Simon Yates to make Tour de France debut with Orica-GreenEdge

Simon Yates, Tour of Slovenia 2014

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Neo-professional Simon Yates will make his Tour de France debut with Orica-GreenEdge from Saturday bringing the total number of British riders competing to four.

Yates was a late replacement for South African pilot Daryl Impey in the nine-man squad that was one of the last to be announced.

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Sophie Smith is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author of Pain & Privilege: Inside Le Tour. She follows the WorldTour circuit, working for British, Australian and US press, and has covered 10 Tours de France.