In a wide open field of general classification contenders, could it be Simon Yates who wins the 2025 Giro d’Italia?

Making his first Grand Tour appearance for Visma-Lease a Bike, in the race he came so heartbreakingly close to winning in 2018, Yates is back at the Italian race for a sixth time.

Though the likes of Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) are deemed the favourites to win the maglia rosa, in the absence of Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard the race for pink is expected to be far more competitive than recent editions of the Tour de France, for example.

Profiting from the lack of a dominating rider could be Yates. “I’ll be trying to do the best GC possible, but at the moment I’m not gonna put a name on what that is exactly. Hopefully that’s high-up in the top-10,” said the 32-year-old, who finished third in the 2021 edition and has six Giro stage wins to his name.

This article was published on Cycling Weekly during the 2025 Giro d’Italia. You can read the full article here.