Pedersen ‘insane’ Giro treble as Aussie Storer shines

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Pedersen ‘insane’ Giro treble as Aussie Storer shines

Mads Pedersen, the ‘Great Dane’ of the peloton, has won his third stage out of the first five in the 108th edition of the Giro d’Italia after a herculean effort to edge to his “insane” hat-trick in Matera.

Australia’s major overall contender Michael Storer also enjoyed a big day in a hilly finish, finishing sixth in the sprint denouement as Denmark’s Lidl-Trek powerhouse Pedersen demonstrated extraordinary strength to hold off the blistering finish of Italian Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain Victorious).

Britain’s double Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) finished third after the 144km fifth stage from Ceglie Messapica in southern Italy on Wednesday.

“Now it’s a dream, incredible, and to win in this (leader’s pink) jersey is insane,” said the 29-year-old former world champ Pedersen, who has stretched his race lead to 17 seconds over Slovenia’s favourite Primoz Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) thanks to his 10-second winning bonus.

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