Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 5 - Ceglie Messapica to Matera - Italy - May 14, 2025 Lidl - Trek's Mads Pedersen crosses the finish line to win stage 5 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
(Reuters) -Mads Pedersen continued his domination of sprint finishes at the Giro d'Italia by narrowly winning stage five on Wednesday, his third stage victory of this year's race which extended the Danish rider's overall lead.
At the end of the 151km ride from Ceglie Messapica to Matera, Pedersen appeared to struggle with the pace on the climb to the finish, but recovered before starting his dash to the line early, just managing to hold off his challengers.
