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Stephen Farrand

Giro d'Italia: Mads Pedersen blazes to sprint victory on stage 3 and reclaims maglia rosa

Lidl-Trek's Danish rider Mads Pedersen (C) wearing the points classification mauve jersey (Maglia Ciclamino) celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 3rd stage of the 108th Giro d'Italia cycling race, 160km from Vlore to Vlore in Albania, on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP).

Mads Pedersen and Lidl-Trek completed a perfect tactic plan on the road to Valona, with the Dane winning the sprint and retaking the maglia rosa after his teammates controlled the attacks and led the chase all day on the final stage in Albania.

Pedersen started his sprint early, Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) was on his wheel and came up alongside him but could not match the Dane's finishing speed. Orluis Aular (Movistar) was again in the thick of the sprint, taking third.

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