The first major revelation of this Giro d'Italia is the Dutchman Casper van Uden, who today conquered the fourth stage of the pink race. For him, this is the most important victory of his career, and his intention is to continue seeking stage wins in the Italian race. "I won because I wanted to win. The entire team believed in me, and that's the most important thing," the Dutchman said during the press conference. "This is my first grand tour, and I started right away with a victory, so the joy is truly immense."

Today, many sprinters wanted to celebrate at the finish line in Lecce, but the 23-year-old Dutchman surprised everyone by winning the first Italian stage of the pink race.

"I knew how to take advantage of the opportunity to race in a grand tour, which not everyone can say they've done, just as not everyone can say they've won a stage. This is truly a great emotion for me."

Van Uden is only 23 but very ambitious, and this victory is also important for the entire team, which did a perfect job for him. "Perhaps in the past, I should have believed in myself more. Sometimes you have to wait, but it was nice to listen to everyone's advice in the team. They always believed in me, pushed me to try, and throw myself into the mix even today."

The Picnic PostNL team had targeted this stage from the beginning of the Giro, and yesterday, on the rest day, they did a course reconnaissance because they didn't want to miss anything in the race finale.

"It was very important for me to have seen the finish yesterday because we were close to the hotel and did a small reconnaissance, so I was calm and focused. When you have the right mindset, the legs follow. The reconnaissance allowed us to plan everything from yesterday, and when you work well, results always come."

Now Casper looks to the next stages because he wants to continue winning, and the Naples stage could be a good opportunity for him.

"When you've won once, you know it's possible to repeat the success. So maybe the next true sprinters' stage in Naples could be a good chance for me. We must go forward day by day. Tomorrow will be a difficult stage, but we'll try to see what we can do."