CyclistPro bike: Mads Pedersens golden jubilee Trek MadoneEveryone loves a custom paintjob, dont they?Well, to celebrate Treks 50th birthday, Mads Pedersen was sent a one-off Madone to mark the brands jubilee. The bike is awash with gold and silver, with Treks old logo even making an appearance on the frame.On board the birthday Madone, Pedersen rode to fifth place at the Tour of Flanders, finishing behind the all-star cast of Tadej Pogaar, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert.Photographer Xavier Pereyron was there to snap this one-off Trek Madone ahead of Pedersens ride at Sundays Tour of Flanders. Related Posts Pro bike: Demi Vollering's 2026 Flanders Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro bike: Puck Pieterse's unreleased Canyon from the Tour of Flanders 2026 Pro bike: Tadej Pogaar's 2026 Ronde-winning Colnago Y1Rs The complete history of the Trek Madone Mads Pedersens Tour of Flanders 2026 Trek MadoneXavier PereyronTrek went back to basics using the old logo on the seat tube.Xavier PereyronThere are some vintage details towards the fork crown under Pedersens big stem.Xavier PereyronFifty years is deemed a golden anniversary. No surprise to see some of those tones sported here.Xavier PereyronFor weight purposes, I doubt any real gold was used in the making of these aero bottle cages.Xavier PereyronEven the small amount of exposed seatpost has been given the Midas touch.Xavier PereyronYou can just see it here, but Mads Pedersen rode SRAM Red 1x crankset at Flanders along with the Red XPLR rear derailleur and cassette.Xavier PereyronThe decals on Pedersens Aeolus RSL wheelset were also given a golden makeover. Sadly, Pirelli couldnt match that with the branding on these P-Zero Race RS tyres.Xavier PereyronHeres the birthday bike in action, as Pedersen leads the chase to the race leaders. Nonetheless, a fifth place to celebrate a 50th birthday feels appropriate.The post Pro bike: Mads Pedersens golden jubilee Trek Madone appeared first on Cyclist.