Did Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) let his twin brother win the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de France? That was the big debate on The Breakaway after a thrilling first chapter saw Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) take a maiden victory at the Tour.
The pair combined magnificently to open up an advantage on a select group containing pre-race favourites Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), ensuring it would be a famous day in the Yates household and the rarest of one-two finishes.
Ad But Simon's role in the finale prompted suggestions he might have been working for his brother. The 2018 Vuelta champion offered a huge pull inside the final kilometre before Adam swept past him on the uphill run to the line.
Tour de France'The injury isn’t completely behind him' — Pogacar and Yates to be co-leaders at Tour28/06/2023 AT 13:27 The conspiracy is not without merit.