Yates held off the chasers – led home by Davide Formolo and Davide Rebellin, two seconds in arrears – and was able to take the leader's blue jersey from Taaramäe, who crossed the line seven seconds behind Yates. A reduced peloton had formed on the final climb from which Yates attacked with around a kilometre remaining. After two stages that suited the sprinters, Yates achieved his first professional victory on the sixth stage, finishing at the House of the Virgin Mary in Selçuk. Yates was the only person to follow an attack by Rein Taaramäe on the final climb to Elmalı, and ultimately finished the stage in second place, six seconds down on Taaramäe after he had attacked again in the closing metres. On the third stage, he became the 'de facto' team leader after Simon crashed out of the race. He had been one of the team's protected riders for the general classification, along with his brother. Yates's breakthrough results came at the Tour of Turkey in late April and early May 2014. Yates at the 2014 Tour of Turkey, where he achieved his first professional victories
In his first professional race, the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, Yates finished eleventh overall and first in the young rider classification. Having spent a successful season with French amateur team CC Etupes, he joined the Australian UCI World Tour team Orica–GreenEDGE along with his brother in 2014. Professional career Orica–GreenEDGE/Mitchelton–Scott (2014–2020) 2014 Yates finished second by just 55 seconds to Spanish rider Rubén Fernández in the general classification of the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir while representing the British national team. Whilst Simon was selected for the British Cycling Olympic Academy programme, Adam pursued his road racing career in France with financial help from the Dave Rayner Fund. Both brothers soon started riding on the road for Bury Clarion and on the track for Eastlands Velo. Early life and amateur career Īdam and Simon took up cycling after their father John was injured in a collision with a car while riding – during his recovery he took the twins to Manchester Velodrome to track sessions run by his cycling club, Bury Clarion, to keep in touch with the other members.
Yates placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and became the first British rider to win the young rider classification, one year ahead of his twin brother Simon. One-day races and Classics Clásica de San Sebastián ( 2015) GP Industria & Artigianato (2014, 2017)Īdam Richard Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British professional road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. Stage races Tour de Romandie ( 2023) Volta a Catalunya ( 2021) UAE Tour ( 2020) Deutschland Tour ( 2022) Tour of Turkey ( 2014) Grand Tours Tour de France Young rider classification ( 2016) 1 individual stage ( 2023)
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