Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) has been on an exceptional roll at the Giro d'Italia with three victories so far, but a fourth-place finish in the stage 12 sprint into Viadana has left him counting points lost toward his maglia ciclamino lead.
Pedersen currently has 177 points in the points classification, a whopping 72 more than runner-up Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike), who increased his points to 105 after winning the bunch sprint on stage 12.
