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Team snapshot

UAE Team Emirates XRG

UCI WorldTeam · UEX · United Arab Emirates

Tour goal

What is this team trying to do?

Win the Tour with Tadej Pogačar — control the mountains and squeeze time whenever the route turns uphill.

Role · Set a fierce tempo for Pogačar on climbs; Almeida, Yates, and Narváez handle pacing, positioning, and late-race damage control.

Key riders

Who matters on this squad

Stage targets

Which stages fit them

Stage 1 · Barcelone > Barcelone
If UAE looks smooth early, they set a psychological benchmark.
Stage 2 · Tarragone > Barcelone
If UAE rides near the front without panic, they control both risk and opportunity.
Stage 3 · Granollers > Les Angles
If UAE still has three climbers at the base, rivals must attack early.
Stage 4 · Carcassonne > Foix
UAE needs to pick which accelerations to cover.
Stage 5 · Lannemezan > Pau
UAE should treat flat days as risk management, not stage hunting.
Stage 6 · Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre
If UAE still has three climbers at the base, rivals must attack early.

Bikes & gear

Bike: Colnago Y1Rs / V5Rs
Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Wheels: ENVE SES 6.7
Tires: Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR
Cockpit: Fizik Aeris R3
Saddle: Fizik Tempo Argo
Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay
Kit: ASSOS
Helmet: Abus GameChanger
Eyewear: Scicon
Nutrition: Enervit

Roster desk

Riders to know

Provisional squad — official eight-rider start list pending — merged from rider desk profiles, last Tour GC where it matches this squad, and enrichment highlights. Tap a name for rider desk when available.

GC leader
gcclimberhilly
GC support / climber
gcclimbermountain
Jhonatan Narváez
Role TBC when startlist publishes
climber
Adam Yates
Role TBC when startlist publishes

Today's squad read · Stage 1

Execute a clean TTT — GC time is on the line from km zero. Tadej Pogačar.

Squad read

Why to watch: Why to watch: UAE can turn routine climbing days into a pace test for the whole peloton when Pogačar's lieutenants go to the front early.
Best stage types: Stage profile data pending

How they race

Strengths: — elite climbing pace and race-winning instinct in the third week · Deep mountain train (, Yates, Narváez) to control long climbs · Strong time-trial equipment and rouleur depth for TTT and rolling stages · Proven ability to take time whenever the parcours turns uphill
Weaknesses: Massive public expectation — little margin for a single off-day in week three · No dedicated sprint programme (by design); cede flat bunch sprints to specialist teams · Roster workload if key lieutenants arrive fatigued from other Grand Tours
Recent wins: Results pending
Tour history: History note pending

Public record

3 Tour de France overall titles (Pogačar era)
Dominant 2020s WorldTour stage win rate

WorldTour stage wins (all-time): 120+
WorldTour wins (2025 season): 25+
Tour de France stage wins (franchise): 35+
Tour de France overall wins: 3
Grand Tour overall wins (franchise)

References

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