Simon Yates to seal Vuelta a España win after surviving final mountain stage

• Yates leads with only processional stage to Madrid remaining
• Victory to complete Grand Tour clean sweep for British cycling

Simon Yates stepped from his team bus in Escaldes-Engordany on Saturday lunchtime, before the penultimate and decisive stage of the Vuelta a España, greeted his girlfriend and then gave the answers he has been giving for the nine days he has had the leader’s red jersey.

He was as understated as always, saying that he was focused only on the stage at hand, that his team had prepared for all possible scenarios, and that he would not start thinking of victory in Madrid on Sunday until the summit of the Coll de la Gallina, after 97km and six climbs.

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