There UAE Team Emirates has officially presented its selection for the Tour de France 2024. Next to the captain Tadej Pogacarin search of his third yellow jersey, there will be many great stars who will help him especially in the mountains like the Briton Adam Yatesthe Spanish Juan Ayuso and Portuguese Joao Almeida. Also included in the list are very strong climbers such as Marc Soler And Pavel Sivakovplus two very useful riders in the flatter stages like the German Nils Politt and the Belgian Tim Wellens.
As has already emerged in recent days, the last man from Pogacar on the climb will be Yates, fresh winner of the Tour of Switzerland and a likely rider for the final podium given his excellent form in the mountains. Another rider in top condition is Almeida, who with second place in Switzerland seemed more brilliant than usual and at the same level as the Briton. Ayuso is also a formidable climber who started the season on a great note but then declined in late spring and has just suffered a fall and subsequent abandonment at the Giro del Dauphiné. At the Tour de France it won’t just be mountains and climbs, so the presence of two very intelligent and resistant long distance riders like Politt and Wellens will be particularly important for all the treacherous mixed or flat stages.
