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Van Uden sprints to biggest win of his career on Giro’s 4th stage, Pedersen keeps overall lead

Casper van Uden won the sprint finish of the fourth stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia in Lecce, Italy, marking his biggest career victory.
The race resumed in Italy after three opening stages in Albania, featuring a mostly flat 189-kilometer route that favored sprinters like van Uden.
Casper van Uden, a 23-year-old making his Grand Tour debut, secured his first stage victory by narrowly beating Olav Kooij and Maikel Zijlaard while representing the Picnic-PostNL squad.
Mads Pedersen secured fourth place in the stage and maintained the pink jersey, holding a seven-second gap ahead of the race favorite Primoz Roglic and a 14-second buffer over Mathias Vacek.
Van Uden’s win highlights emerging sprint talent, while Pedersen’s maintained lead sets the stage for continued competition as the race heads to the fifth stage ending in Matera and later finishes in Rome.

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Kronen Zeitung

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Instead of goats, fall caused stress at Konrad

During the first three days in Albania, goats were still on the road as obstacles, so on the first stage on Italian soil it was a teammate who brought Patrick Konrad stress to the Giro: the Austrian helped Lidl-Trek captain Mads Pedersen to get away unscathed despite bad luck and keep his two leading jerseys. The day victory went to the Dutchman Casper van Uden (Hol).

1 day ago·Vienna, Austria

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Yakima Herald-Republic

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Van Uden achieves the biggest victory of his career by winning the 4th stage of the Giro. Pedersen remains in the lead.

LECCE, Italy (AP) — Casper van Uden emerged triumphant from a sprint finish in the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, taking the most important victory of his career. Mads Pedersen retained the pink jersey…

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El Universo

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This is the general classification of the Giro de Italia following the participation of Richard Carapaz in stage 4

Dutch sprinter Casper Van Uden, of the modest Picnic formation, was surprised to win the sprint the fourth stage of the Giro de Italia, this Tuesday with the end in Lecce, after which the Danish Mads Pedersen retained the lead.

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The Independent

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Giro d’Italia stage four preview: Sprinters set to do battle on 189km route to Lecce

Mads Pedersen has the chance to go three from three in sprint stage victories today

1 day ago·London, United Kingdom

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De Telegraaf

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Relive how Casper van Uden sprinted to his first stage win in the Giro d'Italia ahead of Olav Kooij

Casper van Uden has won the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The 23-year-old sprinter from Picnic PostNL was the best in the mass sprint after 189 kilometers in the stage from Alberobello to Lecce. Van Uden stayed ahead of compatriot Olav Kooij (Visma- Lease a Bike).

1 day ago·Amsterdam, Netherlands

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RTÉ

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Van Uden claims Giro stage win, Bennett finishes sixth

Casper van Uden claimed his maiden Grand Tour victory in a sprint finish to stage four of the Giro d'Italia to top an all-Dutch podium in Lecce, with Ireland's Sam Bennett crossing the line in sixth for Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale.

1 day ago·Ireland

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