Danish rider Mads Pedersen won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish to take the race’s first Maglia Rosa.

Mads Pedersen, who won the world title in 2019 and rides for Lidl-Trek, edged Wout Van Aert by half a wheel in the hilly ...

Former world champion Mads Pedersen narrowly beat Wout van Aert in a sprint finish to win the opening stage of the Giro ...

Denmark's former world champion Mads Pedersen edged out Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win an eventful opening stage of ...

Former world champion Mads Pedersen won the opening stage of the 108th Giro d'Italia in Albania on Friday. After 160 ...

Denmark's Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, a 160km dash over rugged hills ...

Mads Pedersen profited from a textbook ride from his Lidl-Trek teammates as he won Stage 1 at the Giro d'Italia in Albania to secure the first maglia rosa. Lidl-Trek were active on the front of the ...

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On Friday, May 9, it's time for the Giro d'Italia. Starting in Albania, the riders will face something new in the first three ...

Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with stage one win in Albania - Mads Pedersen triumphs in Tirana to pull on the ...

Mads Pedersen, former world champion, secured victory in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia in Tirana by defeating Wout van Aert. Pedersen's team, Lidl-Trek, efficiently positioned him for the ...