Highly-rated British brothers Adam and Simon Yates will turn professional with Orica-GreenEdge for 2014.
Simon, the reigning world points race champion, won the Tour of Britain's first-ever summit finish on Haytor, while his brother impressively finished second in the Tour de l'Avenir.
The 21-year-olds were previously linked with moves elsewhere; having been part of British Cycling's Olympic Programme for three years, Team Sky appeared to be the likely destination for Simon, while Adam had a trial with FDJ with a view to signing for them in 2015.
However, Sky's reported reluctance to sign neo-pros, along with an offer from Orica to sign both the twins, has resulted them signing for the Australian outfit.
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Adam Yates finishes Barcelona Marathon in under three hoursYates posted an impressive time of 2:58:44 during this off-season activity
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Vuelta a España: Adam Yates says he’s struggled with jet lag after the Tokyo Olympics
The Brit tried to hit out on stage three after the disappointment of ‘silly crash’
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Simon Yates abandons Tour de France 2021
The Brit had been hoping to chase stages wins in the Pyrenees
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Mitchelton-Scott release full list of Zwift races with pros, including Simon Yates and Amanda Spratt
Mitchelton-Scott sets up a month of events on Zwift where anyone can ride in special events with some of the biggest names in the team
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Home roads: Riding with the Yates brothers's first club
We head out for a spin with Bury Clarion, the club at which both Yates brothers first turned a crank in earnest, to trace the origins of our new Grand Tour stars
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Simon Yates’s Vuelta-winning Scott Addict RC
The Scott bike that everyone expected to be pink turned out to be red in the end
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Adam and Simon Yates will now both ride the Vuelta a España in pursuit of progression
Bonus extra grand tour for Adam after the Tour de France
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What's the deal with asthma and pro cycling?
Why do so many top-level cyclists suffer from asthma – and are the drugs that they're taking enhancing their performance?
