Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) retains the green jersey after Stage 12, having performed well in the intermediate sprint (finishing 2nd) and then limited the damage against the pure sprinters at the finish (9th). The stages ahead will be less favorable to sprinters, which could aid his bid for the points classification.
"In the end it was a good day, I scored the maximum points I could. All and all it was one of my best days in terms of damage limitation.”
“After the small mistake yesterday, the team did a really good job today, I'm super proud of them. Now, a new Tour starts and we're looking forward to it.”
