There’s plenty of climbing on the menu on the longest stage of this year’s edition before it tapers off to flat, sprinter-friendly finish

Giro d‘Italia is well underway, with Lidl Trek’s Mads Pedersen storming to an early lead after three stages.This year’s edition of the Giro began with 182 riders across 23 teams, with the route beginning in the Albanian seaside city of Durres before crossing the Adriatic Sea into mainland Italy,

Mads Pedersen won a tight sprint to the line on Wednesday to collect his third stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia and cement his overall lead. Of his three stage wins so far, Pedersen had to work hardest for this one after falling behind the pack led by his own teammate Mathias Vacek two kilometres from the finish line.