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Yates Nears Giro d'Italia Victory with Colle delle Finestre

He heads into Sunday’s flat finale with a 3:56 cushion over Isaac del Toro in a Rome ceremony featuring a papal blessing

Gewinner des Tages - und bald auch des Giro: Simon Yates
Simon Yates übernimmt die Gesamtführung des Giro d'Italia 2025
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Overview

  • Yates broke clear around 39 kilometers from the summit of the 2178-meter Colle delle Finestre, using its 8-kilometer gravel section to leave Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz behind.
  • The British leader now holds a 3-minute 56-second advantage over del Toro and is 4 minutes 43 seconds clear of Carapaz before the final stage.
  • Chris Harper of Jayco AlUla claimed the penultimate stage win with a solo effort into Sestrière, finishing ahead of Alessandro Verre and the main peloton.
  • Sunday’s 143-kilometer finale in Rome follows a flat route from the Circus Maximus to the same finish line and includes a blessing at St. Peter’s Basilica by Pope Leo XIV.
  • Yates stands on the brink of his second Grand Tour triumph after recovering from a collapse on the same Colle delle Finestre in the 2018 Giro.