Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia in Rome for second grand tour title

Britain’s Simon Yates has won the Giro d’Italia for the first time after safely completing Sunday’s final stage in Rome.

The 32-year-old Visma-Lease a Bike rider claimed the leader’s pink jersey on Saturday’s penultimate stage to Sestrière, wiping out Isaac del Torro’s advantage on the Colle delle Finestre.

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Yates began Sunday’s almost-processional stage, which was won by Olav Kooij, with a lead of three minutes and 56 seconds over Del Toro and added the 2025 Giro title to the Vuelta a España he won in 2018. Sunday’s stage was also notable for the peloton stopping to meet Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City.

Jeremy Whittle’s report will follow