Yates unsure about Vuelta defence as 2019 route unveiled


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 20 Dec 2018

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 189.5-km Stage 15 from Laissac-Severac l'Eglise to Le Puy-en-Velay, France - July 16, 2017 - Orica-Scott rider Simon Yates of Britain, wearing the white jersey for best young rider before the start. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

MADRID (Reuters) - Vuelta a Espana champion Simon Yates said he was undecided about whether to defend his crown next year after the 2019 route was revealed in Alicante on Wednesday.

The Mitchelton-Scott rider became only the second Briton to win the Vuelta when he claimed the red jersey this year. 

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