MADRID (Reuters) - Simon Yates's Vuelta a Espana victory on Sunday continued Britain's remarkable recent domination of road cycling, delivering a ninth Grand Tour since 2012 for a country with no previous history of success in the sport.
No British cyclist had won one of the sport's big three races until Bradley Wiggins triumphed in the 2012 Tour de France, completing an impressive transition from Olympic track champion to the sport's biggest prize.
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