‘I’m entering my peak!’ – Adam Yates joins UAE Team Emirates on three-year deal from Ineos Grenadiers

British cycling star Adam Yates has joined UAE Team Emirates on a three-year deal until 2025, the team confirmed on Tuesday morning. Yates, 30, joins the team from Ineos Grenadiers where he spent two seasons that included winning the Volta a Catalunya and Deutschland Tour.

Ad With 18 professional wins to his name the climbing specialist joins an extremely strong line-up that includes the likes of Pascal Ackermann, Joao Almeida, Fernando Gaviria, Marc Hirschi, Rafal Majka and of course Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogacar the two-time Tour de France champion. Tour de FranceFerocious Pogacar wins Stage 17 as Vingegaard holds on, Thomas dropped20/07/2022 AT 14:56 He is not the only new arrival either, with Felix Grossschartner coming in from Bora-Hansgrohe and Domen Novak arriving from Bahrain Victorious.

It is also not the only high-profile departure from Ineos, with Dylan van Baarle joining Jumbo-Visma and Richard Carapaz switching to EF Education-EasyPost. “I’m really excited to join UAE Team Emirates,” Yates said in a statement on the team’s website.

“I have seen the growth of the team over the years and the opportunity to join was one that I could not turn down. “I feel that I’m entering my peak years as a rider and the team will get the best out of me.

“I look forward to riding with many of the top riders in the world and to contribute to the team becoming number one in the world.” GB’s Backstedt destroys field to grab junior time trial gold Tarling makes it two golds for GB in junior time trials Norway’s Wærenskjold win’s men’s under-23 World time trial title, Britain’s Leo Hayter in 3rd Team Principal and CEO Mauro Gianetti added: “We are very pleased to welcome Adam into our team for the coming years. “His ability to