Adam Yates: Straight talking Brit who just wants to race his bike and win

Orica-BikeExchange sports director Matt Wilson gives an insight into this year's Tour de France revelation: Adam Yates

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Adam Yates is a “different sort of character”.

“We can talk for hours with him and he won’t use 10 words if one word will do,” his Orica-BikeExchange sports director Matt Wilson says. “If you waffle on he’s like, ‘what the f**k are you talking about?’”

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Sophie Smith is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author of Pain & Privilege: Inside Le Tour. She follows the WorldTour circuit, working for British, Australian and US press, and has covered 10 Tours de France.