Simon Yates says riding Strade Bianche earlier this year helped him on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia 2021

The British rider moved up to fifth overall after holding on to the likes of Egan Bernal until the final climb

Simon Yates on stage 11 of Giro d'Italia 2021
(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Simon Yates says he's happy with how he performed on the gravel roads of Tuscany during the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2021 and that he's glad he rode Strade Bianche earlier in the season.

Yates (BikeExchange) has slowly been making his way up the overall standings and has gone under the radar a bit now that Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) and Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) have been seemingly the dominant riders.

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