From Pink Pog to Pink Pedersen: Lidl-Trek’s Mads Pedersen has become the first rider to pull on the coveted maglia rosa of this year’s Giro d’Italia, as he took victory at the end of the 160km opening stage finishing in Tirana, Albania.
His victory was the product of a masterclass by his team as Lidl-Trek upped the pace on the two climbs of the Surrel on the finishing circuit in the Albanian capital, forcing many of the pure sprinters out the back of the peloton.
