Naples, May 15 -- Denmark's Mads Pedersen celebrated his new contract with Lidl-Trek with his third - and arguably most impressive - win of the Giro d'Italia. Pedersen battled back after being dropped on the tough climb into Matera before holding off Italy's Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain Victorious) and Britain's Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) in a nail-biting sprint to the finish line.

If the pink jersey covering his back was not proof enough, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) reinforced his credentials as the most in-form rider at this Giro d'Italia with a stirring win in Matera to complete a scintillating hat-trick in Stage 5 of La Corsa Rosa.

Dropped on the spiky climb into the finish town, Pedersen battled back before joining forces with his...