Overview
- Yates moved from third overall to race leader by launching a solo attack on the penultimate stage’s Colle delle Finestre climb.
- He finished nearly four minutes clear of Isaac Del Toro, transforming an 81-second deficit into a commanding lead.
- Australian Chris Harper broke from a 31-rider breakaway to win the 205 km penultimate stage, claiming his first Grand Tour stage victory.
- This marks Yates’s second Grand Tour title bid after his 2018 Vuelta a España win and redemption on the same climb that cost him the 2018 Giro.
- Sunday’s final stage is set as a ceremonial procession through Rome and the Vatican, requiring Yates only to cross the line to secure the Giro d’Italia trophy.