Simon Yates: The finale was the hardest 15km of my life

Simon Yates joined Eddy Merckx, Gilberto Simoni and Marco Pantani as the only riders to have won three stages at the Giro d'Italia while wearing the leader's maglia rosa.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.