Giro d'Italia 2025 spoilers

[Dogtrousers]

So Simon Yates is the only British rider to have won GTs in more than one country?

No, Froome has won all 3
TdF multiple times.
Giro (Finestre ... Yates ... Must be sick of hearing about that)
Vuelta win was back dated 8 years. He didn't win it at the time but Cobo was struck out for doping

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

It's not that long ago that there were zero British GT winners.
Chris Froome being the first with the 2011 Vuelta.

I didn't realise that Wiggins' and G's TDF wins were their only GT wins, had it in my head they had won others.

 

[BrumJim]

No, Froome has won all 3
Even tho the Vuelta win was back dated 8 years

Of course!

 

[Dogtrousers]

I didn't realise that Wiggins' and G's TDF wins were their only GT wins, had it in my head they had won others.

And similarly, but in reverse, I always forget that Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro.

 

[CarbonClem]

Whether its multiple specific GT's, or GT's in general, Yates is still only the second GB rider to do more than one. Thats a stat that is quite surprising whilst also obvious.

 

[CarbonClem]

Caught up on Stage 20 late yesterday properly. No need for me to analyse as its been done to death, but some of my favourite bits -

1. Yates glancing down to DT/Carapaz on the hairpins seeing them below him
2. The size of WVA in front of Yates - looked like a Dad and his son.
3. The grimace of WVA and the way he parked up.
4. The absolute 'no f**ks given' look on DT's face versus the absolute face like thunder of Carapaz
5. Carapaz pulling over to force DT to come through on the gravel hairpin
6. The crowds on Finestre - looked ace with seemingly few idiots.

Chapeau Simon Yates - really chuffed for him.

 

[Dogtrousers]

GB has12 GT wins, 7 of which are Froome (T,G&V), 2 Yates S (V&G), and one each for Wiggins(T), Thomas(T) and TGH(G)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Tour_general_classification_winners

Given the hoo ha when Wiggins won in 2012 it's not really surprising.

 

[mididoctors]

But Froome is the only British rider to have achieved the latter (multiple wins in the same GT) anyway, so your point is fairly moot.

Magnus backstedt is more British than froome

 

[misforturob]

Magnus backstedt is more British than froome

Which Grand Tour did he win?

 

[mididoctors]

Just trolling

 

[Legs]

Magnus backstedt is more British than froome

I did contemplate putting speech marks around "British"!

 

[PurplePenguin]

Just trolling

Would be more effective in a British winners of P-R discussion.

 

[T4tomo]

No, Froome has won all 3
TdF multiple times.
Giro (Finestre ... Yates ... Must be sick of hearing about that)
Vuelta win was back dated 8 years. He didn't win it at the time but Cobo was struck out for doping

He did win it later on too by crossing the line first

 

[mididoctors]

Would be more effective in a British winners of P-R discussion.

I'm a idiot ...out of my league

 

[mididoctors]

He did win it later on too by crossing the line first

The inhaler vuelta where Wout poels dragged him to the line