In Italy, Yates appeared on the front page of 'La Gazzetta dello Sport'. The newspaper refers to the emotions after the finish and the stop at the Pope at the start of the final stage in Rome. He was presented with a pink Team Visma | Lease a Bike jersey, signed by the overall winner, and briefly shook hands with the winners of all the classification jerseys.

Yates’ overall victory did not go unnoticed in his home country either. He is prominently featured on the front page of 'The Guardian'. The newspaper’s website also highlights the remarkable overall win with several dedicated articles: ''Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia triumph and banishes pain of 2018'', ''Giro d’Italia winner Simon Yates hails ‘huge moment in my career’'' and ''Simon Yates rides away with improbable prize of Giro d’Italia while rivals lose plot.''

In Belgium, Yates and his teammates were featured in several newspapers. 'Het Nieuwsblad' called it “a dream weekend for Team Visma | Lease a Bike” on its front page of the sports section. 'Het Laatste Nieuws' praised Van Aert for his role in the team’s victory: “Yates wins the Giro and has Van Aert to thank for it.” 'Het Nieuwsblad' also highlighted the Belgian star in its newspaper: “the pink coup for Van Aert & co.”

In the home country of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the victory is also receiving plenty of attention. Yates was pictured on the front page of 'Het Parool'. On the websites of national newspapers such as 'de Volkskrant', 'De Telegraaf', 'Trouw', and 'NRC', the team’s triumph was widely covered. 'NRC', for instance, spoke of a surprise: “With Simon Yates’ power grab, the Giro d’Italia ends in the spirit of this edition: with a stunning surprise.”