Mattias Skjelmose was in the fight for his first career Road World Championships medal right until the dying kilometres of Sunday’s road race in Rwanda.
The Dane was battling Ireland’s Ben Healy for bronze in Kigali, aiming to become the first Danish elite men’s rider to score a Road Worlds medal since Michael Valgren’s bronze in 2021.
He was forced to let the Irishman go and settle for fourth place. 2:53 on now two-time champion Tadej Pogačar, and 37 seconds off Healy.
Skjelmose, who this season has won Amstel Gold Race, the Andorra Morabanc Clássica, and a stage of the Tour of Luxembourg, had no excuses, he said.
Danish national coach Michael Mørkøv was also disappointed with the result, after a place on the podium had looked a possibility for so long.
“Everyone could see that Tadej Pogačar was in a league of his own today, but when Skjelmose was with Remco and Healy, we thought we could win silver and bronze. So, of course,…
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