Mattias Skjelmose

Mattias Skjelmose
Skjelmose in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia.
Personal information
Full nameMattias Skjelmose Jensen
Born (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder [2][3]
Amateur teams
2012–2016Amager Cykle Ring
2017–2018Team Børkop Cykler
Carl Ras Roskilde Junior
2019IBT-Ridley Carl Ras-Sydkysten
Professional teams
2020Leopard Pro Cycling[4]
2020Trek–Segafredo (stagiaire)
2021–Trek–Segafredo
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
Young rider classification (2024)

Stage races

Tour de Suisse (2023)
Tour de Luxembourg (2022)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2023)
National Time Trial Championships (2024)
Maryland Cycling Classic (2023)

Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (born 26 September 2000) is a Danish professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5]

A promising youth rider, Skjelmose finished in top positions in junior categories of major races, and won the Tour du Pays de Vaud in 2018. Shortly after, he had a setback after receiving a ten-month suspension due to a doping test revealing traces of the performance-enhancing drugs originating from dietary supplements. He returned to racing in 2019, and initially joined UCI Continental team Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling before turning professional in 2021 with UCI WorldTeam Trek-Segafredo, after riding for the latter as a stagiare since 2020. He experienced a major breakthrough in 2023, finishing second behind Tadej Pogačar in La Flèche Wallonne, and winning the Tour de Suisse.

  1. ^ a b "Mattias Skjelmose". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Mattias Skjelmose".
  3. ^ "Giro d'Italia: Mattias Skjelmose waiting in the wings should Giulio Ciccone falter". 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Leopard Pro Cycling adds Skjelmose Jensen to the 2020 team". Leopard Pro Cycling. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.