Reserved, resilient Simon Yates casts off Giro demons to crown career

Reserved Yates ended years of frustration when he rolled across the line in front of the Circus Maximus Rome wearing the pink jersey for the overall Giro leader, taken with an astonishing performance in Saturday's penultimate stage. "To be honest, I think it's the peak of my career. I don't think anything will top this," said Yates on Saturday. Other than being more guarded, veteran Yates is otherwise indistinguishable from his twin brother Adam, with whom he stood at the start of the 21st and final stage of the Italian Grand Tour.