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Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win
Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

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time23-05-2025

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Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies

Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win
Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

West Australian

time23-05-2025

  • Sport
  • West Australian

Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies

Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win
Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

Perth Now

time23-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Perth Now

Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies

Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win
Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

Yahoo

time23-05-2025

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  • Yahoo

Mads for it! Pedersen shoots to fourth Giro stage win

Mads Pedersen, the peloton's 'Great Dane', is turning the Giro d'Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition. The former world champion's fourth win in Friday's 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line. Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad out his overall advantage to 38 seconds. 💜 🇧🇪 🩷 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡. #GirodItalia — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 23, 2025 "What an incredible Giro this is. Timing my effort was dictated by instinct. I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to," 2019 world road race champ Pedersen said. "On such a hard day and a finale like this, everyone has burning legs in the finale. It was definitely nice to have seen it before. "I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the Maglia Ciclamino (purple points jersey). I'm overwhelmed with winning again." There was another tremendous effort from top Australian sprinter Kaden Groves, who worked wonders just to stay in the hunt for a second stage win, only to be buried in the final, crushing uphill burst to the Monte Berico sanctuary and eventually coming home nearly half-a-minute down. As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo, Pedersen was fourth when he took off to blast into a lead which he clung on to grimly with van Aert on his tail while the bold effort for glory from the 21-year-old del Toro also fell short. "He's a crazy strong rider - he's a monster, I have no words," said Pedersen's admiring Lidl-Trek sprint lieutenant, Mathias Vacek. Tudor Pro's Michael Storer, Australia's top hope in the GC, lost a few more seconds in the push towards the line but he's still 14th in the overall classification, 3 minutes 37 seconds down on del Toro. The big question now is how UAE Team Emirates are going to handle having the top two in the race, with their designated team leader Juan Ayuso losing a few seconds to the brilliant del Toro by the day. At 38 seconds behind, Spaniard Ayuso may still be considered their best hope at this stage with the high mountains still to come, but del Toro continues to surprise daily. In third place now is Italian Antonio Tiberi, 1:18 back, with Simon Yates fourth, 1:20 behind, and Primoz Roglic fifth, 1:35 behind. The mostly flat 14th stage on Saturday follows a 195km route from Treviso over the border into Slovenia with a finish in Nova Gorica with Groves expected to be in contention this time. With agencies

Groves misses out as flying Dutchman Kooij wins at Giro
Groves misses out as flying Dutchman Kooij wins at Giro

