On a Lecce circuit full of bottleneck turns, van Uden's Picnic PostNL team pinched the lead from Alpecin-Deceuninck, riding for Kaden Groves, in the final kilometre, before the 23-year-old opened up a long sprint to victory.

Casper Van Uden, a Grand Tour debutant who rides for Team Picnic-PostNL, edged out Olav Kooij as the three-week race resumed in the heel of Italy after the opening three stages in Albania.

Casper van Uden won a bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday for the biggest victory of his career, while Mads Pedersen kept hold of the leader’s pink jersey.Van Uden,