Giro d’Italia champion Yates announces shock retirement

AFP | Paris

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Two-time Grand Tour winner Simon Yates announced yesterday that he was retiring from professional cycling, just seven months after winning the Giro d’Italia.

The news comes after Yates enjoyed probably the best season of his career, following up his stunning Giro success with a stage victory at July’s Tour de France.

“This may come as a surprise to many, but it is not a decision I have made lightly,” Yates said in a statement released by his team, Visma-Lease a Bike.

“I have been thinking about it for a long time, and it now feels like the right moment to step away from the sport.”

Yates, 33, shared more than a decade in the peloton with his twin brother Adam, initially together at the Jayco-AlUla team.