UAE Team Emirates is under pressure at the 2026 Tour de France, with Tadej Pogacar now having only three days left to defend his title.
In this on-site report, we break down what UAE’s weakened team means for the yellow jersey battle.
We also look at Mads Pedersen striking back in the green jersey fight after going on the attack and gaining points.
Richard Carapaz won the Stage 18 to Orcières-Merlette from the escape, giving Ecuador a huge Tour de France victory.
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18 Comments
Richard Carpaccio 😂
Pogacha just cruising, saving strength
Best form of Defense is attack…….Tadej will on Alpe Dhuez
Pedersen is an animal… so damn strong
Pog will win it his way like he always does. Love you loads Pog 💪😍
Del Toro has the problem, he'll have to ride harder to protect Podacar. The alternative is Podacar just rides wheels tomorrow to protect Del Toro podium and only surges at the end. Could be another breakaway stage because of that. I don't think Jonas has the legs to have a real go. Edit: Remco, not Jonas
On the ropes 4:32 minutes ahead. Lol
Pogacar seemed to be coughing a bit in the Eurosport interview after the stage. And some of his teammates are reportedly ill.
Stage 19, Tadej is ready to crush it !!!
Xeisas siempre se ve muy cuidadoso y con mascarilla , en cambio el UAE dando la mano a desconocidos y sin mascarilla . Saquemos nuestras propias conclusiones …
this guy is one of worst presenters in broadcasting history. the worst.
It's interesting to see what bloggers and influencers are coming up with to try to get us to watch. The race was over after stage 6 and everyone's groveling for watchable content. What would catch my interest is if you all dropped the traditional stereotypes and went with what's happening which is of amazing interest. Pogacar is a once in a generation athlete and he is setting a new paradigm and that is…..He doesn't need a team. Let me repeat that….He doesn't need a team. He could go solo without one and still crush it. He can simply use the other teams if there trying to dictate and launch. He may be able to launch any way. Some are talking about this but most are sticking to what traditionally works to try and get us involved and trying to generate drama. There is no drama. Unless he crashes or complete mechanical failure, he easily wins.
Congrats to Richard and EF…..today kind of makes the tour for EF
On the contrary I think Tadej will put 2 minutes into the favorites on Alpe du Huez
The danger of course is the proximity of Tadej Pogacar and Isaak del Toro to the sick teammates on UAE. If Tadej stays healthy he will win the Tour. Del Toro’s position on the podium is less certain with the reduced team support due to illness.
All the money on Tadej. All of it
Do you think Pogi needs a team? He can just follow wheels and light it up a few km from the top. Torito only needs to follow Remco – who will ride pace for him..
Tadej does not need a team to win this TDF. He does need his team to control the break so he can win stages. All he has to do is track Remco and Seixas and ride away from them in the last few kms. If another team controls the break he can do the same and win more stages. The only thing that can sabotage Pog is personal illness or crashes.