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

The shock announcement comes just seven months after the 33-year-old Briton clinched a thrilling victory at the 2025 Giro d’Italia.

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider also claimed his third stage win at the Tour de France in July last year.

Yates, whose first Grand Tour title was the 2019 Vuelta a Espana, joined the Dutch team on a two-year contract before the 2025 season.

“[Winning the Giro d’Italia] was one of the major goals of the season, for us as a team and for Simon personally,” said Visma’s head of racing Grischa Niermann.

“The fact that he also went on to win a stage in the Tour de France underlines his class.”

Yates and his twin brother Adam turned professional in 2014 with Australian team Orica-GreenEdge, now known as Jayco-AlUla.

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