TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE
2020 World Ranking11 Established 2012 Team Manager Brent Copeland Bike Bianchi
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A four-day stint in the yellow jersey for Adam Yates at the Tour was to be no more than a farewell ahead of his move to Ineos this year. It will be down to his brother Simon to take on grand tour leadership duties for the renamed Team BikeExchange this year. The former Vuelta winner will not only be without his brother in 2021 but BikeExchange will also have to cope without Daryl Impey, who spent nine years with the team, and climber Jack Haig. It is not all doom and gloom, however, as the re-signing of Michael Matthews will feel like a homecoming and gives their classics ambitions a boost. Rob Stannard and Lucas Hamilton should also build on their promise.