# 2023 Danmark Rundt

The 2023 Danmark Rundt (officially PostNord Danmark Rundt 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 15 to 19 August 2023. It is the 32nd edition of Danmark Rundt, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar.

## Teams

Five UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams and the Danish national team made up the twenty teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Lidl–Trek
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team dsm–firmenich
UCI ProTeams
* Bolton Equities Black Spoke
* Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
* Human Powered Health
* Lotto–Dstny
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team Flanders–Baloise
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Tudor Pro Cycling Team
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* BHS–PL Beton Bornholm
* Team ColoQuick
* HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
* Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling
* Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras
National Teams
* Team PostNord Landsholdet

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 15 August | Aalborg | 169.9 km (105.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) |
| 2 | 16 August | Kjellerup to Silkeborg | 163.6 km (101.7 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 17 August | Vejen to Vejle | 209 km (130 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) |
| 4 | 18 August | Kalundborg to Bagsværd | 171 km (106 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 5 | 19 August | Helsingør | 16.1 km (10.0 mi) | | Individual time trial | Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
| Total | Total | Total | 729.6 km (453.4 mi) | 729.6 km (453.4 mi) | 729.6 km (453.4 mi) | 729.6 km (453.4 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 15 August 2023 – Aalborg, 169.9 km (105.6 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 4h 59' 20" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 4 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 5 | Vito Braet (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 6 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 7 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 0" |
| 9 | Andreas Stokbro (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 10 | Luca Colnaghi (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 3h 50' 00" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 12" |
| 4 | Filippo Ridolfo (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14" |
| 5 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 16" |
| 6 | Vito Braet (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 16" |
| 7 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 16" |
| 8 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 9 | Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 16" |
| 10 | Andreas Stokbro (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 16" |

### Stage 2
#### 16 August 2023 – Kjellerup to Silkeborg, 163.6 km (101.7 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 3h 41' 09" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 4 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 6 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 7 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 8 | Jensen Plowright (AUS) | Team ColoQuick | + 0" |
| 9 | Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 0" |
| 10 | Filippo Magli (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 7h 31' 03" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 18" |
| 4 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 18" |
| 5 | Filippo Ridolfo (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 20" |
| 6 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 22" |
| 7 | Vito Braet (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 22" |
| 8 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 22" |
| 9 | Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 22" |
| 10 | Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 22" |

### Stage 3
#### 17 August 2023 – Vejen to Vejle, 209.0 km (129.9 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 4h 59' 31" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 3 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 43" |
| 4 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 46" |
| 5 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 49" |
| 6 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 51" |
| 7 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Lidl–Trek | + 1' 10" |
| 8 | Tobias Svarre (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 1' 15" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 12h 30' 46" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 3 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 49" |
| 4 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 56" |
| 5 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 59" |
| 6 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 01" |
| 7 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Lidl–Trek | + 1' 20" |
| 9 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 1' 25" |
| 10 | Brent Van Moer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 26" |

### Stage 4
#### 18 August 2023 – Kalundborg to Bagsværd, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 4h 00' 38" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 3 | Luca Colnaghi (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 4 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Jensen Plowright (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 6 | Alexander Salby (DEN) | Team PostNord Landsholdet | + 0" |
| 7 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 8 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Andrea Peron (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 0" |
| 10 | Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 16h 31' 24" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 4" |
| 3 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 49" |
| 4 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 1' 04" |
| 5 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Brent Van Moer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 26" |
| 9 | Vito Braet (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 1' 31" |
| 10 | Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN) | Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras | + 1' 31" |

### Stage 5
#### 19 August 2023 – Helsingør, 16.1 km (10.0 mi) (ITT)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 17' 50" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 3 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 34" |
| 4 | Daan Hoole (NED) | Lidl–Trek | + 35" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 45" |
| 6 | Niklas Larsen (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 50" |
| 7 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 54" |
| 8 | Josef Černý (CZE) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 9 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 00" |
| 10 | Frederik Muff (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 1' 00" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 16h 49' 16" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 41" |
| 3 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 19" |
| 4 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 29" |
| 5 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 03" |
| 6 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Brent Van Moer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 28" |
| 8 | Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 2' 28" |
| 9 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Lidl–Trek | + 2' 30" |
| 10 | Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN) | Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras | + 2' 34" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Active rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | Mads Østergaard Kristensen | Filippo Ridolfo | Mads Østergaard Kristensen | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | Frederik Irgens Jensen | Filippo Ridolfo | Daniel Stampe | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose | Mattias Skjelmose | Mads Pedersen | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen | Kasper Andersen | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen | Lidl–Trek |
| 4 | Fabio Jakobsen | Mattias Skjelmose | Fabio Jakobsen | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen | Kasper Andersen | Emil Vinjebo | Lidl–Trek |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen | Logan Currie | Mads Østergaard Kristensen | Lidl–Trek |
| Final | Final | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen | Logan Currie | Mads Østergaard Kristensen | Lidl–Trek |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the active rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 16h 49' 16" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 41" |
| 3 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 19" |
| 4 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 29" |
| 5 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 03" |
| 6 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Brent Van Moer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 28" |
| 8 | Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 2' 28" |
| 9 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Lidl–Trek | + 2' 30" |
| 10 | Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN) | Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras | + 2' 34" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 57 |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 48 |
| 3 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 42 |
| 4 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 30 |
| 5 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | 26 |
| 6 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | 24 |
| 7 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 17 |
| 8 | Luca Colnaghi (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 13 |
| 9 | Jensen Plowright (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 13 |
| 10 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 12 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | 40 |
| 2 | Jeppe Aaskov Pallesen (DEN) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 32 |
| 3 | Wessel Krul (NED) | Human Powered Health | 26 |
| 4 | Frederik Irgens Jensen (DEN) | BHS–PL Beton Bornholm | 22 |
| 5 | Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | 20 |
| 6 | Henrik Pedersen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | 18 |
| 7 | Nikolaj Mengel (DEN) | BHS–PL Beton Bornholm | 16 |
| 8 | Emil Vinjebo (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | 12 |
| 9 | Simon Pellaud (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 10 |
| 10 | Jules Hesters (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 16h 52' 07" |
| 2 | Tobias Svarre (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | + 27" |
| 3 | Kasper Andersen (DEN) | Team PostNord Landsholdet | + 1' 13" |
| 4 | Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 3' 09" |
| 5 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 4' 59" |
| 6 | Robin Juel Skivild (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 5' 11" |
| 7 | Marco Brenner (GER) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 7' 26" |
| 8 | Martin Svrček (SVK) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10' 24" |
| 9 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 11' 54" |
| 10 | Filippo Ridolfo (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 15' 37" |

### Active rider classification

Final active rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | 12 |
| 2 | Emil Vinjebo (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | 12 |
| 3 | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | 12 |
| 4 | Daniel Stampe (DEN) | Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras | 12 |
| 5 | Frederik Muff (DEN) | Team ColoQuick | 8 |
| 6 | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (DEN) | Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras | 8 |
| 7 | Jeppe Aaskov Pallesen (DEN) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 8 |
| 8 | Mark Stewart (GBR) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 8 |
| 9 | Sébastien Grignard (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 4 |
| 10 | Julias Johansen (DEN) | Team PostNord Landsholdet | 4 |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lidl–Trek | 50h 30' 36" |
| 2 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 4' 36" |
| 3 | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 5' 27" |
| 4 | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 5' 33" |
| 5 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 5' 58" |
| 6 | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 7' 52" |
| 7 | Lotto–Dstny | + 10' 42" |
| 8 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10' 58" |
| 9 | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 11' 41" |
| 10 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 13' 57" |