Casper Van Uden, a Grand Tour debutant who rides for Team Picnic-PostNL, edged out Olav Kooij as the three-week race resumed in the heel of Italy after the opening three stages in Albania.

Casper van Uden claimed his first Grand Tour stage win by sprinting to victory in the Giro d'Italia. The Dutchman held off compatriots Olav Kooij and Maikel Zijlaard to claim the victory in a chaotic finish to stage four in Lecce.

Casper van Uden has won a bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia for the biggest victory of his career