Simon Yates (cyclist)

Simon Yates
	Yates, Stage 15, Tour de France, 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Simon Philip Yates
Born	7 August 1992; Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Team information
Current team	Visma–Lease a Bike
Disciplines	Road; Track;
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber; All-rounder (road); Endurance (track)
Amateur team
2013	100% me
Professional teams
2014–2024	Orica–GreenEDGE
2025–	Visma–Lease a Bike
Major wins
	Road Grand Tours Tour de France Young rider classification (2017) 3 individual stages (2019, 2025) Giro d'Italia General classification (2025) 6 individual stages (2018, 2021, 2022) Vuelta a España General classification (2018) Combination classification (2018) 2 individual stages (2016, 2018) Stage races Tirreno–Adriatico (2020) Tour of the Alps (2021) Other UCI World Tour (2018) Track World Championships Points race (2013)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Great Britain
World Championships

Simon Philip Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British professional road and track racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.^[7] His twin brother is Adam Yates, who is also a professional cyclist. He won the gold medal in the points race at the 2013 Track Cycling World Championships. Following a doping ban in 2016, he won the young rider classification in the 2017 Tour de France and the general classification in the 2018 Vuelta a España and 2025 Giro d'Italia. Yates has taken more than thirty professional victories, including eleven Grand Tour stage victories – six at the Giro d'Italia, three at the Tour de France and two at the Vuelta a España. Yates has been a resident of Andorra since 2015.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Simon Yates". Eurosport Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
^ Bridgewood, Oliver (6 August 2015). "Simon Yates's Scott Addict". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "100% me". UK Anti-Doping. United Kingdom Anti-Doping Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ "Bio". Simon-Yates.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[eurosport-1] "Simon Yates". Eurosport Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[2] Bridgewood, Oliver (6 August 2015). "Simon Yates's Scott Addict". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[3] "100% me". UK Anti-Doping. United Kingdom Anti-Doping Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[4] "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[5] "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[6] "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[7] "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[8] "Bio". Simon-Yates.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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