
Simon Yates wins Tour de France Stage on All-New Addict RC
The British rider made it into the break of the day before attacking over the top of the final climb in a leading trio and taking the win in a three-up sprint in Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Meanwhile twin brother Adam Yates rolled home in the peloton 9’35” later with no action amongst the general classification contenders.
The win means that Simon Yates has now won a stage in all three Grand Tours after his victories in the Giro d’Italia (2018) and the Vuelta a España (2016 and 2018).
Simon Yates:
“I’ve been saving energy all the way until we got here in the mountains and this is my first chance to try something. Normally I’ve been back in the peloton helping Adam, but today I had my own chance so I’ve grabbed it with both hands.”
“Really my main priority here is to help Adam and today was just one of the chances to get up the road, so we’ll see how we go in the next few days. We’re having a fantastic Tour and long may it continue.”
Tour de France 2019 Stage 12 Results:
1. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT) 4:57:53
2. Pello Bilbao (Astana Pro Team) ST
3. Gregor Mühlberger (BORA – hansgrohe) ST
Simon Yates’s Addict RC Pro - Team Edition
Simon Yates won the stage on the just recently launched all-new SCOTT Addict RC, the new benchmark road bike when it comes to racing. It is designed to fit the needs of our UCI World Tour team Mitchelton-SCOTT and ambitious everyday riders alike. Extremely lightweight with the best performing carbon structure to date plus completely integrated cable routing and aero features makes it a dream bike any way you look at it.
Simon Yates’ new team edition has a completely new and astonishing finish. Depending on the light the black chameleon paint will sparkle green, blue or even purple. To make this bike unique this paint was also applied to the new handlebar cockpit from Syncros. His bike weights race ready with disc brakes just 6.8kg.
SIMON YATES’ Addict RC Pro - Team Edition
Frame – Addict RC Pro
Groupset - Shimano Dura Ace R9160
Crankset - Shimano Dura Ace Di2
Cockpit – Syncros Creston iC SL
Wheelset – Shimano C40
Tires - Pirelli Zero
Saddle – Syncros
Pedals - Shimano Dura Ace 9100