Overview
- Yates announced his immediate retirement on Wednesday via Instagram and a Team Visma–Lease a Bike statement.
- He is a two‑time Grand Tour winner and the current Giro d’Italia titleholder after triumphing in 2025.
- Team Visma–Lease a Bike praised his exit at a high point, with head of racing Grischa Niermann saluting his Giro win and 2025 Tour de France stage success.
- Reports note he still had a year remaining on his Visma contract as he steps away from the sport.
- His career included 10 Grand Tour stage wins and 36 professional victories, and a four‑month sanction in 2016 for a terbutaline positive linked by his then‑team to a missed therapeutic exemption.