The sky appears to be the limit for French sprinting sensation Paul Magnier after the Soudal Quick-Step rider claimed a second Giro d’Italia stage win in three races in Sofia on Sunday. Aged just 22, Magnier lit up the opening few days in Bulgaria and saved his best for the capital as he overpowered illustrious rivals Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) and Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet Rose Rockets) to win by half a wheel-length.
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Guillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to become the first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage in a dramatic sprint after a crash involving nearly 20 riders disrupted the hilly, rain-soaked 221 km ride from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.
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France’s Paul Magnier won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia after a huge crash during a bunch sprint. The 22-year-old Soudal-Quick Step rider claimed his first Grand Tour victory and the overall leader’s pink jersey, edging out Norway’s Tobias Lund Andresen of Decathlon-CMA CGM by inches, with Britain’s Ethan Vernon third for NSN Cycling. With 700 metres to go, the road narrowed, and the compression meant about 20 riders collided, crashing heavily and causing some spectators to flee as they hit the barrier.
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Britain’s Simon Yates sealed his first Giro d’Italia title by safely crossing the line on the final stage in Rome. The Bury-born rider, 32, took the leader’s pink jersey for the first time in the race on Saturday’s stage 20 with a sublime attack on the penultimate climb, having started the day in third. Yates celebrated with his Visma-Lease a Bike team-mates in a processional ride around the Italian capital following a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.
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Simon Yates buried his demons on the Colle delle Finestre to all but win the 2025 Giro d’Italia in one of cycling’s most memorable turnarounds in Stage 20 at Sestriere. The Briton dropped rivals Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz on the climb where he lost the 2018 race before linking up with Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Wout van Aert to secure the maglia rosa behind stage winner Chris Harper.
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