Adam Yates regarding his Grand Tour win odds: "It's possible, but it's one thing saying it and one thing doing it"

Adam Yates is undoubtedly one of the best stage racers in the world, who was in a top 10 of every Grand Tour during his successful career. Yet, the 31-years-old rider believes he still has something left to shown, as his teammates UAE Team Emirates enter their redemption arc where they aim to dethrone the invicinble yellow-black lineup.

"With the level I have shown this year, it's possible," Yates told GCN. "But it's one thing saying it and one thing doing it. I know I have the level to do it, but it’s the circumstances, the parcours, how you ride as a team - all these little things make a big difference."

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"Now these last few years all these young guys come straight from juniors and start winning, because they have a full nutrition plan and altitude camps when they’re 15 years old. My upbringing was a little bit different, I did my first altitude camp when I was second-year pro, and these guys are doing it when they’re juniors!"

"I’m getting better every year, I just hope that next year I can go again one step higher and then the results hopefully will come." And, looking at Yates' palmares, there's no reason to not think he could be at a Grand Tour podium again, if not fighting the very best.

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