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Fox Sports
5 days ago
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- Fox Sports
Redemption for Yates on epic mountain climb as he closes in on Giro d'Italia title
Associated Press SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) — Simon Yates produced one of the greatest rides of his career, up one of cycling's most grueling climbs, to all but win the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Yates had started the penultimate stage in third, one minute and 21 seconds behind previous leader Isaac Del Toro but the British cyclist launched a solo attack on the beyond-category climb to Colle delle Finestre — the same mountain that spelled heartbreak for him seven years ago — to ride clear of his overall rivals. The 32-year-old Yates was openly sobbing after he crossed the line more than five minutes ahead of Del Toro. With just the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome left on Sunday, Yates moved into the lead of the three-week race and is all but certain to lift the famous Trofeo Senza Fine (Trophy With No End) for the first time. Yates, who won the Spanish Vuelta in 2018, is 3 minutes, 56 seconds ahead of Mexico's Del Toro and 4:43 ahead of Richard Carapaz of Ecuador. Yates' attack had echoes of Chris Froome's audacious move on the Finestre in 2018 that earned him the title. It was also redemption for Yates who had been leading the Giro at that point in 2018, having worn the pink jersey for 13 days, before cracking on that climb. 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 as the duo didn't collaborate behind him. Yates crested the climb with a lead of 1:41 on the pair and then caught up to Visma–Lease a Bike teammate Wout van Aert, who helped him pull further away on the descent. Australian cyclist Chris Harper claimed his first individual victory in a Grand Tour on Saturday's 20th stage, a 205-kilometer (127-mile) leg from Verres to Sestriere. Yates was third, behind Alessandro Verre. ___ AP cycling: in this topic
5 days ago
- Sport
Redemption for Yates on epic mountain climb as he closes in on Giro d'Italia title
SESTRIERE, Italy -- Simon Yates produced one of the greatest rides of his career, up one of cycling's most grueling climbs, to all but win the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Yates had started the penultimate stage in third, one minute and 21 seconds behind previous leader Isaac Del Toro but the British cyclist launched a solo attack on the beyond-category climb to Colle delle Finestre — the same mountain that spelled heartbreak for him seven years ago — to ride clear of his overall rivals. The 32-year-old Yates, who won the Spanish Vuelta in 2018, was openly sobbing after he crossed the line more than five minutes ahead of Del Toro. With just the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome left on Sunday, Yates moved into the lead of the three-week race and is all but certain to lift the famous Trofeo Senza Fine (Trophy With No End) for the first time. Yates' attack had echoes of Chris Froome's audacious move on the Finestre in 2018 that earned him the title. It was also redemption for Yates who had been leading the Giro at that point in 2018, having worn the pink jersey for 13 days, before cracking on that climb. Australian cyclist Chris Harper claimed his first individual victory in a Grand Tour on Saturday's 20th stage, a 205-kilometer (127-mile) leg from Verres to Sestriere.
San Francisco Chronicle
5 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Redemption for Yates on epic mountain climb as he closes in on Giro d'Italia title
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) — Simon Yates produced one of the greatest rides of his career, up one of cycling's most grueling climbs, to all but win the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Yates had started the penultimate stage in third, one minute and 21 seconds behind previous leader Isaac Del Toro but the British cyclist launched a solo attack on the beyond-category climb to Colle delle Finestre — the same mountain that spelled heartbreak for him seven years ago — to ride clear of his overall rivals. The 32-year-old Yates, who won the Spanish Vuelta in 2018, was openly sobbing after he crossed the line more than five minutes ahead of Del Toro. With just the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome left on Sunday, Yates moved into the lead of the three-week race and is all but certain to lift the famous Trofeo Senza Fine (Trophy With No End) for the first time. Yates' attack had echoes of Chris Froome's audacious move on the Finestre in 2018 that earned him the title. It was also redemption for Yates who had been leading the Giro at that point in 2018, having worn the pink jersey for 13 days, before cracking on that climb. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Redemption for Yates on epic mountain climb as he closes in on Giro d'Italia title
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) — Simon Yates produced one of the greatest rides of his career, up one of cycling's most grueling climbs, to all but win the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Yates had started the penultimate stage in third, one minute and 21 seconds behind previous leader Isaac Del Toro but the British cyclist launched a solo attack on the beyond-category climb to Colle delle Finestre — the same mountain that spelled heartbreak for him seven years ago — to ride clear of his overall rivals. The 32-year-old Yates, who won the Spanish Vuelta in 2018, was openly sobbing after he crossed the line more than five minutes ahead of Del Toro. With just the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome left on Sunday, Yates moved into the lead of the three-week race and is all but certain to lift the famous Trofeo Senza Fine (Trophy With No End) for the first time. Yates' attack had echoes of Chris Froome's audacious move on the Finestre in 2018 that earned him the title. It was also redemption for Yates who had been leading the Giro at that point in 2018, having worn the pink jersey for 13 days, before cracking on that climb. Australian cyclist Chris Harper claimed his first individual victory in a Grand Tour on Saturday's 20th stage, a 205-kilometer (127-mile) leg from Verres to Sestriere. ___ AP cycling:
28-05-2025
- Sport
From disappointment to triumph: Giro leader Isaac Del Toro claims statement win on stage 17
BORMIO, Italy -- Not content with being the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro d'Italia, Isaac Del Toro claimed a statement win on one of the race's trickiest stages to add some precious seconds to his slender advantage. Del Toro had time to raise his arms over his head and then bow as the youngster crossed the line at the end of the 17th stage four seconds ahead of Romain Bardet and overall rival Richard Carapaz. It was Del Toro's first stage victory in a Grand Tour and might assuage some of his disappointment from the previous day, when he lost nearly two minutes to Carapaz and barely managed to hold onto the leader's pink jersey. With the bonus seconds, the 21-year-old Del Toro extended his lead to 41 seconds over Carapaz, who leapfrogged above Simon Yates into second. Yates is 51 seconds behind Del Toro. It is Del Toro's second Grand Tour. He finished 36th in the Spanish Vuelta last year. The 155-kilometer (96-mile) leg from San Michele All'Adige to Bormio featured three climbs, including the Mortirolo, one of the Giro's toughest and most famous climbs. It was there that Carapaz attacked but the Ecuadorian cyclist only had a 12-second advantage at the summit and was caught by his rivals on the descent. Del Toro made his move about nine kilometers from the finish, on the toughest section of the category three ascent of Le Motte. Carapaz managed to stick to his wheel but the young Mexican pulled away inside the final two kilometers and kept his small margin on the technical finish. Thursday's 18th stage is a 144-kilometer (89-mile) route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno that features three classified climbs before a relatively flat finale that should end in a bunch sprint. The Giro ends in Rome on Sunday. ___
