US EditionPedersen wins opening Giro d'Italia stage in Albania and claims pink jersey
- On May 9, Mads Pedersen secured victory in the 160km opening leg of the Giro d’Italia held in Albania, crossing the finish line in Tirana and earning the race’s first pink jersey.
- The victory followed Lidl-Trek's strategy to raise the pace on the two Surrel climbs, which thinned the peloton and positioned Pedersen for a sprint finish.
- Mads Pedersen edged out Wout van Aert by half a wheel in a tight sprint finish, while Venezuelan Orluis Aular secured third place as several top contenders lost time or crashed.
- Pedersen said, "We made a plan and we fulfilled the plan," praising his team's hard tempo on the climb and called getting the pink jersey "absolutely amazing."
- The result gave Pedersen his first Grand Tour leader's jersey, highlighting Lidl-Trek's effectiveness and setting up a challenging time trial in Tirana on stage two.
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The cycling professionals start in Albania at the 108th edition of the Giro d'Italia. In the capital Tirana the Danish former world champion Pedersen cheers as a day winner. A Spaniard has to get out early.
Before the Giro d'Italia reaches the Vatican for the first time, the cycling professionals start abroad. In Albania there are bad falls, challenging climbs and a well-known winner.
The Danish former world champion Mads Pedersen won the start stage of the Giro d'Italia in Albania on Friday. Patrick Konrad's team-mate in the Lidl-Trek-Rennstall won the sprint of the decimated field after 160 km from Durrës to Tirana. The 29-year-old celebrated his second Giro-day-success after 2023 before Wout van Aert and Orluis Aular and also took over the Rosa jersey of the overall leader.On Saturday, a single-time race (14 km) followed i…
Mads Pedersen's stage victory in the Giro d'Italia and first leader's jersey in a grand tour manifest that he has stepped even closer to the sport's top phenomena.
The Giro 2025 started in Albania this Friday, May 9th for the first stage. the Danish Mads Pedersen is the first wearer of the pink jersey.
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