Tour de France 2024 - team line-ups

[Potomac]

Callum Scotson must be wondering what he has to do to get selected

I went and checked out his stats on PCS.
I don't see a convincing claim.

 

[KZD]

This is the best possible team for Visma. Good to see Vingegaard and Van Aert back.

 

[RedheadDane]

It´s out! Vingegaard, Kelderman and van Aert in the team! No van Baarle..

Was anyone - apart from forum-Froome - actually expecting that?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Yeah, not a lot of support for a rider, who finished 4th in last years edition. Perhaps his rumoured switch to Visma next season also has something to do with it...

Jayco usually doesn’t put all their cards into GC for the Tour.

 

[Bolder]

This is the best possible team for Visma. Good to see Vingegaard and Van Aert back.

If healthy, that’s an incredible team, but question marks around Wout, Laporte and Vingegaard.

 

[Froome]

Was anyone - apart from forum-Froome - actually expecting that?

I thought van baarle was going to the Tour because he was training in Tignes with the other guys, but i prefer Kelderman in the team. I would change Tratnik and go with Van Baarle healthy.

 

[yaco]

I went and checked out his stats on PCS.
I don't see a convincing claim.

Scotson suffered tendonitis and did not make his season debut until Mid April. He has got better in every race and he has utility value in that he can help in the medium mountains and even in the sprint train.

 

[RedheadDane]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

 

[yaco]

George Bennett will be disappointed that he could make this team. One of the reasons he moved to Israel was to ride the TDF.

 

[Rackham]

I guess they looked at stage 1 & realized Froomey might OTL if UAE goes hard.

 

[aruipksni]

George Bennett will be disappointed that he could make this team. One of the reasons he moved to Israel was to ride the TDF.

the team thought that he will climb much better, then what he showed.
he was disappointing , both at mercan (a 1.1 race older fuglsang won for the team 2 years before) , and both at TDS (also riccitello made him look even worst then he was).

 

[Berniece]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

Nice announcement poster

 

[Earns1985]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

I´m happy for Ackermann, that he will be finally able to ride his first tour. (He is already 30 now and it was his main reason to switch to Israel)!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

UAE Team Emirates confirm eight riders to take on Tour de France - UAE team Emirates

The first UAE World Tour cycling team

www.uaeteamemirates.com

Pogacar
Yates
Almeida
Ayuso
Sivakov
Soler
Politt
Wellens

Matxin, Hauptmann, Pedrazzini and Guidi in the cars

 

[Earns1985]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804071097240875356

View: https://x.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1804071097240875356


UAE goes with their expected team. Also with Ayuso...

 

[Earns1985]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

Also Dylan Teuns not in the team, which is also a surprise, because he was scheduled the whole year..

 

[Gigs_98]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

I thougt he was ready for the Tour

 

[Gigs_98]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804071097240875356

View: https://x.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1804071097240875356


UAE goes with their expected team. Also with Ayuso...

Still think they might regret not bringing another rouleur. You do not want to have a puncture in the crosswinds with this team.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Still think they might regret not bringing another rouleur. You do not want to have a puncture in the crosswinds with this team.

"Mom, I want more rouleurs on this team"

"We have rouleurs at home, son"

The rouleurs: Tadej Pogacar

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

Boivin and Houle are old, too (in cycling).

 

[RedheadDane]

Boivin and Houle are old, too (in cycling).

But not as old as Froome, Fuglsang, and Woods.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

he was disappointing

And Fuglsang somehow wasn't?

 

[Earns1985]

Still think they might regret not bringing another rouleur. You do not want to have a puncture in the crosswinds with this team.

As long as Politt and Wellens are not crashing out, I think they are still fine.

But even when, Ayuso and Almeida have the power to be excellent time trialists, so I don´t see a reason, why they couldn´t do the job on the flat, when it matters. Of course their individual GC will suffer from that, but if they are really riding only as domestiques, then this is just not an argument.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Still think they might regret not bringing another rouleur. You do not want to have a puncture in the crosswinds with this team.

Pogi will bring them back.

 

[scribers]

Guess IPT decided they could only bring one old guy.

First of all. lol at this graphic. As for Froome. It’s dumb not to bring him as he can get some press just being there. This team isn’t making a real splash otherwise. Maybe Derek Gee to some extent