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Tour de France 2023: Did Simon Yates let twin brother win on Stage 1? Debate rages over Adam Yates victory

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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.

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