Simon Yates conquers Finestre demons to take Giro d’Italia glory

Simon Yates will win the Giro d’Italia after seizing pink with a stunning ride on Saturday’s stage 20. Picture: Massimo Paolone/AP

Simon Yates stands to win the Giro d’Italia after putting to bed his personal demons on the Colle delle Finestre with a stunning solo attack that put him in pink after the penultimate stage.

On the mountain where his dreams of Giro victory were shattered by Chris Froome’s famous solo breakaway in 2018, Yates turned the tables with a masterclass of his own as his rivals were left to question their own tactics.