Yates Makes History In Pink Jersey

Team and leadership experience make the difference, reports Gregor Brown

- Gregor Brown

Simon Yates rode himself into the record books last week, racking up more wins in a Grand Tour leader’s jersey in a single race than any Brit before him.

Yates went into the second rest day with the maglia rosa on his shoulders having held it for 10 days. In that time he repeatedly attacked and won three stages — the first rider to do so at the Giro since Gilberto Simoni in 2003.

As well as sailing away from his rivals whenever the road goes up, as Yates has done so far in his first Giro, he has also breezed through the post-stage rigmarole incumbent on the race leader that has tripped up many younger riders over the years.