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 ...

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

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

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

I will do my absolute best to keep and honour the jersey' says Dane ahead of defence from Wout van Aert and others in stage 2 ...