Overview
- Visma–Lease a Bike confirmed the decision on Wednesday and published Yates' statement expressing pride and gratitude for lessons learned from setbacks.
- He followed his 2025 Giro d'Italia victory with a Tour de France stage win in July after joining the Dutch team before last season.
- Yates previously won the Vuelta a España in 2018 and amassed three Tour de France, six Giro and two Vuelta stage victories.
- He served a four-month doping ban in 2016, a setback he referenced in reflecting on his career.
- The team said he still had a year remaining on his contract, and coverage described the announcement as a surprise given its immediate effect.