Simon Yates admits his time trialling may always be a weakness as he heads to the Tour de France

The British rider will benefit from such few time trial kilometres in this year's Tour, but says there isn't much he can do to improve his ability against the clock

Simon Yates time trials at the 2016 Vuelta a España (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

British rider Simon Yates has admitted that he’s unlikely to improve his time trialling ability substantially as he prepares to enter the Tour de France, which will potentially see the general classification decided with a time trial in Marseille.

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