Tagliacozza, May 24 -- Majestic Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) surged to a fourth win in the Giro d'Italia after outkicking Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and pink jersey Isaac del Toro (UAE Emirates-XRG) on the uphill finish at Vicenza. It was a fifth win of the race for the Danish powerhouse's Lidl-Trek team. Bonus seconds saw Del Toro extend his general classification lead to 38 seconds over team-mate Juan Ayuso.

Pedersen's fourth win on this Giro was perhaps his best, the in-form 29-year-old having to battle a double-digit gradient in the final kilometre before launching early to snuff out the threat from his resurgent rival Van Aert. An impressive third place from Del Toro, meanwhile, saw the Mexican finish three seconds clear of his...