Seven years ago, Yates had to watch as Chris Froome celebrated his own, extraordinary Giro d’Italia victory; a victory memorably forged on the Colle delle Finestre where Froome, then riding for ...

With 18 kilometers to go on the Colle delle Finestre, Simon Yates wasn’t in the picture to win the Giro d’Italia. Literally, Yates wasn’t even in the camera shot as Isaac del Toro and ...

Britain's Simon Yates pedals along the Colle delle Finestre climb during the stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia from Verres to Sestriere (Via Lattea), Italy, Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Flo Clifford Sun, June 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM PDT 5 min read Simon Yates poses with the Giro d'Italia trophy wearing the winners' pink jersey (AFP/Getty) ...

Simon Yates raced his 2018 Giro in the aggressive way Del Toro began his stint in pink, before cracking spectacularly with the finish line in sight, losing 38 minutes on the Finestre as he watched ...

No one has ever climbed the Colle delle Finestre in the last mountain stage like he did. Wout van Aert was then invaluable in the valley, flying like a rocket.

Stage 20 returns to Colle delle Finestre and is the last major climb of this year's Giro. Revenge would be particularly sweet there, but true to character, Yates refused to get carried away.

Britain's Simon Yates pedals along the Colle delle Finestre climb during the stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia from Verres to Sestriere (Via Lattea), Italy, Saturday, May 31, 2025.

This time around, Yates made his move on the early slopes of the Finestre and had about 45 seconds on Del Toro and Carapaz when he hit the white gravel roads. The duo didn’t collaborate behind him.