
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
26
Rasmus Iversen
Tryg - Ritter Sport
s.t.
27
Lasse Norman Hansen
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
28
Andreas Stokbro
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
29
Mads Würtz
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
30
Thomas Vedel Kvist
Team Europcar
s.t.
31
Mads Ostergaard Kristensen
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
32
Patrick Olesen
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
33
Jonas Gregaard
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
34
Rasmus Quaade
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
35
Mathias Krigbaum
Grieg-Maersk
+ 9'10
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Danish Championships - TT
As is often the case in these NCs, there’s one big favorites, namely Würtz. Quaade and Hansen are the only ones who might have a shot if Würtz has a bad day.
The first decent time trialists on the road are Krigbaum and Cort Nielsen, finishing one right after the other. The Tryg rider keeps the upper hand and takes the lead by 22 seconds.
But that only holds a few minutes. Then Hansen comes in and crushes him. 1’41 faster, an easy new best time.
Eg slips into provisional third place, a single second ahead of Krigbaum.
To get an idea of how phenomenal Hansen’s time was: Top favorite Würtz was six seconds behind at the first time check and 38 at the second! He needs a fantastic last sector to win this.
Reckweg overtakes Guldhammer, but still only finishes provisional third, with at least two riders likely to overtake him.
I say at least because Norsgaard might challenge him as well, but it’s not his day and he ends up even behind Eg and Krigbaum, provisional sixth. Two riders left.
Quaade isn’t even close to Hansen, but he manages to beat Cort Nielsen to secure a medal, at least.
And then it’s time to find out which Grieg rider ends up with the jersey. Würtz comes in and he is indeed faster on the final sector, but not by enough! Lasse Norman Hansen takes the Danish ITT title!
Danish Championships - RR 
