Simon Yates says it wasn’t the offer of a huge payday that convinced him to join Visma-Lease a Bike at the end of the season. The British climber will ride for the Dutch superteam alongside Jonas Vingegaard from 2025, but he says he has actually taken a pay cut to do so.
Ahead of the Grand Prix Cyclistes de Québec and Montréal in Canada this weekend, Yates spoke for the first time after agreeing a move to his new team. The 32-year-old explained that he had sought advice from his brother, Adam, after receiving the transfer proposal and said it was not a decision he had taken lightly.