With great sportsmanship, Mauro Gianetti, CEO and Team Principal of UAE Emirates XRG, agreed to comment on the Sestriere stage result: "Apart from the usual congratulations, we haven't yet spoken with Isaac to understand his emotions and obviously haven't analyzed the race yet. Simon Yates was incredible, he didn't follow Carapaz's violent attack, an attack that probably cost a lot to both Richard and Del Toro. Then a bit of tactics emerged between the two, and everything worked to Simon Yates's advantage, who found Van Aert and went on to deservedly win this Giro, taking a great revenge on this climb. The team? It was difficult for us to choose how to move with two fewer riders, if we had put a man in front we would have been missing behind, although we don't have proof of how things might have gone. I'm convinced that we couldn't have done more than what we did. Anyway, we discovered an intelligent champion, a champion that we like who emerges from this Giro d'Italia even more convinced of his possibilities".

And beside him, Rafal Majka makes a prediction: "Do you realize we're talking about a guy who is only 21 years old? And who has the future in his hands? I'm old, but Isaac will return here to win the Giro and you'll see he'll win the Giro and the Tour".