Simon Yates announces shock retirement from cycling

Two-time Grand Tour winner Simon Yates announces his retirement from cycling with immediate effect.

Simon Yates makes shock decision to retire from cycling

Yates won the 2025 Giro d’Italia in May to add to his other grand tour triumph at the Vuelta a Espana in 2018 but has decided to hang up his helmet

Yates quits cycling after career that included Vuelta and Giro titles

British rider Simon Yates announced his immediate retirement from cycling on Wednesday, ending a career that included overall victories at the Spanish Vuelta and last year's Giro d'Italia as well as stage wins at the Tour de France. Yates' decision came as a surprise, since he was under contract with Team Visma-Lease a Bike until the end of 2026 following his departure from Jayco-AlUla after 11 years. Yates won the Vuelta in 2018 for his first Grand Tour title, which cemented Britain's dominance of cycling at that time.

Two-time grand tour winner Simon Yates announces shock retirement

Britain’s Simon Yates, one of the finest grand tour riders of his generation and one of this country’s greatest-ever, has announced his shock retirement with immediate effect at the age of 33.