Pedersen wins Giro stage to complete grand tour milestone

Trek - Segafredo's Danish rider Mads Pedersen sprays Italian sparkling wine as he celebrates on the podium after winning the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023 cycling race, 162 km between Naples and Naples, on May 11, 2023. Pic:Luca Bettini / AFP

Denmark's Mads Pedersen won a sprint finish on stage six of the Giro d'Italia in Naples to complete the grand slam of Grand Tour victories.

After the chaos of a crash-strewn stage five in wet conditions, the 162km around Mount Vesuvius and the Amalfi coast under sunny skies produced little drama until the closing moments when breakaway duo Alessandro De Marchi and Simon Clarke were finally reeled in.