Person in history
Mads Pedersen
Mads Pedersen, Danish road cyclist
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1995 · December 18
- Age this year
- 31No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 31st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Mads Pedersen is a Danish professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. Pedersen is the most winning Danish rider in history ranked by total number of professional victories, has won stages in all three Grand Tours—the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España, and is the only Danish rider ever to win the men's road race world title, claiming the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England.
Why this date
Mads Pedersen appears on our December 18 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1995.
- September 7Space Shuttle Endeavour
- October 6Michel Mayor
- April 29Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
- July 5Armenia
- March 14Norman Thagard
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1995JisooJanuary 3
- 1995TaeyongJuly 1
- 1995Patrick MahomesSeptember 17
- 1995Simone FontecchioDecember 9
- 1995Mario HezonjaFebruary 25
- 1995Anett KontaveitDecember 24
- 1995Glen KamaraOctober 28
- 1995Shira HaasMay 11
Sources
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“Mads Pedersen”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/mads-pedersen, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Mads Pedersen
When was Mads Pedersen born?
December 18 1995.
How old would Mads Pedersen be today?
31 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 18?
Billie Eilish, Simona Quadarella, Alex DeBrincat and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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