Simon Yates picked himself up from disappointment in the Giro d'Italia and will win his first Grand Tour in MadridThere are familiar semantic havens when sport brings failure rather than success. Simon Yates' impending victory at the Vuelta a Espana has been buttressed by the strength of his Michelton-Scott team and eased by the absence of some star names and the troubled form of others. Yates came within two days of winning the Giro d'Italia in May. The cruel three-week examination of a Grand Tour demands consistency as much as flair. Vuelta win should make Simon a starThere is no fluking a Grand Tour.

Source: BBC September 15, 2018 18:26 UTC