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- Bookmakers offering just 3/1 that one of the Yates can win a grand tour event for their respective teams this year
- Adam Yates has moved to Ineos Grenadiers for the upcoming campaign and will not ride alongside his Twin
- Simon Yates rides for Team BikeExchange–Jayco
Betting on the Yates brothers in 2022
Simon and Adam Yates were split in 2021 when Adam moved to Ineos Grenadiers and both twins recorded tour wins.
Adam was the overall winner of the Volta a Catalunya whilst brother Simon conquered the Tour of the Alps
Simon Yates now rides for Team BikeExchange–Jayco and bookmakers are not taking too many chances of either winning a grand tour event in 2022 by offering odds of just 3/1, transposing to a 25% probability chance of an overall victory for either.
What are the Grand Tours in Cycling?
Grand Tours are some of the most prestigious bicycle races in Europe. They include three major stages: The Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España which all take place over about 3 weeks with daily stages that can average up to 200 miles each!
Simon Yates
Simon Philip Yates, a British cyclist who currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco in both road and track events. He was born on August 7th 1992
2021 Record
| Tour | Overall | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Tour of the Alpe | Winner | Won stage 2 |
| Giro d'Italia | 3rd | Won stage 19 |
| CRO Race | 4th | Winner of Mountains |
| Volta a Catalunya | 9th | n/a |
| Tirreno-Adriatico | 10th | n/a |
Adam Yates
Adam Richard Yates is the twin brother of Simon sharing 7th August as birthdays, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.
Adam placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and won the young rider classification, becoming the first British rider to win that classification, a year prior to his brother replicating the feat.
2021 Record
| Tour | Overall | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Volta a Catalunya | Winner | Winner Stage 3 |
| UAE Tour | Runner-Up | n/a |
| Milano-Torino | Runner-Up | n/a |
| Giro di Lombardia | 3rd | n/a |
| Vuelta a España | 4th | n/a |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 4th | n/a |
| Giro dell'Emilia | 4th | n/a |
| Olympic Games | 9th | n/a |
