I have decided to run a story following the career of the my two favourite riders in the pro peloton right now. The Yates Brothers! After a successful season in 2013 the Brothers have had to move teams, due to the disbandment of the Netapp Endura Team at the end of the season. Having ridden their first ever grand tour , the Giro, both brothers enjoyed stints in the King of the Mountains Jersey, with Adam securing victory in the classification ahead of Chris Froome. in 2014 the Yates have continued to show their promise as riders of the future with Simon taking his two biggest wins to date in Amstel Gol and Flèche Wallone to confirm his status as the new kid on the block.
The Yates Brothers turned pro in 2013 with Team Netapp Endura, and after a successful season hat saw Adam win the King of the Mountains jersey in the Giro d'Italia, and Simon win a stage of the Vuelta, as well as the Tour of Britain. However the Yates first season ended, with them moving teams after the disbandment of Team Netapp, after the Withdrawl of the sponsor.
In 2014 The Yates Brothers joined Team Cannondale, along with their teamate Mikel Nieve and Team Sky's Chris Froome and Richie Porte. The early season saw success for both brothers with Simon winning the Tour Down Under, Flèche Wallone and Amstel Gold, to show he is an up am coming puncher, however Adam was just as successful as Simon in the early season with him winning the Tour of Oman, and placing in the top 10 in both Paris Nice and the Tour of Catalunya, to show the world his potential as a stage race rider. After a rule change, the brothers joined new World Tour team, Leopard Trek for the remainder of the season, in the hope of finding success at the Vuelta and World Championships.
After Adam's Vuelta victory and Simon's double Ardenne Classics triumph, the brothers have proved they have talent, but can they win big races consistently? The Yates start their year at the National Championships in Cumbria on a course that appears built for the twins.
Major Victories
Adam
1 x Overall Winner, Vuelta a Espana - 2014 1 x KoM Rankings, Tour De France - 2014 1 x KoM rankings, Giro D'Italia - 2013 1 x KoM Rankings, Vuelta a Espana - 2014
1 x Young Rider, Giro d'Italia - 2014
1 x Young Rider, Vuelta a Espana - 2014
3 x Stage Wins, Tour De France - 2014 (Stage 12, 16 + 19)
2 x Stage Wins, Giro d'Italia - 2014 (Stage 12 + 18)
3 x Stage Wins, Vuelta a Espana - 2014 (Stage 14, 15 + 16) Leader of the Vuelta a Espana - 2014 (4 days)
1 x Tour De Suisse Winner - 2014
1 x Tour of Oman Winner - 2014, 2015
1 x British National Road Race Champion - 2014
1 x British National TT Champion - 2014
Simon
1 x World Road Race Champion - 2014 1 x Points Jersey Winner, Tour De France - 2014
1 x Stage Winner, Tour De France 2014 (Stage 4)
5 x Stage Wins, Giro d'Italia - 2014 (Stage 2, 5, 6, 7 + 10)
3 x Stage Wins, Vuelta a Espana - 2013 (Stage 6), 2014 (Stage 5 + 11) Leader of the Tour De France - 2014 (6 days) Leader of the Vuelta a Espana - 2013 (3 days)
1 x Amstel Gold - 2014
1 x Fleche Wallone - 2014
1 x Tour Down Under Winner - 2014
2 x Tour of Britain Winner - 2013, 2014
2 x British National Road Race Champion - 2013, 2015
Major Race Winners
2013
Grand Tours
Tour De France - Chris Froome (Sky) Giro d'Italia - Chris Froome (Sky) Vuelta a Espana - Alberto Contador (Saxo)
The Monuments
Milan – San Remo - Edvald Boasson Hagen (Netapp) Tour of Flanders - Tom Boonen (Omega Phrama) Paris–Roubaix - Peter Sagan (Cannondale) Liège–Bastogne–Liège - Dan Martin (Garmin) Giro di Lombardia - Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
Tour De France - Chris Froome (Cannondale) Giro d'Italia - Richie Porte (Cannondale) Vuelta a Espana Adam Yates (Leopard Trek)
The Monuments
Milan – San Remo - Matt Goss (Cannondale) Tour of Flanders - Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack) Paris–Roubaix - Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack) Liège–Bastogne–Liège - Alberto Contador (Saxo) Giro di Lombardia Daniel Martin (Garmin)
3rd National Scratch Race Championships 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir * * These results are actually from 2013.
2013
3rd British National Time Trial Champs.
Tour of San Luis 2nd Young Rider Rankings
Tour Of Oman 2nd Overall 1st Stage 4 & 5 1st KoM Jersey 1st Young Rider Jersey 2nd Points Jersey
Tour of Langkawi 5th Overall 1st Young Riders Ranking
Criterium International 4th Overall 2nd Young Riders Ranking
Giro d'italia 1st KoM Rankings 11 days in KoM Jersey
USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2nd Overall 1st Young Rider 2nd Points 3rd KoM
Tour of Britain 1st Stage 1, 2 +6 2nd Overall 1st KoM 2nd Points 2nd Young Rider
2014
1st British National Road Race Championships
1st British National Time Trial Championships.
