Last year, Tobias Lund Andresen's victory count came to a halt at just one. This year, however, in barely three months, the Danish sprinter has already strung together three successes (all at World Tour level), establishing himself firmly among the most confident and winning sprinters at the start of 2026.

The change of team, therefore, which took place this winter when he left Picnic PostNL to join the Decathlon CMA CGM project, appears to have produced the desired effects. Since he has been able to display the new colors in competition, the Dane has appeared decidedly revitalized and galvanized, showcasing a version of himself much more similar to that of 2024 (when between April and October he managed to string together six victories) than to last season.

"It's been an incredible season so far for me. I still struggle to believe I've managed to make such a big step this year, but if I've managed it, it's also thanks to the fantastic team around me" commented the twenty-three-year-old native of Taastrup after crossing the finish line ahead of everyone else in the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, a race in which, before the start, he hoped to achieve a result like the one he obtained today.

"It's wonderful to have won here because Tirreno-Adriatico is one of the most important races on my calendar this year: it's a victory that means a lot to me" explained Andresen, who at Magliano de' Marsi managed to leave behind sprinters of the caliber of Arnaud De Lie, Jasper Philipsen, Paul Magnier and Jonathan Milan.

"The idea was to attack early because I saw Jonathan Milan move ahead of schedule and I didn't want to get boxed in, but also because basically everyone had rather cold legs after the final kilometers, which were fairly straightforward and covered without making any particular effort" revealed the Scandinavian rider.

"Normally, when it's this cold, everyone is able to reach the same top speed in the sprint, I just made sure to get there first" admitted the winner of the latest Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, demonstrating that, despite his young age, he can already read races lucidly and interpret their development brilliantly.

This quality, combined with his explosive speed, could soon pave the way for other prestigious results during the season, a year that will see him repeatedly engaged on Italian roads. Once the Race of the Two Seas is finished, his schedule will pit him against Milan-Sanremo and the Giro d'Italia, appointments where, bolstered by this strong start to 2026, it is not ruled out that he could achieve further great satisfactions.