Simon Yates

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Yates
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Aug 7, 1992(1992-08-07)
Age	32
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Leo

Simon Yates Biography

Simon Yates is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on August 7, 1992 in England, United Kingdom. Cycling track and road cyclist who was awarded the young rider category in the 2017 Tour de France and the general classification at the 2018 Vuelta a Espana. He has been a part of teams such as Mitchelton-Scott as well as Orica GreenEDGE.

He shared a room together with He was roommates with Chris Froome at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. during his 2010, Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

At the age of 18, Simon was selected by British Cycling for its Olympic Academy programme. He was also selected for the England team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where his room-mate was Chris Froome.

Yates was Mitchelton–Scott’s team leader for the Vuelta a España, with support from his brother. Yates moved into third place on the general classification after stage 4, the first mountain stage, ten seconds behind leader Kwiatkowski. On the ninth stage, Yates took the leader’s red jersey from Rudy Molard going into the first rest day. However he lost the lead on stage 12, when Mitchelton–Scott elected not to close down a large breakaway, with the red jersey being taken by Jesús Herrada with Yates in second and Valverde in third. However the following day Yates cut nearly two minutes from Herrada’s lead, and he then took victory on the fourteenth stage, reclaiming the overall lead. He extended his lead during stage 16 (an individual time trial) and stage 19. On the last mountain stage the following day, Yates attacked his rivals on the penultimate climb, joining Miguel Ángel López and Nairo Quintana alongside Enric Mas at the head of the race, and eventually finishing third on the stage behind Mas and López, who moved up into second and third overall after Valverde and Steven Kruijswijk lost significant time. He went on to safely cross the finish line on the last stage in Madrid to secure his overall victory.

Yates is the brother to cycling star He is the twin brother of cyclist Adam Yates..

Simon Yates Net Worth

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

He began cycling after watching the races at the Manchester Velodrome track. He was 18 when he was picked as a participant by British Cycling for its Olympic Academy program.

He did not participate in his place in the 2015 Tour de France after testing positive for banned substance terbutaline.

Simon Philip Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Mitchelton–Scott. His twin brother is Adam Yates, who is also a cyclist for the same team. 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. Yates has also won multiple stages at each of cycling’s three grand tours.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On Stage 14, Yates finished second behind Chris Froome (Team Sky) on Monte Zoncolan. With six bonus seconds for finishing second, Yates extended his overall advantage over Dumoulin, whilst his gap over Froome was 3 minutes 10 seconds. Yates pedaled to a solo win on stage 15 to Sappada, attacking with 18 kilometres (11 miles) remaining, increasing his lead over Dumoulin. On Stage 17, a 34.2-kilometre (21.3-mile) individual time trial from Trento to Rovereto, Yates held on to his overall lead over Dumoulin. On stage 18 to Prato Nevoso Yates cracked on the final slopes of the summit finish and lost 28 seconds to all of his other general classification rivals. Stage 19 of the race had been classified as the ‘queen stage’ of the race, with three focussed climbs in the latter half of the stage. These included the half paved-half gravel climb of the Colle delle Finestre, followed by the climb to Sestriere and the final uphill finish too Bardonecchia. Yates cracked on the lower slopes of the Finestre, before Froome launched a solo attack with 80 kilometres (50 miles) left of the stage. Froome’s advantage grew throughout the second half of the stage, culminating in him taking a stage victory of more than three minutes and thereby also taking the overall race lead, 40 seconds ahead of Dumoulin. Yates lost over 38 minutes to Froome and dropped to 17th overall. He eventually finished the race 21st overall, 1 hour and 15 minutes behind the winner Froome.

Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon Yates celebrates birthday on August 7 of every year.

In April 2015 Yates finished fifth overall in the Tour of the Basque Country. Later that month he rode the Tour de Romandie and placed sixth overall. In June 2015 Yates finished fifth overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné after finishing second behind Chris Froome on the final stage, a summit finish at Modane. By doing so Yates also won the White Jersey as best young rider.

Where is Simon Yates now?

Yates currently lives in Cumbria (north west England) with his wife Jane Yates and their two children Lewis and Maisy Yates. Yates’ wife & children have accompanied him of some of his later expeditions.

Why did Yates cut rope?

Joe Simpson, one leg badly broken, was dangling helplessly above his doom in the Peruvian Andes, connected to life and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, by a 5/16-inch nylon line. Then Yates cut the rope to save his own life.

Who is older Adam or Simon Yates?

First up, the basics: – Both were born on August 7, 1992 (making them 26 at the time of writing). – Simon was born first, five minutes ahead of Adam. – They both have a reported race weight of 58kg.

Is Simon Yates riding the Tour de France?

Simon Yates has abandoned the Tour de France 2021. The British climber had been hoping to target stage wins in the Pyrenees in the coming days, but he was caught up in a high-speed crash with around 60km left to race on stage 13.

Are Simon and Adam Yates related?

Simon Philip Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco. 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.