Simon Yates's victory in the Giro d'Italia could be presented as proof that justice exists. Deep down, we all know that bonuses don't always win and that we don't always get second chances, but in the case of the British cyclist, that wasn't the case. His victory was forged in the penultimate stage, on one of the toughest climbs in the Alps, the one in which seven years earlier Yates himself had suffered one of the toughest defeats of his career. Magnificent. It's true that Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, the great dominators of cycling at the moment, were not there, but the great Italian race—the one born more than a century ago in the pink pages of the Sports Gazette– has thrilled with the great debut of the young Mexican Isaac del Toro (UAETeam), who at just 21 years old, led the classification for almost the entire race, and has stood up to first Juan Ayuso - who ended up retiring - and then the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (he leaves on Saturday when he no longer does, with Yates). The last day was almost a tourist stage in Rome, passing by the Vatican, just as the late Pope Francis had wanted.