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 ...

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.

Simon Yates ridesclear of Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz on the Colle delle Finestre (AP) ...

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 ...

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.

The battle for the Giro d'Italia is set to come down to Saturday's penultimate stage on the famous Colle delle Finestre after Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Richard Carapaz (EF ...

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.

The Finestre, which has both tarmacked and gravel sections on its ascent, peaks out 2,178 metres above sea level and is the Cima Coppi – the highest point – of the 2025 Giro d'Italia.

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.

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.