Two different philosophies
However, the two teams came to this impressive number of victories in very different ways. Indeed, Columbia-HTC Muste largely on the sprints, with two of the fastest runners in the world: Mark Cavendish et André Greipel. In 2009, the Briton pocketed 23 victories and the German had taken him 20. On the other hand, UAE Team Emirates XRG does not have global top sprinters in its “roster” and focuses on a completely different system.
The Emirati team is counting on its XXL workforce, with a depth never seen in the history of cycling, to garner victories on all sides. She multiplies the winners, with 20 different runners who raised arms in 2025, against 16 for Columbia-HTC In 2009. In addition, she has the best runner of all time – Tadej Pogacar – In its workforce, which helps somewhat. And UAE wins big, already with two monuments in your pocket (Tour of Flanders et Liège-Bastogne-Liège), the Tour de France9 of the 13 races in WorldTour stages disputed … and if we add to all this the 2nd places in the general classification on the Giro et The returnthe team of Mauro Gianetti is undoubtedly making one of the greatest seasons in history.
