Anton LouwLarsen

A new rider to the Development program in 2025, Anton was born and raised in Roskilde, Denmark, which is 35 kilometres to the west of the capital Copenhagen. Coming from cycling stock, the sport seems to be a family affair for Anton with his dad starting from a young age, his little brother also competing and his uncle on his dad’s side having even won a Giro stage before. 

 It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the young Dane though, as he took up the sport at the age of nine but stopped quickly.  

“I think I was a bit too young and not ready, because when I did races, I was so nervous beforehand that I would almost start crying.” 

Taking roughly a year out, a then over ten-year-old Anton decided one day that he wanted to give it another shot and since then he has never looked back. Although doing gymnastics and football for a period, cycling was ultimately the sport for him. 

Coming through the ranks and honing his abilities with his local team, Anton produced consistent performances in 2023 over a variety of terrain. 2024 saw him raise his arms aloft at De Fokker Slag Om Woensdrecht which was swiftly followed by stage glory at Course de la Paix Juniors, and a reduced sprint win at GP Rüebliland Juniors.  

“I think I’m good at sprints and in the shorter TTs, as well as over the smaller climbs and cobbles too. It’s hard to say though because in the juniors you see that the best riders are good at everything, so we will see where it goes in the future with the team as I get older. I want to learn about everything in the next years; how the team races, trains, about nutrition – I just want to develop and get better each season.” 

With homeland hero Mads Pedersen as his idol due to his gutsy way of riding, it is no surprise that Anton takes pleasure from the toughest aspects of the sport and enjoys really hard days in the saddle where everything is blown to pieces and “you’re just coming across the line in groups of two or three.”  

 Maintaining a positive outlook on everything when maybe things aren’t going all his way in terms of luck, Anton believes that is one of his strengths. He also thinks he’ll bring that energy to the Development program; that the guys should always look forward, no matter what happened in the latest race – citing a series of bad luck at Driedaagse Axel Juniors as a race he learnt that lesson. 

 Clearly a motivated individual who always wants to be the best, Anton also brings that approach to the virtual world where he says that he’s a mean hand at Pro Cycling Manager and enjoys spending some of his downtime playing the game. 

 Outside of that, he’s like most young guys who just enjoys relaxing and chilling with his friends, and if he doesn’t have his own race at the weekend then you can catch him watching Formula 1 cheering on his favourite driver Oscar Piastri.