Giro d’Italia: Mads Pedersen extends his lead with third win on stage 5 in Matera

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) reinforced his title as the rider of the Giro d’Italia’s first week, scoring his third stage win in five days on a tricky, punchy finish in Matera.

The Dane, already in the maglia rosa of race leader and the favourite to win here, duly delivered on his form despite seeming to be in trouble on a late hill at 2km to go.

He made it back to the front – and onto teammate Mathias Vacek’s wheel – inside the final kilometre, perfectly timing his surge to hold off Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain Victorious) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) in the final run to the line.

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