Our Danish sprinter got the team's season off to a perfect start in Australia by winning the first stage of Tour Under on Tuesday. This first victory in our colors also sees him take the leader's jersey in the general classification.
Following the prologue won by Samuel Watson (Ineos Grenadiers), this first 120-kilometer road stage around Tanunda looked set to favor the sprinters. Despite three passes over Menglers Hill, the course set the stage for a bunch sprint, which the team worked hard to make happen.
A perfectly executed team effort
A morning breakaway enlivened the race without really worrying the peloton, as our sports directors Mark Renshaw and Luke Roberts had anticipated during the morning briefing. In the final kilometers, Oscar Chamberlain, Pierre Gautherat, Tord Gudmestad, and Antoine L'Hôte took charge at the front of the race to put Tobias in the best possible position. Tord perfectly fulfilled his role as the final lead-out man, ideally positioning our sprinter at the entrance to the final 200 meters.
Launched at the perfect moment, Tobias unleashed all his power to hold off the comeback attempts of Matthew Brennan (Team Visma I Lease a Bike) and Sam Welsford (Ineos – Grenadiers). An authoritative sprint that rewarded the team's collective effort.
Overall leader
Thanks to the ten-second bonus, Tobias also takes the ochre leader's jersey, which he will wear tomorrow during the second stage. An ideal start to the Australian campaign for the DECATHLON CMA CGM Team.
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Tobias Lund Andresen
"The preparation was perfect."
"It's an incredible feeling to win today, I can't even remember the last time I felt such emotion. It's simply indescribable. The bike is so fast and my teammates did a remarkable job. I really enjoyed that finish. You might think it's a little crazy for a sprinter to go for a finish like that, but the preparation with our sports directors, Mark Renshaw and Luke Roberts, was perfect. It's rare to be able to execute a race plan so precisely, but today we succeeded. Tomorrow will be a different day, but winning this first stage gives the whole team a huge confidence boost, especially Nicolas Prodhomme and Callum Scotson, who are in great shape. It's an honor to wear the leader's jersey in a WorldTour race of this level, and I sincerely hope we can keep it within the team."
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Double win for DECATHLON CMA CGM
This victory in the first stage, consolidated by bonus points, puts Tobias Lund Andresen at the top of the overall standings. This performance earns him the leader's jersey as well as the best sprinter's jersey.
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Key number
The number of professional victories for Tobias Lund Andresen. After six wins in 2024 and one in 2025, he claimed his first WorldTour victory at the start of 2026 in his new colors.
