Adam chastises Simon Yates after winning brother’s fight: ‘I’m not going to send you a Christmas card!’ | Tour de France

Fratricide took on another dimension after the first Tour stage, in which one brother kills the other. Adam and Simon Yates drive away from Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, top favorites for the overall victory. Simon does most of the work, also because Adam and Pogacar are teammates. It costs Simon so much energy that once he has reached the finish line. Adam takes the victory and therefore also the yellow jersey.

A few hours later, Simon’s squad, Team Jayco-AlUla, posted a message on Twitter showing a Whatsapp conversation between the twin brothers. In this they poke fun at each other. ,,What do you think of my lion?’ sends Adam, who received a hug after his victory. Simon: ,,I’m not going to send you a Christmas card!!!!” “Why not?” asked Adam. “You have already won several Tour stages.”

Simon: “But at least my dog ​​is a lot cuter.” But Adam really sees it differently. “You can’t call that a dog at all. Look, this is a real dog.” And that in turn angers Simon: ,,Come back once you’ve won a big round.” He won the Vuelta in 2018, six stages in the Giro d’Italia and two stages in the Tour de France. Adam: ,,I’m not even going to try.”

His brother is surprised at this again. “Red (the leader’s jersey of the Vuelta is red, ed.) Wasn’t your color?” Adam denies. “No, it’s all about the yellow jersey now.” Simon is done with it and blocks his brother on Whatsapp. Talk about a special relationship.

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