Starting the race as we mean to go on ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ก
So happy to take my first grand tour stage after so many near misses over the years ๐ฅฒ
Amazing team work from the @uae_team_emirates guys and big thanks to @tadejpogacar for giving me the freedom to go for the win ๐๐ค๐ผ
โฆ and good job from bruv @simonyatess for giving me a tow to the line ๐๐๐
๐ @letourdefrance ๐ซ๐ท
Amazing couple of weeks with the @uae_team_emirates guys - a long time on the road together all the way back in May from Sierra Nevada until now but enjoyed every minute! Couldnโt ask for a better group of riders and staff to try and win the worldโs biggest bike race, and while we didnโt come away with yellow this time, having @tadejpogacar in 2nd also with the white jersey, myself 3rd on the podium and a few stage wins along the way ainโt too bad ๐ช๐ผ๐ช๐ผ๐คฉ
I just want to say the big thank you to everyone who believed in me and trusted me - a lot of bad luck with either illness or crashes had me doubting myself over the last couple of years whether I could hold it together for 3 weeks, but when you have a team around you that believes in you and pushes you to be your best then anything is possible ๐๐ผ
And lastly a big thanks to @lisssa25 (and Zoe ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐)for putting up with me and always being at my side when I need you, caru ti ๐ชจ๐ฅฐ
๐ @letourdefrance ๐ซ๐ท
This one is for my delicious wife @lisajyates_ happy anniversary ๐ฅฐ๐ - thanks for hanging out with me for far, far too many years ๐
And back to racing - as always thanks the all the @uae_team_emirates for put me in a position to do my thing on the climb ๐ฃ๐ฅ - one more stage to go ๐ฟ
๐ @ograncaminocycling ๐ช๐ธ
๐ @uae_team_emirates ๐ฆ๐ช
โ๏ธ We are pleased to announce the contract extensions of two of our experienced riders: @adamyates7 ๐ฌ๐ง and @felixgro93 ๐ฆ๐น.
Yates has committed to the team through 2028, while Groรschartner will continue with us through 2027.
Both riders have played key roles in our stage races and Grand Tour ambitions, and we look forward to building on that success together in the coming seasons.
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