4 d. ago Bury's Simon Yates finishes safely in peloton to seal victory at Giro d’Italia

"What a huge moment in my career, the defining moment"

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4 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates seals overall victory as Olav Kooij wins final stage – live

Yates wins pink jersey as teammate triumps in RomeEmail Luke with your thoughts on this year’s race“I never truly believed until the very last moment there,” Yates told the reporter and former pro rider, Adam Blythe. “I’m speechless, really.“It’s still sinking in I couldn’t hold back the tears. It’s something I’ve worked towards yeah. I’ve had a lot of setbacks, but I finally managed to pull it off.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Simon Yates finishes safely in peloton to seal victory at Giro d’Italia

Yates took a lead of almost four minutes into stage 21.

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4 d. ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia in Rome for second Grand Tour title

Stunning penultimate stage set up 32-year-old for gloryYates adds 2025 Giro to 2018 Vuelta a EspañaSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia triumph and banishes pain of 2018

Visma-Lease a Bike rider secures second Grand Tour titleYates lost 2018 Giro after cracking on Colle delle FinestreSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates set to seal overall victory on stage 21 in Rome – live

Yates poised to claim title after thrilling fightbackEmail Luke with your thoughts on this year’s race“I never truly believed until the very last moment there,” Yates told the reporter and former pro rider, Adam Blythe. “I’m speechless, really.“It’s still sinking in I couldn’t hold back the tears. It’s something I’ve worked towards yeah. I’ve had a lot of setbacks, but I finally managed to pull it off.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia Stage 21 preview: Sprinters set for final battle in Rome as Simon Yates seals pink jersey

The final stage of this year’s race begins in Vatican City and features a Rome city centre circuit, which will see Simon Yates crowned 2025 winner

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5 d. ago Simon Yates conquers his demons to stunningly snatch Giro d’Italia glory on penultimate day

Yates bounced back from a bad day in the saddle to take the pink jersey away from Isaac del Toro at the last moment

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5 d. ago Simon Yates pulls off stunning comeback to all but seal Giro d’Italia triumph

Briton trailed Isaac Del Toro by 1min 21sec before stageYates establishes 3mins 56secs lead in remarkable attackThe Colle delle Finestre is a sporting theatre in the north of Italy and just a short ski run from the border of France but it has become the site of two of Britain’s most incredible moments in this race. In 2018 Simon Yates was leading the Giro d’Italia by 3min 22sec but became the victim of Chris Froome’s imperious ride on the same slopes. That day, Yates collapsed and ultimately finished 38 minutes behind Froome but on Saturday, seven years later, the rider from Bury would have his redemption by pulling the same trick on Isaac del Toro and Yates will now – barring accidents – win his second Grand Tour on Sunday.This was billed as Del Toro v Richard Carapaz and even pre-stage Yates was playing down his chances, he said those two riders were a “step above”. This was clearly a bluff. Over the last 38.5km of almost entirely uphill racing, Yates overturned his 1min 21sec pre...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates all but seals Giro victory with stunning stage 20 attack – as it happened

Simon Yates produced a remarkable attack on the Giro’s mountain climax to wrench the pink jersey from Isaac del Toro139km to go. Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) eases away from the bunch to take this intermediate sprint. That looked like he had the blessing from Pedersen to go and take those points. De Bondt is a long way behind Pedersen in the points standings, with one more intermediate sprint to go.140km to go. The break has 7mins 40secs on the peloton as we come up to the intermediate sprint. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates all but seals Giro victory with stunning stage 20 attack – live reaction

Updates from stage between Verrès to SestrièrePost your questions for Luke Rowe | Email Tom139km to go. Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) eases away from the bunch to take this intermediate sprint. That looked like he had the blessing from Pedersen to go and take those points. De Bondt is a long way behind Pedersen in the points standings, with one more intermediate sprint to go.140km to go. The break has 7mins 40secs on the peloton as we come up to the intermediate sprint. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Yates on the attack in dramatic mountain finale – live

Updates from stage between Verrès to SestrièrePost your questions for Luke Rowe | Email Tom139km to go. Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) eases away from the bunch to take this intermediate sprint. That looked like he had the blessing from Pedersen to go and take those points. De Bondt is a long way behind Pedersen in the points standings, with one more intermediate sprint to go.140km to go. The break has 7mins 40secs on the peloton as we come up to the intermediate sprint. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia: battle for overall title in mountains on stage 20 – live

Updates from stage between Verrès to SestrièrePost your questions for Luke Rowe | Email Tom139km to go. Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) eases away from the bunch to take this intermediate sprint. That looked like he had the blessing from Pedersen to go and take those points. De Bondt is a long way behind Pedersen in the points standings, with one more intermediate sprint to go.140km to go. The break has 7mins 40secs on the peloton as we come up to the intermediate sprint. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Isaac del Toro holds firm in battle for pink jersey as Richard Carapaz threatens late Giro d’Italia twist

Nicolas Prodhomme claimed victory on stage 19 as Del Toro fought off Carapaz’s attack to maintain the race lead

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6 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Del Toro tightens grip on pink jersey as Prodhomme wins stage 19

Frenchman breaks clear to claim victory on brutal rideSimon Yates still in third spot in general classificationNicolas Prodhomme claimed the first Grand Tour stage win of his career when he rode solo to victory on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, while Mexico’s pink jersey holder, Isaac del Toro, came second to extend his overall lead.On their penultimate day in the mountains, the riders faced a brutal 166km ride from Biella to Champoluc with five classified climbs and a total elevation gain of nearly 5,000m. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Giro d’Italia Stage 19 preview: First of mountainous weekend double

Scene set for further GC moves on the toughest mountain stage of this year’s race, with five Alpine climbs on the menu

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7 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Denz surges to stage win as Del Toro keeps hold of pink jersey

German produces powerful finish for struggling Red BullGC riders ten minutes adrift with Yates still in third spotNico Denz surged to victory on stage 18 of the Giro D’Italia, offering some respite for his struggling Red Bull team.The German produced a powerful finish to take the win at Cesano Maderno, a much-needed injection of good news following the injury withdrawals of general classification hopefuls Jai Hindley and Primoz Roglic. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The remarkable rise of Isaac del Toro and the journey to Giro d’Italia glory

The Mexican, often compared with teammate Tadej Pogacar, is on the brink of securing the pink jersey as he follows in the footsteps of a long lineage of great Latin American climbers

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8 d. ago Giro d’Italia Stage 18 preview: Penultimate chance for sprinters ahead of weekend GC showdown

The sprinters get a brief respite before a final double-header in the mountains to decide the general classification

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8 d. ago Isaac del Toro seals first Grand Tour stage win to cement overall lead at Giro d’Italia

The Mexican won the first Grand Tour stage of his young career, outsmarting his closest rival Richard Carapaz in Bormio

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