Giro d’Italia Stage 21 Race Report: Simon Yates is the ultimate total winner of the 2025 Giro d’Italia. The British Visma | Lease a Bike rider celebrated his victory with a day in pink on the streets of Rome within the conventional flat closing stage. The bunch dash was gained by his teammate Olav Kooij. He beat Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Matteo Moschetti (Q36.5). Yates was joined by Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) and Richard Carapaz (EF Training-EasyPost) on the ultimate podium.
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The ultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia goes by means of the capital Metropolis of Rome. Within the final 75 kilometres, the riders will cowl a 9.5 kilometre circuit by means of the town centre, previous the Fori Imperiali and the Colosseum.
Stage 21
The beginning on Sunday the first of June is from the Vatican Metropolis to honour the late Pope Francis, who died on the finish of April on the age of 88 and was an enormous fan of all sports activities. From the Vatican, the race heads to the Tyrrhenian coast, to then come again to Rome once more after 40 kilometres. The race then concludes on the circuit. Once more there can be a bunch dash earlier than the ultimate podium celebrations.
Pope Leo XIV blessed the Giro d’Italia riders as they handed by means of Vatican Metropolis State. “It’s a pleasure to greet you on this closing stage of the Giro d’Italia. Know that you’re position fashions for younger individuals world wide. I thanks for what you do. I hope that, simply as you’ve got discovered to deal with your our bodies, additionally, you will deal with your spirits! Might God bless you.”
Urbano Cairo, President of RCS MediaGroup, donated a Maglia Rosa to Pope Leo XIV
After Saturday’s spectacular coup on the Colle delle Finestre, it was Simon Yates who would trip by means of Rome within the pink jersey. Within the neutralised zone, the peloton additionally rode by means of the Vatican Metropolis, the place the brand new Pope Leo XIV welcomed and blessed the riders. This was adopted by a 143 kilometer stage end on the marginally uphill straight subsequent to the Colosseum.
Simon Yates – Completely happy in pink
Visma | Lease a Bike firstly in a primarily black jerseys in reminiscence Robert Gesink’s spouse who handed away on Saturday
It was a day of combined emotions for the Visma | Lease a Bike. There was pleasure on the closing victory of Simon Yates, but additionally the unhappy information of the passing of Daisy Gesink, the spouse of former rider Robert Gesink. Pleasure and sorrow in Rome for the Dutch group, who had particular black jerseys with pink accents.
The competitors leaders firstly
New pink bike for Simon Yates
After the standard picture shoot, toasts with prosecco, and messing about for the cameras, the race correct bought beneath approach. It was Steven Kruijswijk who set the tempo on the entrance of the peloton and with about 70 kilometres to go, then the primary assaults began. A bunch of 6 together with Josef Cerny (Soudal Fast-Step), Alessandro Verre (Arkéa-B&B Accommodations), Enzo Paleni (Groupama-FDJ), Michael Hepburn (Jayco AlUla), Andrea Pietrobon (Polti VisitMalta) and Martin Marcellusi (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane) managed to get away.
The Yates brothers
After a trip out to the coast it was again to Roma
The lead elevated to 30 seconds, however the sprinter’s groups finally bought collectively and began to chase. Cerny and Paleni held out the longest, the Czech was the strongest of the group, however was pulled in on the ultimate lap. He was caught by the peloton simply over 5 kilometres from the end and the sprinters might prepare for the end.
Altare Della Patria Vittoriano
The Colosseo
Alpecin-Deceuninck, Tudor, Visma | Lease a Bike and Picnic PostNL began to get their dash trains in place. Olav Kooij bought the right lead-out from Edoardo Affini, who was the primary to go beneath the 1K to go banner with Wout van Aert and Kooij on his wheel. The Italian put in a powerful pull after which it was Van Aert who hit the entrance to launch Kooij to the road. The Dutch sprinter took the victory by a size with a protracted dash. He held off Kaden Groves and Matteo Moschetti.
Visma have been ensuring Yates would end safely
The Giro d’Italia couldn’t have ended higher for Visma | Lease a Bike, with three stage wins, two for Kooij and one for Van Aert, and the general victory for Simon Yates.
The proper lead-out for Olav Kooij
The ultimate metres of the 2025 Giro d’Italia
Stage winner, Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike): “We couldn’t want for a greater closing weekend. Yesterday it was actually superb for the group. In the present day I simply used every thing that was left within the legs. My team-mates made it loads simpler. We had a plan for the dash though it’s by no means straightforward to execute it however we actually dedicated to make it a dash end. With Edo [Affini] and Wout [van Aert], we went all in. We have been in an ideal place. I used to be already pleased with this Giro. To make it to Rome is absolutely particular.”
One other stage for Olav Kooij and Visma | Lease a Bike
The winner of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Simon Yates (Visma | Lease a Bike): “Actually it’s nonetheless sinking in! What an enormous second in my profession… I couldn’t be prouder of the entire group over three weeks. It’s been good that we had the likelihood to win the final stage with Olav [Kooij]. So we stored targeted until the tip. It’s a defining second of my profession, there’s little doubt about that. It’s a candy success.”
The Giro Everlasting Trophy for Simon Yates
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Giro d’Italia Closing Stage 21 End result:
1. Olav Kooij (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike in 3:12:19
2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Q36.5 Professional Biking Crew
4. Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek
5. Luke Lamperti (USA) Soudal Fast-Step
6. Max Kanter (Ger) XDS Astana
7. Filippo Baroncini (Ita) UAE Emirates XRG
8. Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria (Ven) Movistar
9. Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè
10. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta.
Giro d’Italia Closing Total End result::
1. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike in 82:31:01
2. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Emirates XRG at 3:56
3. Richard Carapaz (Eu) EF Training-EasyPost aat 4:43
4. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech at 6:23
5. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 7:32
6. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) Crimson Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 9:28
7. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (col) INEOS Grenadiers at 12:42
8. Einer Rubio Reyes (Col) Movistar at 13:05
9. Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Emirates XRG at 13:36
10. Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor at 14:27.
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