Simon Yates closes in on Vuelta a Espana lead again

Having relinquished the Vuelta a Espana race lead a day ago, Simon Yates closed in on it once again on Friday's summit finish at La Camperona. The Mitchelton-Scott rider followed a late attack from Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and now sits just 1:42 behind the current race leader Jesus Herrada (Cofidis).

Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.