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

Mads Pedersen continued his domination of sprint finishes at the Giro d'Italia by narrowly winning stage five on Wednesday, his third stage victory of this year's race which extended the Danish rider's overall lead.

Mads Pedersen claims his third victory in the opening five stages of the Giro d'Italia as Britain's Tom Pidcock finishes third in Matera.