Tour Down Under 1st Stage 3 2nd Overall 2nd KoM 3rd Points 2nd Young Rider
Tour of Oman 1st Stage 2 1st Overall 1st Young Rider 1st KoM 1st Points
2nd Commonwealth Games Road Race
2nd Commonwealth Games Time Trial
Paris Nice 6th Overall 2nd KoM
Tour of Catalunya 5th Overall 1st Stage 7 1st Young Rider 1st KoM
Tour of Romandie 6th Overall
Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 12 + 18 1 day in Leaders Jersey 9 days in Young Riders Jersey 5th Overall 1st Young Rider
Tour De Suisse 1st Stage 2, 3 + 9 1st Overall 1st Young Rider 2nd Points 2nd KoM
Tour De France 1st KoM 1st Stage 12, 16 + 19 9 days in the KoM Jersey
Giro d'Aosta 1st Stage 4, 5 + 6 1st Overall 1st Points 1st KoM 1st Young Rider
Tour of Britain 3rd Young Rider 6th Overall
Vuelta a Espana 1st Overall 1st Young Rider 1st KoM 1st Stage 14, 15 + 16 4 days in Leader's Jersey 4 days in KoM Jersey 2 days in the Points Jersey 12 days in the Young Riders Jersey. 3rd Points
2015
British National Championships 2nd National Road Race Championships
Tour of San Luis 1st Overall 1st Points 1st KoM 1st Young Rider 1st Stage 5
Tour of Oman 1st Stage 2 + 4 1st Overall 1st KoM 3rd Points 1st Young Riders
Tirreno 1st Overall 1st Points 1st Stage 1 + 5
Simon Yates
Spoiler
2010
Junior Track World Championships 1st Jersey Madison (with Daniel McLay) 2nd Team pursuit
2011
1st Overall Twinings Pro-Am Tour 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir 9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
2012**
Track World Championships 1st Points race,
Tour of Britain 3rd Overall 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 6
3rd La Côte Picarde
An Post Rás 9th Overall 1st Young rider classification
Tour de l'Avenir 10th Overall 1st Stages 5 & 6
10th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
10th Overall Czech Cycling Tour ** These results are actually from 2013.
2013
1st British National Road Race Champs
Tour of San Luis 1st Young Rider Rankings 5th Overall
Tour of Oman 8th Overall 2nd Young Rider Jersey
Giro d'Italia 7 days in the KoM Jersey
USA Pro Cycling Challenge 10th Overall 3rd Young Rider 1st KoM
Vuelta a Espana 1st Stage 6 3 days in Leader's Jersey 5 days in Points Jersey 6 days in KoM Jersey 3 days in Young Riders Jersey
Tour of Britain 1st Stage 4 1st Overall 1st Points 1st Young Rider 2nd KoM
2014
Tour Down Under 1st Stage 4 1st Overall 1st Young Rider 3rd KoM
Tour of Oman 1st Stage 3 + 5 3rd Overall 2nd Young Rider 2nd Points 2nd KoM
3rd Commonwealth Games Road Race
3rd Commonwealth Games Time Trial
Paris Nice 8th Overall
Tour of Catalunya 1st Stage 5 2nd Points
1st Amstel Gold Race
1st Fleche Wallone
Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 2, 5, 6, 7 + 10 2 days in Leaders Jersey 7 days in Young Riders Jersey 13 days in Points Jersey 1 day in KoM Jersey 2nd Points
Tour De Suisse 1st Stage 1 + 4 1st Points
Tour De France 1st Points 1st Stage 4 19 days in the Points Jersey 6 days in the Yellow Jersey 6 days in the White Jersey
Tour of Britain 1st Stage 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 + 8 1st Overall 1st KoM 1st Points 1st Young Rider
World Championships 2nd World Time Trial 1st World Road Race
Vuelta a Espana 1st Stage 5 + 11 4 days in the Young Riders Jersey.
2015
British National Championships 1st National Road Race Championships
Tour of San Luis 1st Stage 4 2nd Points
Tour of Oman 1st Stage 3 6th Overall 2nd Points 2nd Young Riders
National Championships
Tour De San Luis
Tour Of Oman
Tour De Langkawi Criterium International
Giro d'Italia
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Vuelta a España Tour of Britain World Championships
Simon.
National Championships Tour De San Luis
Tour Of Oman
Tour De Langkawi
Criterium International
Giro d'Italia
USA Pro Cycling Challenge Vuelta a España Tour of Britain World ChampionshipsEdited by JoeArmstrong13 on 19-07-2014 11:30
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Adam Yates is the new kid on the block who along with brother Simon are the next great talents to come out of the UK. Although Adam didn't do it the typical way now of coming through the BC System, he did it the 'hard' way by racing for a french amateur team and hoping that he would be able to impress a pro team.
