Ineos Grenadiers sign Adam Yates on two-year deal

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - The 208-km Stage 18 from Embrun to Valloire - July 25, 2019 - Mitchelton-Scott rider Adam Yates of Britain in action on the Col du Galibier. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(Reuters) - Dominant British outfit Ineos Grenadiers have signed climber Adam Yates for the "prime years" of his career, according to team principal Dave Brailsford.

The signing of the 28-year-old Yates from Australian team Mitchelton-Scott on a two-year deal was announced on Friday.