Rising Mexican star Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has provided his fullest explanation to date about how he lost the 2025 Giro d'Italia to Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the second last day of the race.
Del Toro, 21, has had a spectacular second full year as a pro, winning 16 races in the 'official' 2025 season, and then already adding the Mexican National Time Trial and Road Race titles this October to his palmares for his 2026 tally.
However, his remarkable second place in the 2025 Giro d'Italia - as well as a stage win, several days in the lead and the Best Young Rider's jersey - could have been even better, had it not been for a controversial last-minute loss of the maglia rosa on the Colle delle Finistre to Yates.
