No surprise for one of the most awaited selection of the Tour de France (July 5-27): that of the title holder Tadej Pogacar ! The world champion will of course lead the team UAE Team Emirates-XRG To continue its fantastic 2025 season and try to add a 4th Large loop to his record. And in his quest for a yellow jersey, for which he is a great favorite after his demonstration on the Dauphiné criteriumSlovenian can obviously count on a real armada by his side, as is often the case in July. At almost a week from the Grand Departure in Lille, the Emirati training revealed this Friday, June 27, the seven men who will be at the exclusive “Pogi” service, and there is not really a surprise, the composition being almost identical to that of 2024, with one exception, Juan Ayuso not being present this year.
Video – Tadej Pogacar and its team before starting the Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar: “Care that the turn begins … an almost perfect preparation”
JOAO ALMEIDA et Adam Yates Luxury mountain lieutenants will act, the two men being quite capable of climbing the final podium at their best level and according to the circumstances of the race. Behind this duo, there are five very high level team members that can cover all the terrains and adapt to many tactical scenarios. Very good climbers, Spanish Marc Soler and French Pavel Sivakov should serve as first floors at the rocket UAE When the latter wants to explode the peloton. Usual runners of classics but extremely versatile, the Belgian Tim Wellens and the Ecuador Champion Jhonatan Narváez will be the Swiss knives of this selection. Finally, the rolling machine Nils Politt Complete a very complete workforce and Passe-Partout. Sufficient to put an orbit a Tadej Pogacar which seems untouchable anyway, even in the face of a formidable armada Comma To support the rival Jonas Vingegaard ? Answer in July!
The Slovenian star took advantage of the press release from her team to express themselves in these next three weeks. “”I can't wait for the turn to start. I am lucky to have benefited from an almost perfect preparation this year: everything went wonderfully, especially after an excellent internship at altitude with my teammates. The atmosphere within the team is incredible at the moment, which gives me a lot of confidence. Of course, you can never be completely prepared for an event like the Tour de France: it is unpredictable, and this is what makes it so special. I expect a very high level from other runners. The first days should be exciting for fans with open and aggressive stages, and the last week will be rich in ascents with emblematic stages. The struggle will be tough to Paris, but I am ready to give everything. I find it hard to believe that this is already my sixth Tour de France, time passes quickly“He concluded the 26-year-old runner.
Note that the team UAE took the opportunity to announce that its runners will wear a special jersey for the very first time in its history for the Tour de France. Supplied by the historic Italian brand Pisseithis new outfit offers a very refined and almost entirely white design, the black parts of the sleeves and the bottom of the jersey being almost completely removed to a few nuances. A choice that will probably prevent runners from suffering a little less from the expected heat on the roads of Tourthe white being on this aspect a good trip option.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG selection for the Tour de France (July 5-27)
– João Almeida (by)
– Jhonatan Narváez (ECU)
– Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
– Nils Politt (Ger)
– Pavel Sivakov (from)
– Marc Soler (SPA)
– Tim Wellens (BEL)
– Adam Yates (GBR)
