It probably confirms that he's leaving at the end of the season - Mitchelton won't care about his UCI points and they have an extra rider to back Yates on an 8-rider team.
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It probably confirms that he's leaving at the end of the season - Mitchelton won't care about his UCI points and they have an extra rider to back Yates on an 8-rider team.