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Adam Yates (cyclist)
1992Aug, 7

Adam Yates (cyclist)

Adam Yates, English cyclist
Adam Richard Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. The twin brother of Simon Yates, Adam Yates placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and won the young rider classification, becoming the first British rider to win that classification, one year ahead of his twin brother Simon.

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Events on 1992

  • 1Feb

    Bhopal disaster

    The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
  • 1Mar

    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

    Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • 2Mar

    United Nations

    Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan join the United Nations.
  • 27Apr

    International Monetary Fund

    The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
  • 23Jul

    Pope Benedict XVI

    A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.