The Advertiser

time22-05-2025

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  • The Advertiser

Groves misses out as flying Dutchman Kooij wins at Giro

Queenslander Kaden Groves has found the going too hot on a sprinters' day at the Giro d'Italia as he missed out on a second stage win of the race and watched flying Dutchman Olav Kooij take the honours in another chaotic bunch finish at Viadana. Having set off from Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, Thursday's race ended with the race's purest F1 rockets duelling after 172km in the saddle, with Groves hopeful after prevailing in the previous mass sprint denouement on the wet, crash-hit sixth stage in Naples a week earlier. This time, despite a striking late surge which looked momentarily as if it could earn him his 10th Grand Tour win as riders attacked the line all across the road, Kooij prevailed for his first win of the tour while Mexico's overall leader Isaac Del Toro slightly extended his advantage in the pink jersey. Kooij owed a great debt to his luxury Visma lead-out man Wout van Aert, whose lung-busting, long effort delivered him towards victory, with another Dutch rider Casper van Uden and Britain's Ben Turner grabbing the other podium spots, while Groves had to settle for fifth behind triple-stage winner Mads Pedersen. After nearly four hours in the saddle, van Aert, who won Sunday's ninth stage, did a great job from the front to make the key final corner first and lead Kooij into the final 200 metres as he went on to secure the first Giro stage win of his career. "Only Wout can do such a long lead out like today's," Kooij said. "I got an extraordinary support." Earlier, 21-year-old del Toro had picked up a two-second time bonus from an intermediate sprint to pad out his lead to 33 seconds over his UAE Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso and he was 1:09 ahead of Italian Antonio Tiberi. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro) remains the top Australian in the race in 14th place, 3:22 behind, while Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) is 4:37 down in 19th. Red Bull Bora-hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, remains sixth, 1:26 behind del Toro, the first Mexican to lead the race. Friday's stage 13 will take the riders 180km from Rovigo to Vicenza. With agencies Queenslander Kaden Groves has found the going too hot on a sprinters' day at the Giro d'Italia as he missed out on a second stage win of the race and watched flying Dutchman Olav Kooij take the honours in another chaotic bunch finish at Viadana. Having set off from Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, Thursday's race ended with the race's purest F1 rockets duelling after 172km in the saddle, with Groves hopeful after prevailing in the previous mass sprint denouement on the wet, crash-hit sixth stage in Naples a week earlier. This time, despite a striking late surge which looked momentarily as if it could earn him his 10th Grand Tour win as riders attacked the line all across the road, Kooij prevailed for his first win of the tour while Mexico's overall leader Isaac Del Toro slightly extended his advantage in the pink jersey. Kooij owed a great debt to his luxury Visma lead-out man Wout van Aert, whose lung-busting, long effort delivered him towards victory, with another Dutch rider Casper van Uden and Britain's Ben Turner grabbing the other podium spots, while Groves had to settle for fifth behind triple-stage winner Mads Pedersen. After nearly four hours in the saddle, van Aert, who won Sunday's ninth stage, did a great job from the front to make the key final corner first and lead Kooij into the final 200 metres as he went on to secure the first Giro stage win of his career. "Only Wout can do such a long lead out like today's," Kooij said. "I got an extraordinary support." Earlier, 21-year-old del Toro had picked up a two-second time bonus from an intermediate sprint to pad out his lead to 33 seconds over his UAE Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso and he was 1:09 ahead of Italian Antonio Tiberi. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro) remains the top Australian in the race in 14th place, 3:22 behind, while Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) is 4:37 down in 19th. Red Bull Bora-hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, remains sixth, 1:26 behind del Toro, the first Mexican to lead the race. Friday's stage 13 will take the riders 180km from Rovigo to Vicenza. With agencies Queenslander Kaden Groves has found the going too hot on a sprinters' day at the Giro d'Italia as he missed out on a second stage win of the race and watched flying Dutchman Olav Kooij take the honours in another chaotic bunch finish at Viadana. Having set off from Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, Thursday's race ended with the race's purest F1 rockets duelling after 172km in the saddle, with Groves hopeful after prevailing in the previous mass sprint denouement on the wet, crash-hit sixth stage in Naples a week earlier. This time, despite a striking late surge which looked momentarily as if it could earn him his 10th Grand Tour win as riders attacked the line all across the road, Kooij prevailed for his first win of the tour while Mexico's overall leader Isaac Del Toro slightly extended his advantage in the pink jersey. Kooij owed a great debt to his luxury Visma lead-out man Wout van Aert, whose lung-busting, long effort delivered him towards victory, with another Dutch rider Casper van Uden and Britain's Ben Turner grabbing the other podium spots, while Groves had to settle for fifth behind triple-stage winner Mads Pedersen. After nearly four hours in the saddle, van Aert, who won Sunday's ninth stage, did a great job from the front to make the key final corner first and lead Kooij into the final 200 metres as he went on to secure the first Giro stage win of his career. "Only Wout can do such a long lead out like today's," Kooij said. "I got an extraordinary support." Earlier, 21-year-old del Toro had picked up a two-second time bonus from an intermediate sprint to pad out his lead to 33 seconds over his UAE Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso and he was 1:09 ahead of Italian Antonio Tiberi. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro) remains the top Australian in the race in 14th place, 3:22 behind, while Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) is 4:37 down in 19th. Red Bull Bora-hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, remains sixth, 1:26 behind del Toro, the first Mexican to lead the race. Friday's stage 13 will take the riders 180km from Rovigo to Vicenza. With agencies Queenslander Kaden Groves has found the going too hot on a sprinters' day at the Giro d'Italia as he missed out on a second stage win of the race and watched flying Dutchman Olav Kooij take the honours in another chaotic bunch finish at Viadana. Having set off from Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, Thursday's race ended with the race's purest F1 rockets duelling after 172km in the saddle, with Groves hopeful after prevailing in the previous mass sprint denouement on the wet, crash-hit sixth stage in Naples a week earlier. This time, despite a striking late surge which looked momentarily as if it could earn him his 10th Grand Tour win as riders attacked the line all across the road, Kooij prevailed for his first win of the tour while Mexico's overall leader Isaac Del Toro slightly extended his advantage in the pink jersey. Kooij owed a great debt to his luxury Visma lead-out man Wout van Aert, whose lung-busting, long effort delivered him towards victory, with another Dutch rider Casper van Uden and Britain's Ben Turner grabbing the other podium spots, while Groves had to settle for fifth behind triple-stage winner Mads Pedersen. After nearly four hours in the saddle, van Aert, who won Sunday's ninth stage, did a great job from the front to make the key final corner first and lead Kooij into the final 200 metres as he went on to secure the first Giro stage win of his career. "Only Wout can do such a long lead out like today's," Kooij said. "I got an extraordinary support." Earlier, 21-year-old del Toro had picked up a two-second time bonus from an intermediate sprint to pad out his lead to 33 seconds over his UAE Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso and he was 1:09 ahead of Italian Antonio Tiberi. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro) remains the top Australian in the race in 14th place, 3:22 behind, while Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) is 4:37 down in 19th. Red Bull Bora-hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, remains sixth, 1:26 behind del Toro, the first Mexican to lead the race. Friday's stage 13 will take the riders 180km from Rovigo to Vicenza. With agencies

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