Mads Pedersen is back on top at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. After losing the race lead by just one second in the stage 2 time trial to Primoz Roglic, the Lidl-Trek sprinter regained the Maglia Rosa with a powerful win on stage 3.
As mentioned, just a single second separated Pedersen and Roglic at the start of the day. Following the Dane's win on stage 3 and the 10 bonus seconds picked up by the stage winner, Pedersen now sits 9 seconds clear of the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader.
Elsewhere in the top 10, everyone else is as they were following the stage 2 time trial, although the gaps have extended slightly to the Maglia Rosa. Mathias Vacek (+14) completes the podium places, with Brandon McNulty (+21), Juan Ayuso (+25), Isaac del Toro (+26), Max Poole (+33), Antonio Tiberi (+34), Michael Storer (+36) and Giulio Pellizzari (+40) rounding out the top 10.
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Giro d'Italia 2025 GC Update after Stage 3
| 1 | Pedersen Mads | Lidl-Trek | 07:42:10 |
| 2 | Roglic Primoz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 09 |
| 3 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl-Trek | + 14 |
| 4 | McNulty Brandon | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 21 |
| 5 | Ayuso Juan | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 25 |
| 6 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 26 |
| 7 | Poole Max | Team Picnic PostNL | + 33 |
| 8 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain Victorious | + 34 |
| 9 | Storer Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 36 |
| 10 | Pellizzari Giulio | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 40 |
| 11 | Kelderman Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 41 |
| 12 | Yates Simon | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 42 |
| 13 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 45 |
| 14 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education-EasyPost | + 46 |
| 15 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 48 |
| 16 | Caruso Damiano | Bahrain Victorious | + 48 |
| 17 | Aular Orluis | Movistar Team | + 49 |
| 18 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 49 |
| 19 | Pidcock Tom | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 51 |
| 20 | Ciccone Giulio | Lidl-Trek | + 51 |
| 21 | Bernal Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 57 |
| 22 | Bardet Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | + 01:00 |
| 23 | Harper Chris | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:00 |
| 24 | Gaudu David | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:03 |
| 25 | Rubio Einer | Movistar Team | + 01:04 |
| 26 | Majka Rafal | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 01:12 |
| 27 | Double Paul | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:13 |
| 28 | Howson Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 01:15 |
| 29 | Ulissi Diego | XDS Astana Team | + 01:17 |
| 30 | Conci Nicola | XDS Astana Team | + 01:19 |
| 31 | Aleotti Giovanni | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:23 |
| 32 | Engelhardt Felix | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:25 |
| 33 | Martinez Daniel | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:27 |
| 34 | Gee Derek | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:34 |
| 35 | Cepeda Jefferson | Movistar Team | + 01:39 |
| 36 | Hermans Quinten | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 01:44 |
| 37 | Quintana Nairo | Movistar Team | + 01:51 |
| 38 | Scaroni Christian | XDS Astana Team | + 01:53 |
| 39 | Stork Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 02:03 |
| 40 | Arensman Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02:05 |
| 41 | Fiorelli Filippo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:14 |
| 42 | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02:15 |
| 43 | Frigo Marco | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:22 |
| 44 | Pinarello Alessandro | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:24 |
| 45 | Meintjes Louis | Intermarché-Wanty | + 02:25 |
| 46 | Tjøtta Martin | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 02:28 |
| 47 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | + 02:30 |
| 48 | Samitier Sergio | Cofidis | + 02:32 |
| 49 | Hirt Jan | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:36 |
| 50 | Oldani Stefano | Cofidis | + 02:43 |
| 51 | Hamilton Chris | Team Picnic PostNL | + 02:43 |
| 52 | Formolo Davide | Movistar Team | + 02:44 |
| 53 | Poels Wout | XDS Astana Team | + 02:49 |
| 54 | Cattaneo Mattia | Soudal Quick-Step | + 02:50 |
| 55 | Knox James | Soudal Quick-Step | + 03:02 |
| 56 | Geniets Kevin | Groupama-FDJ | + 03:03 |
| 57 | Verre Alessandro | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 03:07 |
| 58 | Cepeda Alexander | EF Education-EasyPost | + 03:07 |
| 59 | Zambanini Edoardo | Bahrain Victorious | + 03:10 |
| 60 | Zana Filippo | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 03:11 |
| 61 | Covili Luca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:14 |
| 62 | Marcellusi Martin | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:19 |
| 63 | Germani Lorenzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 03:30 |
| 64 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 04:10 |
| 65 | Arrieta Igor | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 04:27 |
| 66 | Ries Michel | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 04:29 |
| 67 | Donovan Mark | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 04:52 |
| 68 | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 04:55 |
| 69 | Strong Corbin | Israel-Premier Tech | + 05:05 |
| 70 | De Pretto Davide | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 05:22 |
| 71 | Tarozzi Manuele | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 05:55 |
| 72 | Van den Bossche Fabio | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 06:35 |
| 73 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama-FDJ | + 06:51 |
| 74 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 06:59 |
| 75 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 07:07 |
| 76 | Lastra Jonathan | Cofidis | + 07:11 |
| 77 | Busatto Francesco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 07:34 |
| 78 | Bilbao Pello | Bahrain Victorious | + 07:40 |
| 79 | Martinelli Alessio | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 07:43 |
| 80 | Bais Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 08:55 |
| 81 | Bais Mattia | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 08:59 |
| 82 | Vader Milan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 09:06 |
| 83 | Vendrame Andrea | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 09:18 |
| 84 | Bouwman Koen | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 09:24 |
| 85 | Pacher Quentin | Groupama-FDJ | + 09:52 |
| 86 | Kragh Andersen Søren | Lidl-Trek | + 10:06 |
| 87 | Castroviejo Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 10:11 |
| 88 | Colleoni Kevin | Intermarché-Wanty | + 10:14 |
| 89 | Guglielmi Simon | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 10:38 |
| 90 | Rivera Brandon | INEOS Grenadiers | + 10:43 |
| 91 | Verona Carlos | Lidl-Trek | + 10:49 |
| 92 | Garofoli Gianmarco | Soudal Quick-Step | + 11:31 |
| 93 | Petilli Simone | Intermarché-Wanty | + 11:44 |
| 94 | Tonelli Alessandro | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 11:49 |
| 95 | Kruijswijk Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 12:04 |
| 96 | Fuglsang Jakob | Israel-Premier Tech | + 12:23 |
| 97 | Zukowsky Nickolas | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 13:00 |
| 98 | Eulalio Afonso | Bahrain Victorious | + 13:04 |
| 99 | Konrad Patrick | Lidl-Trek | + 13:12 |
| 100 | Warbasse Lawrence | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 13:25 |
| 101 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | + 14:18 |
| 102 | Masnada Fausto | XDS Astana Team | + 15:24 |
| 103 | Doull Owain | EF Education-EasyPost | + 15:54 |
| 104 | Plapp Lucas | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 16:03 |
| 105 | Honore Mikkel | EF Education-EasyPost | + 16:48 |
| 106 | Baroncini Filippo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 17:39 |
| 107 | Milesi Lorenzo | Movistar Team | + 17:46 |
| 108 | Rafferty Darren | EF Education-EasyPost | + 18:36 |
| 109 | Brenner Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 19:44 |
| 110 | Paleni Enzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 19:45 |
| 111 | Lemmen Bart | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 20:21 |
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- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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