Giro d'Italia, Simon Yates incredulous after reversal: "It' like a fairy tale"

Simon Yates won the Giro d’Italia 2025 after an incredible twist on the penultimate stage of the pink race. The attack at Colle delle Finestre took pink jersey Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz by surprise, and led to an earthquake in the standings that earned the Briton the overall victory.
“I’ve been trying to find the right words for a few minutes now. It is a very emotional moment. This victory is something I have been working for for so many years in which I also experienced so many negative moments. Today I had it in my mind to try to do something and I did it, I am really excited” are his words reported by cyclingpro.
“I honestly couldn“t realize that I was able to do what I did. As I said this achievement is something that I have been working for for so many years and that has narrowly escaped me in the past. Today is my day. Did I win right where in 2018 I lost? I am still realizing what happened but I think it is some kind of fairy tale”.
On strategy: “This morning I wasn“t even sure I wanted to try anything because the two guys ahead of me in the standings were stronger than me throughout the race so I was doubtful. My teammates, however, never stopped believing in me from the beginning”
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