So Adam what's it like achieving what you have, by doing it your own way?
Well I really enjoyed it because I learned a new culture, and the racing on the continent is so different to races in the UK. I mean I could of made it easier for myself, but what's the fun in that.
Which races do you prefer the UK or France?
Well I think the obvious choice for my sort of rider is France, because the races are generally stage races, and thats better for m,e as I'm not the best at one day races, as I get stronger the longer the race is.
What's different about racing in France?
Well the races are longer, and there on open roads, where as a lot of racing in the UK is criterium based which I don't find as exciting because there is little if not no variation to the terrain.
Through the winter do you prefer to do Track or long winter Rides?
Definitely Track as it provides you with a great base going onto the road, but also the sessions are more intense. However as a pro I need to do more miles as the races are so much longer than the amateur races.
What do you want from this season?
Well really this year is just all about gaining experience. I'd love to ride a Grand Tour as they are so different to any other races, and I think that I will thrive in a 3 week long race. I mean the Tour of Britain will always be an aim for me as it's a great chance to ride on British roads, and especially with a summit finish this year. Although I've just got to do what the boss tells me, although I think that riding for a pro team with Simon will be a great experience and I can't wait
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Team Netapp Enduran would like to announce its roster for the 2013 season, we aim to give our riders every chance possible to win. Even if they are first year pros such as our new signings Simon and Adam Yates, or our leader in the sprints and mountains Edvald Boasson Hagen. However our request to become a Pro Tour team has been refused, therefore we will aim to prove that we deserve to be a World Tour team.
In a change to the calendar, British Cycling have decided to hold the national championships at the start of each year, with this years race to be held in cumbria with the race riding the same route as the Fred Whitton Challenge, but looping back to finish on the top of Honister Pass with its 25% gradients, it's sure to cause a shake up. The TT course will cover Whinlatter pass and Newlands Fell to finish in Buttermere at the bottom of Newlands Fell.
National Road Race
As I wasn't feeling to good today, I thought I'd try and get in the break so that I would be there in case Adam or Geraint needed me later in the race, but the bunch didn't want to chase and I built up a huge lead after the second climb I think I was something like 20 minutes up on the pack. Simon Yates
Today was a really weird race, when Simon went up the road I was sure that someone would chase, but no one did. I mean Wiggins (Astana) came up to Geraint and asked if we wanted to chase, which was a really stupid question as Simon was up the road, but I'd of thought that Pete (Kennaugh) and Chris (Froome) would of had Sky riding on the front because they were the two red hot favourites, but they seemed to want an easy day. Adam.
When Froome tried to go I managed to sit on his wheel, but I made sure not to do any work because by this time we had Simon way out in front and then Josh, Teo and Kristian in between. Froome seemed pretty keen to try and chad but I don't think he wanted to drag me across to Simon although it would of been hard as we were like 40 minutes down. Adam
I'm absolutely over the moon, I can't believe I won today especially after feeling so bad this morning. I mean I thought I would be dropped on the first climb because I was in so much pain, as I had crashed earlier in the week while recceing the course. I was pretty bashed up, and I still have a lot of bruising on my chest as that's where I hit first. It's just such a great prize, and I can't believe it. Simon
I must admit I was pretty emotional when Simon was up on the podium because he's worked so hard for this, and he deserves it so much. We made sure we rode the correct race and I think that we've showed the future is bright for British Cycling. To beat some of the riders that have won the tour in the past is pretty impressive. I'm just so proud of him and I can't wait to see him properly to congratulate him, as he's just a star. Simon's DadEdited by JoeArmstrong13 on 20-07-2014 17:40
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Today was a really hard race as the climbs were pretty steep, I mean the race manual didn't really do them justice because they were a lot linger and steeper than it said in the book. I think my pacing was good but I didn't want to take any risks on the descent so I just tried to keep it cool. Simon
I think I went out to hard today and my check times show, I mean I was leading at the first time check but by the end I'd just died and I couldn't push anymore although I suppose that's good because it only makes you stronger, and I know for next time I hav to be careful about my pacing. Adam
Post Race Press Conference
You know I'm happy with third because it was my first proper time trial in the pro ranks, and I think to beat riders of the calibre that I have like the names I grew up reading about like Dave Miller and Brad Wiggins I'm happy, and I must admit a bit star struck. The team had another great day today as Geraint took the win, and we beat Sky in the team competition. AdamEdited by JoeArmstrong13 on 20-07-2014 17:43
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Netapp's New National Champion was out on the road yesterday, testing out his new British champions kit, What do you think?
Th team on behalf of all it's sponsors would like to congratulate Simon on what was an astounding ride in the Lake District. After all he is only 21, what a bright future he seems to have. Celebrate his victory with us on twitter. #GoSimon
Simon's next race will be at the Tour of San Luis where he will aim to help Netapp's new signings Gerain Thomas and Edvald Boasson Hagen deliver the bacon in the short stage race as they aim to prepare for the Giro.
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