Overview

• Yates effectively sealed the 2025 Giro title on Saturday’s penultimate stage by attacking solo on the Colle delle Finestre and building a lead of nearly four minutes.
• He became the first rider since Alberto Contador in 2015 to win the Giro d’Italia without claiming an individual stage victory.
• His emotional triumph avenged a 2018 collapse on the same climb and marked what many consider the pinnacle of his career in British cycling.
• Visma-Lease a Bike’s strategy, spearheaded by Wout van Aert’s presence in the breakaway, was instrumental in supporting Yates’s decisive move.
• The race concluded with a ceremonial final stage through Rome where riders received a blessing from Pope Leo XIV and teammate Olav Kooij won the sprint finish.