Now the upturn for Mattias Skjelmose continues
However, there are still more Danish cards in play: Mads Pedersen is firmly stuck as the world number eight, while Jonas Vingegaard follows suit in 13th place.
And then there is Niklas Larsen, who has really found his legs in 2025. With his victory in the Tour du Loir et Cher, Bornholm rider jumped up 84 seats and now ranks number 425. 191 of his 203 points are earned this year-more than any other Danish continental rider.
Denmark as a nation also notices the progress. With Skjelmose as a draw patch, we hold on to the top five on the nation rankings, where Belgium, Slovenia, Spain and Italy are still leading.
In the women, the picture is a little more flat. There have not been the big Danish results in the past week, and Emma Norsgaard is still the only Dane in the top 100 as number 97. Cecilie Uttrup is number 128, after a ranking number 67 in Amstel Gold Race.
In the women, the top is still untouched. Demi Vollering thrones in front of Kopecky, Longo Borghini, Wiebes and Labous. But Amstel winner Mischa Bredewold has moved from 19th- to 13th place and sends a hint with the carriage rod to the top.
At the nation level, nothing has changed. Denmark is holding in 19th place and still has well up to the top five, where the Netherlands is motionless in front of Italy, France, Belgium and Poland.
