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

IN THE PINK: Simon Yates has won the 2025 Giro d’Italia. Pic: Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP

Britain’s Simon Yates sealed victory in the Giro d’Italia following the final stage from the Vatican City to Rome.

Yates took a lead of almost four minutes into stage 21 and finished safely in the peloton as Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Olav Kooij came out on top in a sprint finish.

Yates effectively sealed victory on Saturday’s penultimate stage when he exorcised his personal demons on the Colle delle Finestre with a stunning solo attack to claim the race leader’s pink jersey.

Simon Yates wins the Giro d'Italia 2025 🩷🏆

Simon Yates vince il Giro d'Italia 2025 🩷🏆

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On the mountain where his dreams of 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.

The 32-year-old Lancastrian rode away from leader Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz on the brutal gradients and the gravel to turn an 81-second deficit and third place into a three minute, 56-second lead over Del Toro.

With the final stage a largely-ceremonial affair, which started with the leading riders meeting Pope Leo XIV, only a serious crash would have denied Yates a second Grand Tour victory following his success in the 2018 Vuelta a Espana.

He is the third British rider to win the Giro after Froome in 2018 and Tao Geohegan Hart in 2020.