Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St.

Simon Yates of Visma-Lease a Bike won the 2025 Giro d'Italia on Sunday to claim his second Grand Tour victory, having effectively sealed the title a day earlier when he snatched the pink jersey from Isaac Del Toro.

Popes have blessed Giro cyclists, who have passed near St Peter’s Square, in the past, but this year was the first that the peloton rode inside the walls of the Vatican. The British cyclist who won the competition, Simon Yates, shook hands with the Pope and presented him with a duplicate of his pink jersey.

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The British rider seized the Maglia Rosa after gaining almost six minutes on Isaac del Toro over the Colle delle Finestre on Saturday.

Video. Pope Leo XIV blessed 159 cyclists in the Giro d'Italia as they rode through the Vatican gardens, honouring the original event planned by Pope Francis.

Daniele Fortuna's artwork unveiled at EUR Magliana metro station. Also in attendance: Giro d’Italia 108 winner Simon Yates who said "I did not expect to have such an experience, I am honoured and proud of what I did.

Leo blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St.

P icture the scene in the Visma-Lease a Bike team bus on the morning of the 20th stage of this fairytale edition of the Giro d'Italia. The previous day has been disappointing for