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Simon Yates claims Giro d’Italia title after Colle delle Finestre charge

His stage 20 attack overturned a deficit to Isaac del Toro, securing a 3 minute 56 second margin ahead of the Rome finale.

Overview

  • On the brutal Colle delle Finestre climb, Yates launched a solo assault that won him the maglia rosa in the penultimate stage.
  • Richard Carapaz finished third, 47 seconds behind Isaac del Toro and 4 minutes 43 seconds behind Yates.
  • The victory marked Yates’s redemption from his 2018 collapse on the same ascent and delivered his second Grand Tour crown after the 2018 Vuelta a España.
  • Visma–Lease a Bike’s support, led by Wout van Aert, powered Yates through the mountains while teammate Olav Kooij secured the final Rome sprint.
  • Riders paused at the Vatican to receive blessings from Pope Leo XIV before completing the largely ceremonial last stage through Rome.