Giro d’Italia 2025 Stage 5: Heading North to the Medieval Town of Matera

This Wednesday, May 14, the fifth stage of the Giro de Italia runs with scheduled departure around 8:00. The day will be, in general, propitious for the sprinters.

Giro de Italia Author dezabala On Wednesday, May 14th, stage 5 of the 108th edition of the Giro de Italia, which left the Danish Mads Pedersen (Lidl Trek) as a great winner, was imposed in an exciting packaging, after a 151 km day that began in Ceglie Messapica and ended in Matera.The Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (EF Education Easy Post) had no problems during the fraction by always staying in the main group with the other favorites to fight the g…

Giro d’Italia 2025 Stage 5: Heading North to the Medieval Town of Matera

Before we jump into Wednesday’s action, let’s recap what happened in Stage 4: The peloton cruised at a leisurely pace most of the day, pedaling through the picturesque countryside along the Adriatic coast. As they neared Lecce, however, the mood became more tense: two laps around the town center brought narrow streets, sharp corners, and “road furniture” (i.e., traffic circles and other obstructions.) At one point Mads Pedersen got caught behin…