3 h. ago Giro d’Italia leader Mads Pedersen sprints to victory on stage five

Pedersen now has a 17-second lead over race favourite Primoz Roglic

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4 h. ago Giro d’Italia: Pedersen dominates another sprint finish to win stage five

Danish rider extends overall lead in third stage victoryBritain’s Tom Pidcock grabs third spot on 151km rideMads Pedersen continued his domination of sprint finishes at the Giro d’Italia by winning stage five on Wednesday, his third stage victory of this year’s race which extended the Danish rider’s overall lead.At the end of the 151km ride from Celglie Messapica to Matera, Pedersen appeared to struggle with the pace on the climb to the finish, but recovered before starting his dash to the line early, just managing to hold off the challengers.Full report to follow Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Giro d’Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 5 updates, route and results as Tom Pidcock targets first win

Stage five of the Giro d’Italia offers another chance for the sprinters and punchier riders of the peloton with a tricky uphill finish

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29 h. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage 4 results, reaction and standings after chaotic sprint finish

Sprinters set to do battle on pan-flat stage four as Mads Pedersen eyes first win in the pink jersey

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31 h. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage 4 updates, standings and route with Tom Pidcock involved in crash

Sprinters set to do battle on pan-flat stage four as Mads Pedersen eyes first win in the pink jersey

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38 h. ago Giro d’Italia stage four preview: Mads Pedersen looks for first win in pink jersey as race reaches Italy

Mads Pedersen has the chance to go three from three in sprint stage victories today

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3 d. ago Mads Pedersen reclaims Giro d’Italia pink jersey with stage three sprint win

Danish rider denies Corbin Strong in Vlorë sprintRace now returns to Italy after three stages in AlbaniaMads Pedersen reclaimed the leader’s pink jersey with victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia as the race bade farewell to Albania.The Danish rider repeated his first-stage success by holding off Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) in a sprint finish in Vlorë. Pedersen’s Lidl-Trek team controlled the peloton, reeling in an early breakaway that included Britain’s stage two winner, Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mads Pedersen seals second sprint victory of Giro d’Italia to move back into race lead

The Dane proved unstoppable once again as he took a second sprint victory of the race to reclaim the overall lead

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3 d. ago Giro d’Italia stage three preview: Tom Pidcock battles fast men for victory on 160km route to Vlore

Punchy riders with a fast finish look best placed to win Sunday’s third stage of the 2025 Giro

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4 d. ago Josh Tarling claims statement win in Giro d’Italia stage two time

The 21-year-old beat Primoz Roglic by one second to claim the first grand-tour stage win of his career, as Roglic took the pink jersey from Mads Pedersen

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5 d. ago Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with Giro d’Italia stage one win in Albania

Mads Pedersen triumphs in Tirana to pull on the maglia rosa for the first time

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Pedersen wins but Landa crashes out on opening stage in Tirana

Danish rider holds off Van Aert in bunch sprint to lineMikel Landa abandons race after crash late in stageDenmark’s former world champion Mads Pedersen edged out Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Tirana, but Mikel Landa was forced to abandon the race after a crash five kilometres from the finish.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) was positioned perfectly by his teammates for the climax in the Albanian capital and held off Belgium’s Van Aert to become the first rider this year – and the first Dane – to wear the overall leader’s pink jersey. Venezuela’s Orluis Aular (Movistar) was third across the line. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with stage one win in Albania

Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Mads Pedersen among the favourites on a hilly opening day to the year’s first Grand Tour

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia stage one preview: Tom Pidcock and Wout van Aert hunt win on 160km route to Tirana

Punchy riders with a fast finish look best placed to win Friday’s opening stage of the 2025 Giro and claim the famous pink jersey

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