Sean Yates

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sean Yates
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1960(1960-05-18)
Age	64
Birthplace	Ewell
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Sean Yates Biography

Sean Yates is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on May 18, 1960 in Ewell, England, United Kingdom. Sean Yates (born 18 May 1960) is an English former professional cyclist as well as director sportif.

The year 1989 was the first time Yates had a positive test for steroids anabolic in a drug test at the beginning stage of the Torhout-Werchter. But his ‘B’ test did not match the ‘A’ test and Yates was later cleared as it was believed that a labelling error could have occurred , and the tested specimen was never his.

After retiring in 1996, Yates became manager of the Linda McCartney Racing Team, which competed at the Giro d’Italia. After the team’s collapse in 2001, Yates helped set up the Australian iteamNova but left after funds ran out. After six months out of cycling, he joined Team CSC-Tiscali before moving to Discovery, in 2005, at the invitation of Lance Armstrong. In June 2007, Yates was manager of Team Discovery a USA team and, in 2008, went on to manage riders on the Astana cycling team.

Yates retired in 1996 having competed in 12 Tours, completing nine; 45th was his best placing overall.

In 1988, while riding for Fagor He won six stages of the Tour de France, a 52 km time-trial. He beat Roberto Visentini by 14 seconds and Tony Rominger by 23 seconds. In the same year, he also took home a stage in the Vuelta a Espana, Paris-Nice, Midi-Libre and finished fourth overall in the Tour of Britain.

Sean Yates Net Worth

Sean Yates is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sean Yates 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yates participated in his first Summer Olympics and placed at sixth place in the 4,500m solo race. In 1980, as an amateur Yates was the winner of the British 25-mile time trial championship, and also set the record in the nation for time trials over 10 miles, by 19m 44 seconds.

As an amateur, Yates rode for the Athletic Club BoulogneBillancourt in Paris the most successful European sporting club, along with teammates British cyclists John Herety and Jeff Williams. Yates first race with ACBB ACBB took place at in the Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez which was won by riding from at the top of the field. Yates was a winner of 15 races with the ACBB and finished third in the prestigious single race called the time trial Grand Prix des Nations which was won by Martial Gayant. Yates earned a name for his time trial skills and also for his incredible ability to speed up and exert power. He made his professional debut in 1982 with Peugeot and was riding with Graham Jones, Phil Anderson, Robert Millar and Stephen Roche. He was in Peugeot for six years and was crowned British Professional Individual Pursuit champion in 1982 and in 1983.

In 1989 he joined the American team, 7-Eleven and took two stages and overall victory in the Tour of Belgium, won the Grand Prix Eddy Merckx and finished second in Gent–Wevelgem. In 1991 Yates then moved to Motorola, where he rode with Lance Armstrong. During stage six of the 1994 Tour de France Yates got into a breakaway and took the overall lead by one second over Gianluca Bortolami. He became only the third Briton to wear the yellow jersey. He wore it for one day and after Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour De France he sold it to him; this has become Wiggins’ most prized possession in his collection.

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Following the report in October 2012 from the US Anti-Doping Agency that detailed organised doping in the US Postal/Discovery Channel teams, Yates insisted on BBC Radio 5 Live that he saw nothing suspicious during his six years working alongside Lance Armstrong.

Facts & Trivia

Sean Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sean Yates celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.