When Simon Yates won the gold medal in the points race at the world track championships in Minsk in 2013, two things stood out besides the fact no one outside the immediate confines of the Great Britain team saw the result coming until it all happened in the final 30 laps of the 160-lap event.
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Written by William Fotheringham
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/15/patience-and-discipline-simon-yates-vuelta-a-espana-victory under the title “Simon Yates’ Vuelta glory built on endless patience and iron discipline”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.