(Reuters) - Britain's Simon Yates claimed overall victory in the Tirreno Adriatico after holding off his rivals in the final stage time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto on Monday. The 28-year-old Mitchelton-Scott rider went into the 10km TT, the eighth stage, with a 16-second cushion over Rafal Majka and finished a handy 17th despite being a specialist climber. Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas used his strong time trial skills to finish fourth in the stage but was unable to claw back a 39-second deficit on Yates in the overall standings. Thomas, who will ride the Giro d'Italia after being left off his team's Tour de France roster, finished second overall, 17 seconds behind Yates with Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) dropping down to third place. You never know until the last moment so I just tried to go to the maximum possible and I'm happy I could pull it off."

Source: The Star September 14, 2020 15:56 UTC