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 ...

Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins the first stage of the Giro d'Italia from Wout van Aert in Albania, while Mikel Landa is injured ...

Danish powerhouse Pedersen launched from the wheel of team-mate Mathias Vacek, exiting the final bend before holding off a late surge by Belgium's Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike). Venezuela's ...

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Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with stage one win in Albania - Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Mads Pedersen among ...

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 ...

Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with Giro d’Italia stage one win in Albania - Mads Pedersen triumphs in Tirana to ...