They say making a Grand Tour podium for the first time is a breakthrough moment for any rider's career. But as far as Adam Yates is concerned, the short-term consequences of taking third in the Tour de France last July are not going to be overly noticeable.
“I don’t think so,” Yates says when asked if he will now enjoy protected status in July after standing alongside teammate Tadej Pogačar in last year’s Paris podium.
