Briton Simon Yates wins Giro d’Italia – Diepresse.com
Started with papal blessing, Simon Yates brought almost a four -minute lead over his first pursuer to the finish line in Rome. Patrick Konrad was 72.
Simon Yates won the 108th Giro d’Italia on Sunday. For the 32-year-old British, it is the second Grand Tour Triumph after the Vuelta 2018. The final stage over 143 predominantly flat kilometers in and around Rome was made for the sprinters as expected. Yates’ Visma teammate Olav Kooij won his second day of the day after 3:12:19 hours in the course of the tour. In the end, Yates was 3:56 minutes ahead of Isaac del Toro (Mex), third was Richard Carapaz (ECU).
« I still have to digest. « We kept the focus and knew we had a chance, » said the Brit, who won the Giro and the Vuelta as a eighth driver.
The round of honor on the end of the end with the start in the Vatican and the destination at Circus Maximus survived Yates unscathed, after taking over the pink leader jersey in the last mountain stage from the Mexican young star Del Toro. « It’s a little bit like in a fairy tale. I can’t believe all of this, » Yates said after his famous climbing show on Saturday. « It won’t get any better. »
Del Toro (UAE) was very close to the Giro in the Maglia Rosa after almost two weeks in the Maglia Rosa. Carapaz (EF Education), the 2019 Giro winner, was 4:43 minutes behind.
Pope blessed Peloton
The peloton with papal blessings had been sent to the final stage. Pope Leo XIV welcomed the field before the start in the Vatican State. Previously, the jersey carriers around Yates had risen from their bikes and had shaken their hand to the Pope. Leo XIV was presented with a pink jersey that traditionally bears the leader of the race. When the field slowly set off, the head of the Catholic Church applauded.
The stop in the Vatican state was apparently one of the last decisions of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. It is the first time that the last stage led through the Vatican. In 1974 the tour of Italy was started there.
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At the location of the largest defeat
For Yates, the Saturday stage was not just any section that ultimately brought the decision on the overall victory in the world’s second largest bike tour. For Yates it was a day for inner peace. If you like, a pink revenge. The 32-year-old had experienced the low point of his career at the monstrous finestre, the last eight of almost 19 kilometers of almost 19 kilometers. In 2018 he went to the third -last stage as a sovereign leader. Then came the finestre – and Chris Froome competed 80 kilometers before the finish line to his legendary solo. Yates broke completely, lost almost 40 minutes and the Giro.
« When the route was released, I had the idea of coming back and ending the chapter, » admitted Yates. « Maybe not necessarily in this way, but I wanted to prove it myself in some form. »
Del Toro loses « game »
With 1:21 minutes behind, Yates went into the Finestre stage as the overall press. Since the young del Toro – the discovery of this giros – only had eyes for his direct pursuer Carapaz, Yates took his fate into his own hands. However, it took four hard attacks for the Lancashire man to finally tore the decisive gap. Del Toro only reacted when Yates was virtually in the pink jersey – the Giro was already lost for him. « Everyone played games, » said del Toro. « Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. »
In all likelihood, del Toro will still get numerous opportunities. In the future, Yates can say that he has done pretty much the maximum out of his career. In addition to Vuelta, he can also call himself a Giro winner, and he also won two stages at the Tour de France. An overall victory there is actually one size too big in view of the competitors Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, who is driving in his team.
Austria’s only contribution, Patrick Konrad finished 106 on the end of the end. In the final ranking, the Lidl Trek pilot appeared with 3:17:41 hours behind the 73rd place. (APA/dpa)
