Simon Yates to target Giro d'Italia and Tokyo Olympics in 2020

Simon Yates and Adam Yates on the 2019 Tour de France.
Simon Yates riding alongside twin brother Adam at the 2019 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Simon Yates will start his 2020 season at the Tour Down Under and will bypass the Tour de France, opting to instead target the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games in Tokyo as his main goals for the year.

The Brit, racing his seventh season with Mitchelton-Scott, will kick off his campaign with a trio of Australian races – the Tour Down Under, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, and the Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

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