New contract: Tour de Suisse winner Skjelmose extends his contract with Lidl-Trek

The Dane has signed a new employment contract that is valid until the end of 2026. This was announced by Lidl-Trek on Monday. Skjelmose initially joined the US team as a stagiaire in mid-2020 and has been on board permanently since 2021.

Mattias Skjelmose aims for Grand Tour podium

The Dane has set himself big goals for the end of 2026: "I would like to have stood on a Grand Tour podium the next time we hopefully talk about extending my contract - hopefully with the same team," the 23-year-old explained in his team's press release.

"That's the dream scenario, but I still have many other goals, and as long as I continue to develop, I'm also very happy. Everything happens so quickly in this sport, and if you stop, you have a problem," the reigning Danish road champion continues.

Mattias Skjelmose 2023 winner of the Tour de Suisse

Skjelmose has already proven that he is a good cyclist. In 2023 he won with the Tour de Suisse is already one of the most important stage races in cycling. Only in the three-week national tours has it not yet been enough for a top 10 finish. In his two Grand Tours to date, Skjelmose has finished in the Giro d'Italia 40th in the final ranking in 2022 and 29th in the final ranking in 2023. Tour de France.

Successes of Mattias Skjelmose

• Overall winner of the Tour de Suisse 2023
• 1 stage win Tour de Suisse 2023
• Overall winner of the Tour of Luxembourg 2022
• 1 stage win in the Tour of Luxembourg 2022
• Winner Maryland Cycling Classic 2023
• Danish Road Champion 2023
• 1 stage win in the Tour of Denmark 2023
• 2nd place Fleche Wallonne 2023

>> Mattias Skjelmose: Ready for big tasks

In 2024, the young Dane is set to Vuelta a Espana in late summer for the overall standings. Lidl-Trek relies on newcomer Tao Geoghegan Hart for the Tour de France. The British Giro winner of 2020 will start the Tour of France as captain.