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‘A bit tricky’ as Adam Yates co-leads UAE Team Emirates in Vuelta a España after helping Pogačar win Tour de France

COL DE LA COUILLOLE FRANCE JULY 20 Adam Yates of The United Kingdom and UAE Team Emirates crosses the finish line during the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 20 a 1328km stage from Nice to Col de la Couillole 1676m UCIWT on July 20 2024 in Col de la Couillole France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Adam Yates has never been one to beat around the bush, and less than a month after the Briton helped UAE Team Emirates teammate Tadej Pogačar win the Tour de France, he was upbeat about tackling the Vuelta a España and looking out for his own GC chances in Spain and being realistic about what he could achieve.

“It’s less pressure here in the Vuelta, because for one thing we don’t know the level we’re at,” Yates told Cyclingnews during the countdown to the Lisbon start where he’ll be co-leading UAE Team Emirates alongside home rider João Almeida.

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