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.

Casper van Uden has won a bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia for the biggest victory of his career.