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Danish rider Mads Pedersen won Stage 4 of the 2026 Tour de France in a late sprint, while Norwegian Torstein Traeen moved into the yellow jersey by finishing eighth and opening an ~eight‑minute gap to Pogacar and Vingegaard in the GC; Pogacar did not contest the stage victory on the 182-km ride from Carcassonne to Foix in extreme heat.
Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek won the Gent-Wevelgem race after a head-to-head battle with world champion Mathieu van der Poel. Pedersen's team had raced aggressively, but in the end, he had to face Van der Poel alone. Pedersen set the tempo on the final climb to dissuade Van der Poel from attacking and then worked together with him to stay ahead of the peloton. In the final sprint, Pedersen held off Van der Poel to claim victory, positioning himself as a favorite for the upcoming Tour of Flanders.
Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek won stage 8 of the Tour de France, beating Jasper Philipsen in an uphill sprint. Mark Cavendish abandoned the race after crashing and suspectedly breaking his collarbone. The challenging terrain eliminated several top sprinters, allowing Pedersen to take the victory. There were no significant changes in the general classification, with Jonas Vingegaard maintaining the overall lead. The next stage will feature a tough climb to the top of the Puy de Dome.
Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek won stage 8 of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, narrowly beating Jasper Philipsen and Wout van Aert. The stage was marred by a crash that forced Mark Cavendish to abandon the race. Pedersen praised his team's lead-out and expressed sadness over Cavendish's departure. The stage featured a breakaway that was caught with 8.5km remaining, setting up the sprint finish.
Michael Matthews won stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia in a grueling sprint finish, beating Mads Pedersen and Kaden Groves. João Almeida crashed but managed to climb into second overall. Remco Evenepoel retained the pink jersey and added one second to his lead. Thibaut Pinot won points in the day's major climbs to move into the best climber's jersey. The Giro continues with the three-climb fourth stage from Venosa to Lago Laceno.
Michael Matthews of Jayco-AlUla won stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia in an uphill sprint, beating Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo to the line. Matthews positioned himself on Pedersen's wheel in the final kilometre and jumped from behind, passing the Dane at 200 metres to go. Matthews sealed the third Giro stage win of his career, eight years on from his last. Remco Evenepoel extended his overall lead from 22 to 32 seconds over new second-place João Almeida, while Primož Roglič moved up from fifth to third overall but dropped from 43 to 44 seconds down on the Belgian.
The 107th Tour of Flanders was a race for the ages, with Tadej Pogačar inching closer to Eddy Merckx, a terrible pile-up, and Wout van Aert's cobblestone quest remaining unrewarded. Mathieu van der Poel finished second, making it his 11th top-10 finish in a monument race. Pogačar's Strava file was flagged, but his sweep of "King of the Mountain" achievements was later unlocked. The first 98km of the race took just two hours, with Iván Romeo averaging nearly 400W for more than two hours. Mads Pedersen delivered one of the rides of the day, finishing third.