The British cyclist won the second and final stage in the Salamanca town of Guijuelo.
Yates delivered the final blow to the stage on the climb to Alto de los Santos
Briton Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) achieved the final victory on Thursday in the XXXVI International Cycling Tour of Castilla y León by winning the second and final stage, with start and finish in the Salamanca town of Guijuelo.
Yates, 29, who won the Vuelta a España in 2018, delivered the final blow to the stage and the race on the climb to Alto de los Santos, just over 20 kilometers from the finish line, managing to build a lead of around a minute to add another victory to his list of achievements.
Only New Zealander George Bennet (UAE) was able to challenge him in a fruitless pursuit that only served to secure the second step on the podium, by managing to escape from the American Sean Bennet (China Glory) who initially accompanied him on the break, but who eventually gave up.
Behind, the peloton became a rosary of riders, with the strongest entering the leading positions, among them the Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) who, as happened in the first stage that finished in Morales del Vino (Zamora), also made an appearance in the final breakaways, but without positive results.
The race leader after his victory in the first stage, the also Italian Giacomo Nizzolo was never in a position to defend his privileged position, undoubtedly aware of the power of other rivals, such as the one who ultimately emerged as the winner.
In the mountain classification, David González (Caja Rural) took the win, while in the intermediate sprints, the victory went to Briton Daniel McLay (Arkea).
Yates takes over from Frenchman Matis Louvel (Arkea), demonstrating the favoritism he had coming into the Castilian-Leonese round and becoming one of the candidates for the Vuelta a Espana, which begins on August 19 in Utrecht (Netherlands) with a team time trial.
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