Adam Yates
Yates at the 2015 Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Richard Yates |
| Nickname | The Shadow |
| Born | 7 August 1992 Bury, England |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2011–2012 | UVCA Troyes |
| 2013 | CC Etupes |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2020 | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 2021–2022 | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 2023– | UAE Team Emirates |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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 XRG. 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 Yates.
Yates has taken more than twenty wins during his professional career, including overall victories at the 2021 Volta a Catalunya, the 2023 Tour de Romandie and the 2024 Tour de Suisse. He has also won a stage at the Tour de France, in 2023, and the one-day races Clásica de San Sebastián (2015) and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (2023).