It was the third summit finish in this year’s Giro – and it’s only the end of week one! While I was worried the GC battle would be a damp squib like yesterday, with that infuriating watching-and-waiting tactic that seems to be so popular these days, I needn’t have been. It was a battle royale on the final few kilometres of the stage, one that Simon Yates played to perfection, taking the stage in a gruelling sprint for the line with Thibaut Pinot and Esteban Chaves coming second and third on the stage. While the British rider tightened his grip on pink, the rest of GC were a bit shaken up … ah huh huh …
