Giro d’Italia Stage 21 Race Report: Simon Yates is the final overall 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 in the traditional flat final stage. The bunch sprint was won 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 Education-EasyPost) on the final podium.
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The final stage of the Giro d’Italia goes through the capital City of Rome. In the last 75 kilometres, the riders will cover a 9.5 kilometre circuit through the city centre, past the Fori Imperiali and the Colosseum.
Stage 21
The start on Sunday the 1st of June is from the Vatican City to honour the late Pope Francis, who died at the end of April at the age of 88 and was a big fan of all sports. From the Vatican, the race heads to the Tyrrhenian coast, to then come back to Rome again after 40 kilometres. The race then concludes on the circuit. Again there will be a bunch sprint before the final podium celebrations.
Pope Leo XIV blessed the Giro d’Italia riders as they passed through Vatican City State. “It is a pleasure to greet you on this final stage of the Giro d’Italia. Know that you are role models for young people around the world. I thank you for what you do. I hope that, just as you have learned to take care of your bodies, you will also take care of your spirits! May God bless you.”
Urbano Cairo, President of RCS MediaGroup, donated a Maglia Rosa to Pope Leo XIV
Simon Yates – Happy in pink
Visma | Lease a Bike at the start in a mainly black jerseys in memory Robert Gesink’s wife who passed away on Saturday
The competition leaders at the start
New pink bike for Simon Yates
The Yates brothers
After a ride out to the coast it was back to Roma
Altare Della Patria Vittoriano
The Colosseo
Another stage for Olav Kooij and Visma | Lease a Bike
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Giro d’Italia Final Stage 21 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 Pro Cycling Team
4. Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek
5. Luke Lamperti (USA) Soudal Quick-Step
6. Max Kanter (Ger) XDS Astana
7. Filippo Baroncini (Ita) UAE Emirates XRG
8. Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria Movistar
9. Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) (Ven) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè
10. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta.
Giro d’Italia Final Overall Result::
1. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike
2. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Emirates XRG
3. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost
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