Tadej Pogačar has confirmed he will have an incredibly powerful team to take on Jonas Vingegaard3 at the Tour de France, with Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso, João Almeida all riding as super domestiques for the Slovenian. All three could be team leaders in rival teams but will ride for Pogačar in July as he targets a historic Giro-Tour double.
UAE Team Emirates have still to confirm their final eight riders but Pogačar revealed who is expected to line-up in Florence on June 29 for the Grand Depart.
Marc Soler, Pavel Sivakov, Tim Wellens and Nils Politt are also part of the line-up but there is apparently no place for the USA’s Brandon McNulty, who is focussed on the Olympics after making the USA selection for the individual time trial, or Rafał Majka, who rode alongside Pogačar as he won the Giro d’Italia.
The UAE Team Emirates Tour de France line-up has been widely expected but stands out due to the strength of the squad. They are likely to try to dominate the racing, especially in the mountains.
