Cycling: Mads Pedersen won the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia in impressive fashion. The Dane was faster in the uphill sprint than Wout van Aert and Isaac del Toro, who thus defended his pink jersey.
Pedersen celebrates his fourth Giro stage win in 2025
This man is in the form of his life. Mads Pedersen (Lidl – Trek) has now won the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia, following his victories on the first, third, and fifth stages. On the extremely steep but short final climb, the Dane narrowly edged out Belgian Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) after 180 kilometers from Rovigo to Vicenza. Third place went to Isaac del Toro (UAE – XRG), who thus further extended his lead in the overall standings. The last breakaway riders, Mathias Vacek (Lidl – Trek) and Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL) , were caught only shortly before the finish . The professionals will again have to conquer some hills in the final third of tomorrow's Giro d'Italia.
WHAT A SPRINT!!! Mads Pedersen makes it FOUR stage wins! #GirodItalia pic.twitter.com/4ASIZ04rHX
— Eemeli (@LosBrolin) May 23, 2025