Simon Yates made a memorable company in the 20th stage of the Giro d’Italia 2025, conquering the pink jersey and laying the foundations for the final victory. The British of the Visma-Leaase Team in Bike attacked decisively on the Windows Colle, taking advantage of the marking between Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz, and gained a significant advantage that allowed him to wear the pink jersey with a margin of 3 minutes and 56 seconds on Del Toro and 4 minutes and 43 seconds on Carapaz. The stage, which started from Verrès and ended in Sestriere after 205 km, was won by Australian Chris Harper, who preceded Alessandro Verre and Yates himself. However, it was Yates’ performance that catalyzes the attention, marking a personal revenge seven years after the crisis on the same hill of the windows in 2018. With the final stage in Rome scheduled as a catwalk, Simon Yates is destined to be crowned winner of the Giro d’Italia 2025, adding this success to his Palmarès which includes the Vuelta in España of 2018.
The general classification after the 20th stage sees Yates under the command, followed by Del Toro and Carapaz, who paid their awaiting strategy and the lack of collaboration in contrasting the British attack. The 20th stage of the Giro d’Italia 2025 will be remembered as one of the most exciting and decisive of recent years, with Simon Yates protagonist of one of the most spectacular comebacks in the history of the pink race.