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. The former world champion powered through a small group of favourites in Tirana after his Lidl-Trek team rode aggressively to significantly reduce the peloton. This pink jersey is the first time Pedersen has led a Grand Tour.

Jay Vine was involved in yet another crash on the opening day of the Giro d’Italia, but this time the Australian rider from UAE Team Emirates-XRG was largely blameless. On his official channels, Vine explained how the crash happened,

General classification hopeful Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) became the first rider to abandon the 2025 Giro d'Italia after crashing heavily in the final 6km of the opening stage in Albania. The Spanish rider crashed at high speed on the descent of the Surrel climb with 5.