Adam Yates is a British professional road and track racing cyclist born on August 7, 1992, in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
He currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG and has established himself as one of the top climbers in professional cycling.
Growing up in a cycling-oriented family, Yates attended Derby High School and was introduced to the sport through his father, John, who involved him and his twin brother in local track sessions after recovering from a cycling accident.
Siblings
Adam has one sibling, his identical twin brother Simon Yates, who is also a professional cyclist competing for Visma–Lease a Bike.
Born just minutes apart—Adam slightly older—the brothers share a close bond and have often raced together, including turning professional in 2014 with the same team.
They famously finished first and second on stage one of the 2023 Tour de France, becoming only the third set of brothers to achieve this feat in the race’s history.
Career
Yates began his professional journey after developing through amateur teams in France, supported by the Dave Rayner Fund, and securing a second-place finish in the general classification of the 2013 Tour de l’Avenir.
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He joined Orica–GreenEDGE (later Mitchelton-Scott) in 2014 alongside Simon, marking his WorldTour debut with an 11th overall at the Tour de San Luis.
Early breakthroughs included a general classification win at the 2014 Tour of Turkey and a solo victory at Clásica de San Sebastián in 2015.
After seven years with the Australian squad, he moved to Ineos Grenadiers in 2021, winning the Volta a Catalunya that year, before joining UAE Team Emirates in 2023.
There, he has supported leaders like Tadej Pogačar while achieving personal successes, such as the 2023 Tour de Romandie and 2024 Tour de Suisse general classifications.
Yates has also competed in the Olympics, riding the road race in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Accolades
Throughout his career, Yates has amassed over 20 professional victories, including multiple stage race general classifications like the 2020 UAE Tour, 2021 Volta a Catalunya, 2023 Tour de Romandie, and 2024 Tour de Suisse and Tour of Oman.
In Grand Tours, he earned fourth overall and the young rider classification at the 2016 Tour de France—the first British rider to win the latter—followed by third overall in 2023, where he also claimed stage one victory and wore the yellow jersey for five days.
Additional highlights include a 2015 Clásica de San Sebastián win, the 2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, and consistent top-10 finishes in races like Tirreno–Adriatico and Critérium du Dauphiné.
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