Simon Yates has shared his thoughts on the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Simon Yates says he is ‘not interested in the Tour de France’ and that it doesn’t inspire the same passion at the Giro d’Italia for him.
The British star, who won his first Grand Tour last season, revealed he has no immediate plans to return to the Tour de France because he does not feel the same desire to win.
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