Decathlon CMA CGM sprinter Tobias Lund Andresen has been one of the signings of the season in 2026, and on Friday, he’ll be eyeing up a rare opportunity to take the first pink jersey at the Giro d’Italia in Bulgaria as the not-so-dark horse second favourite behind Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek).
And as he lined up at the mixed zone two days before the race’s start in Burgas, it was understandably his prospects for the opening sprint in Bulgaria’s fourth-biggest city itself that were on the minds of both the Dane and those interviewing him.
“Bulgaria is really famous in Denmark because we had a reality show called Sommer i Sunny Beach with… I don’t know if I’ll hurt anyone, but not the smartest people,” said an upbeat Lund Andresen to Cyclingnews on Wednesday.
He’s also already beaten Milan in a flat finish this year, winning stage 3 of Tirreno Adriatico back in March, before he embarked on a very impressive Classics campaign, taking 13th in Milan-San Remo, sixth at E3 Saxo Classic and second at In Flanders Fields – the renamed Gent-Wevelgem.
“I think I’ve bridged the gap from the Classics to here pretty well. I had more time than most; my last race was in Dwars before Frankfurt last week, so I think I’ve had enough time to have a mental reset and get ready for…
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