Swedish time trial champion, Jakob Soderqvist wins stage 3 ITT of Tour of Denmark in Kerteminde. He powered to 55.7 km average speed over 14 km. His teammate, Mads Pedersen consolidates GC lead on a strong day for Lidl-Trek.
"It's a good day for Sweden in Denmark! We haven't been a strong name in cycling in the last decade or so, but it's really nice to be able to grab a win like this and also show it in the national jersey makes it almost twice as special. On this day we try to celebrate Swedish cycling in a country where cycling has grown really big in the last couple of years.
It was short enough to not be too much about pacing. I went out aggressive, and I tried to finish aggressive, but maybe I could have spent a little bit more in the tougher headwind parts, but this is a small detail for the next races. I tried to get into the TT mindset again after not to many races this season and I'm trying to make everything perfect ahead of Worlds, but I think we are on a good way."
-Jakob Soderqvist
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