After his teammates controlled the attacks and led the chase all day on the final stage in Albania, Mads Pedersen claimed the final prize, when he began his sprint early and neither Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) or Orluis Aular (Movistar) could match his speed.
The stage victory gave Pedersen a 10-second bonus, which means he retakes the pink jersey from race favourite Roglic, having begun the day one second behind the Slovenian.
The strong Danne is now set to wear the maglia rosa on Tuesday for stage 4 from Alberobello to Lecce when the Giro d'Italia resumes in Puglia after a day of travel from Albania to Italy on Monday.
Pedersen now has 52 career victories, apparently making him the most successful pro rider in the history of Danish cycling.
"Having two victories and now back in the pink jersey is exactly what we wanted today. This was the plan this morning," Pedersen explained.
"We wanted to put a good pace on the long climb, to control it for ourselves and give me a chance to breathe there so I didn't need to go over the limit.
"Everyone from the team did a super amazing job on the climb and before. From the climb, it was about controlling as far as we could and then it would be a drag race. It was exactly as we wanted it with Ciccone and Vacek giving me an amazing lead out."
"Ciccone has ambitions somewhere else in the race but he was there to help me, that shows his character. He committed to the team and to helping me. It shows what we can do at Lidl-Trek. I can't wait to get to the mountains and give something back to Cicco."