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Adam Yates

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Born
1992 (32 years old)

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Bury, England

Position
Cyclist

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

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Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight
58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)

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Team
UAE Team Emirates XRG

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Great Britain Cycling

League
UCI World Tour

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Latest Results

					Tour de France	29 Jun 24
					Tour de Suisse	09 Jun 24

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Adam Richard Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British professional road and track racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. The twin brother of Simon Yates, Adam Yates placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and won the young rider classification, becoming the first British rider to win that classification, one year ahead of his twin brother Simon.

Early life and amateur career
Adam 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. Both brothers soon started riding on the road for Bury Clarion and on the track for Eastlands Velo. 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.

Yates finished second by just 55 seconds to Spanish rider Rubén Fernández in the general classification of the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir whilst representing the British national team.