Mads Pedersen triumphed in stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia, marking his fourth victory of the race. Competing fiercely against Wout van Aert, Pedersen made a powerful sprint at the end of the 180km stage from Rovigo to Vicenza. Isaac del Toro managed to maintain his overall lead despite settling for third, as he lacked the speed to contest the finish. The stage featured multiple breakaway attempts, but ultimately, Pedersen's timing and instinct led to his successful victory, adding critical points to his points jersey tally.
I had to open up on the right side close to the barriers. So I went a bit earlier than I wanted to... I'm happy with this win and adding another 50 points for the maglia ciclamino.
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.
We first tried to win the stage with Mathias Vacek. He deserves to get his chance too.
Ultimately, it was Pedersen who powered through to the finish and take the win by less than a bike's length, even as Van Aert tried his best to make a last-ditch lunge to overtake him.
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