{"id":192726,"date":"2023-05-12T06:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T06:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=192726"},"modified":"2023-05-12T06:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T06:34:17","slug":"mads-pedersen-clinches-victory-in-giro-ditalia-stage-six-its-what-we-came-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2023\/05\/12\/mads-pedersen-clinches-victory-in-giro-ditalia-stage-six-its-what-we-came-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Mads Pedersen Clinches Victory in Giro d’Italia Stage Six: “It’s what we came for\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"

A triumphant win for Trek-Segafredo’s rider, marking victories in all three Grand Tours – Giro, Tour de France, and Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mads Pedersen masterfully executed his sprint, securing victory in the Giro d’Italia’s<\/a> sixth stage in Napoli on Thursday. In an unexpected twist, the final two breakaway riders were overtaken just 200m from the finish line.<\/p>\n

Pedersen, representing Trek-Segafredo, has now triumphed in all three Grand Tours. This Giro win supplements his victory at the Tour de France last July and his three wins at the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

“I’m pretty happy,” Pedersen admitted. “It’s what we came for so it’s nice to have a victory now. It was a tough day for the team and it’s nice to pay them back with this victory. [It is a] good day.”<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the real drama of the day wasn’t his victory, but rather the crushing disappointment faced by the last two breakaway riders, Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco AlUla) and Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech), who were caught just before the 200m mark.<\/p>\n

After dropping their fellow escapees – Charlie Quarterman (Corratec-Selle Italia), Alexandre Delettre (Cofidis) and Francesco Gavazzi (EOLO-Kometa) – on the day’s final ranked climb, the Picco Sant’Angelo, De Marchi and Clarke seemed set to clinch the win.<\/p>\n

The main pack was unable to establish a cohesive chase along the winding Amalfi coast roads, resulting in the leading duo maintaining their lead until the very end.<\/p>\n

Despite their promising position within the final kilometre, De Marchi and Clarke were overtaken with the finish line tantalizingly close.<\/p>\n

“It was pretty close in the end. It wasn’t easy to catch them,” Pedersen reflected. “For a long time they have two minutes and we had to use basically everyone. And it wasn’t only us \u2013 all the sprinters had to use all the guys they had available. It was really not easy to catch them.<\/p>\n

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Naples embraces the Giro, the Giro embraces Naples \ud83d\udc97<\/p>\n

Napoli abbraccia il Giro, il Giro abbraccia Napoli \ud83d\udc97#Giro<\/a> #GirodItalia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/F5VxTNCzZB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n