21 h. 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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21 h. 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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46 h. 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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68 h. 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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2 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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2 d. ago Who is leading the Giro d’Italia? Maglia rosa and general classification standings

Mads Pedersen pulled on the maglia rosa for the first time with victory in Tirana, Albania

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2 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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3 d. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage one set for fierce fight to claim maglia rosa as race begins 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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8 d. ago Lewis Hamilton seals podium as Lando Norris wins dramatic Miami GP sprint

McLaren dominated a rain-soaked sprint in Miami as rookie Kimi Antonelli fell short of becoming the second-youngest F1 race winner

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