UAE-Team Emirates thread

[Jumbot]

I don't mean the Peace race, but in general... someone already explained why Morgado is doing that

 

[YavorD]

Just a small plot twist but if Ayuso destroys/wins Dauphine, I'm not surely he would readily work for Pogacar (not that I think he would otherwise, but..). And with Soler (although he's been really loyal to Pogacar) being spanish, can we expect the Spanish guys to do their own thing in the Tour?

In that case, prepare the popcorns.

 

[Sciatic]

Just a small plot twist but if Ayuso destroys/wins Dauphine, I'm not surely he would readily work for Pogacar (not that I think he would otherwise, but..). And with Soler (although he's been really loyal to Pogacar) being spanish, can we expect the Spanish guys to do their own thing in the Tour?

In that case, prepare the popcorns.

But Pogacar will be ready to crush the early Tour climbing stages so it won’t matter what Ayuso says about leadership if he is already a minute or more behind.

 

[Unchained]

Pogacar leaving an open spot for TDF, who will it be?

 

[tobydawq]

Pogacar leaving an open spot for TDF, who will it be?

He did not.

 

[Landeirovic]

Pogacar leaving an open spot for TDF, who will it be?

Pogacar said:

Almeida
Ayuso
Yates
Sivakov
Soler
Politt
Wellens

Who is the 9e rider for you?

 

[hayneplane]

Pogacar said:

Almeida
Ayuso
Yates
Sivakov
Soler
Politt
Wellens

Who is the 9e rider for you?

They haven’t had 9 rider Grand Tour teams for a few years now. UAE are powered enough without an extra man to the rest of the teams.

 

[andrew_s]

The other rider is himself.

Tour teams are 8 riders, since 2018

 

[Unchained]

He did not.

I miss some of my toes when I was counting the names..

 

[AmRacer]

Almeida and Yates finish ahead of Remco at the Tour GC.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

Imagine have domestiques who can push 7W/kg for 20 minutes easily on a hard climb. UAE are stacked.

 

[noob]

How is Ayuso?

 

[Offline]

How is Ayuso?

At altitude with Pogacar and the team. So I guess he is fine!

 

[SHAD0W93]

How is Ayuso?

Stinks we couldn’t see his true form along with Roglic and Evenepoel at CdD.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

After the performances of Pogačar, Yates and Almeida surely Ayuso sees that he is a domestique at best. I just don't see him outclimbing Pog or Yates at this time. He should be on par with Joao, but Almedia is in great form at the moment.

 

[Peyroteo94]

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Wow, folks like to go out on style!

 

[Froome]

Imagine have domestiques who can push 7W/kg for 20 minutes easily on a hard climb. UAE are stacked.

40 km stage, let's not forget. They can't do that in a normal stage. Only one guy in the last years did 7 w/kg in almost 20 minutes in the Tour France.

 

[Netserk]

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[Rob5091]

No mutiny at UAE says Matxin ... we have only one leader and your contract tells you who he is!
https://velo.outsideonline.com/road...france/they-know-tadej-pogacar-is-number-one/

The Spanish staffer told Bici the division of labor had been blasted into the brains of every new addition to his supreme “super-team.”

“I was clear from the moment I spoke to new riders about joining the team,” Fernández Matxin said. “Guys like Adam Yates, like [Pavel] Sivakov, [Tim] Wellens and [Nils] Politt know they will have their space, but when Tadej is there, they will ride for him.

“Those were the conditions we set before we even signed the contract,” Fernández Matxin continued. “I’m not the one who makes them sign, but I have only the word and that must always be respected.”

 

[YavorD]

Strange that he didn't mention the biggest concern - Ayuso and Almeida although the latter worked well for Pogacar and was a great team-mate to Yates in Switzerland.

 

[Rob5091]

Wellens wins Belgian TT championship, but is "sick" so no road race attempt. Lot of sick notes going around. Hope it's not a return of the dreaded Covid.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

(As mod) 2 people quoted to Tuesdays obvious doping reference, and 5 responded to either the original or those citations, before anyone reported it today, 6 days after. Click the button please if something needs intervention: there are many threads that I very rarely go to. Don't worry about overkill: the system handles multiple reports of the same thing very efficiently, so I don't get repeated notifications. "Someone else will have done it" is neither a problem, not a safe assumption.

Thanks

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So time to discuss the situation inside the team more. Yates pulling hard, as last year. But what is the role of Almeida and Ayuso? No single pull so far. Will they pull hard on Galibier or keep being treated like team leaders? Pog will need them at some point.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

So time to discuss the situation inside the team more. Yates pulling hard, as last year. But what is the role of Almeida and Ayuso? No single pull so far. Will they pull hard on Galibier or keep being treated like team leaders? Pog will need them at some point.

There was no point in using Almedia today. Not on this short climb. He's going to come into play in longer 8km+ climbs. That's where his steady high pace can make a diference. Yates was always going to be the last man for Pogačar, but I would expect Ayuso to be the second to last man. Ayuso should have been the one setting the pace ahead of Adam, but he was down there with Roglič struggling to hold on.

 

[Didinho]

A warm start in Italy, some steep parts.
They will be okay in the mountains.