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Yates feels time is right to step away from cycling
Manchester Evening News
|January 08, 2026
REIGNING Giro d'Italia champion Simon Yates has announced his shock retirement from cycling.
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The 33-year-old from Bury won his second Grand Tour title in 2025 to add to the Vuelta a Espana jersey he claimed back in 2018.
This story is from the January 08, 2026 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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