Tadej Pogacar Has Powerful UAE Team In Tour de France 2025
Tadej Pogacar Has Powerful UAE Team In Tour de France 2025
Adam Yates and Joao Almeida, who both finish in the top six in last year's Tour de France are teaming with Tadej Pogacar
Paris, June 27, 2025 (AFP) - Tadej Pogacar will set off in defence of his Tour de France title on July 5 backed by a powerful squad which his UAE team unveiled on Friday.
The 26-year-old Slovenian has ridden the three-week Tour five times, winning three and finishing second to Jonas Vingegaard in 2022 and 2023.
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"It's hard to believe it's already my sixth Tour de France, time flies," he said in the team press release.
He started the season by taking the UAE Tour, then won four one-day races, including Liege-Bastogne-Liege, finishing on the podium in three others.
He ended his Tour preparation by winning the penultimate warm-up event, the eight-day Criterium du Dauphine.
"I'm lucky to have had close to the perfect preparation this year -everything has gone really smoothly," said Pogacar.
He will be backed by five of the team-mates who helped him to victory in the Dauphine -- Marc Soler, Nils Politt, Pavel Sivakov, Tim Wellens and Jhonatan Narvaez.
Reflecting the depth of the UAE squad, they will be joined by Adam Yates and Joao Almeida, who both finished in the top six in last year's Tour de France.
In Pogacar's absence, Almeida won the final Tour warm-up, the Tour of Switzerland, for his third stage-race victory this season.
"The vibes in the team are amazing right now, and that gives me a lot of confidence," said Pogacar.
Team UAE Tour de France Squad:
- Joao Almeida (POR)
- Jhonatan Narvaez (ECU)
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
- Nils Politt (GER)
- Pavel Sivakov (FRA)
- Marc Soler (ESP)
- Tim Wellens (BEL)
- Adam Yates (GBR)
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2025 Tour de France Course And Key Stages
The 2025 Tour opens with a flat 184.9-kilometer circuit around Lille before heading west through coastal and rolling terrain.
The peloton will face its first time trial in Caen (Stage 5), followed by a punchy uphill finish in Mûr-de-Bretagne (Stage 7) and another time trial — this one a climbing challenge — at Peyragudes (Stage 13).
The decisive mountain stages begin with a summit finish at Hautacam (Stage 12), followed by a brutal climb to Superbagnères (Stage 14) in the Pyrenees.
After a rest day, riders take on Mont Ventoux (Stage 16), the Alpine queen stage to Courchevel (Stage 18) and a steep finish at La Plagne (Stage 19).
The race wraps up with a 120-kilometer ceremonial sprint into Paris on July 27.
2025 Tour de France Live Stream Schedule
All Times ET
- Stage 1 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Sat, July 5. : Lille Métropole > Lille Métropole – 184.9 km
- Stage 2 (Hilly) – 6:05 a.m. Sun, July 6.: Lauwin-Planque > Boulogne-sur-Mer – 209.1 km
- Stage 3 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Mon, July 7: Valenciennes > Dunkerque – 178.3 km
- Stage 4 (Hilly) – 7:05 a.m. Tue, July 8: Amiens Métropole > Rouen – 174.2 km
- Stage 5 (Individual Time Trial) – 7 a.m. Wed, July 9: Caen > Caen – 33 km
- Stage 6 (Hilly) – 6:25 a.m. Thu, July 10: Bayeux > Vire Normandie – 201.5 km
- Stage 7 (Hilly) – 6 a.m. Fri, July 11: Saint-Malo > Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan – 197 km
- Stage 8 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Sat, July 12: Saint-Méen-le-Grand > Laval Espace Mayenne – 171.4 km
- Stage 9 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Sun, July 13: Chinon > Châteauroux – 174.1 km
- Stage 10 (Mountain) – 7 a.m. Mon, July 14: Ennezat > Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy – 165.3 km
- Rest Day 1 – Tue, July 15: Toulouse
- Stage 11 (Flat) – 7:05 a.m. Wed, July 16: Toulouse > Toulouse – 156.8 km
- Stage 12 (Mountain) – 7 a.m. Thu, July 17: Auch > Hautacam – 180.6 km
- Stage 13 (Individual Time Trial) –7 a.m. Fri, July 18: Loudenvielle > Peyragudes – 10.9 km
- Stage 14 (Mountain) –5:45 a.m. Sat, July 19: Pau > Luchon-Superbagnères – 182.6 km
- Stage 15 (Hilly) – 7:05 a.m. Sun, July 20: Muret > Carcassonne – 169.3 km
- Rest Day 2 – Mon, July 21: Montpellier
- Stage 16 (Mountain) – 6a.m. Tue, July 22: Montpellier > Mont Ventoux – 171.5 km
- Stage 17 (Flat) – 7:25 a.m. Wed, July 23: Bollène > Valence – 160.4 km
- Stage 18 (Mountain) – 6 a.m. Thu, July 24: Vif > Courchevel Col de la Loze – 171.5 km
- Stage 19 (Mountain) – 7:15 a.m. Fri, July 25: Albertville > La Plagne – 129.9 km
- Stage 20 (Hilly) – 5:55 a.m. Sat, July 26: Nantua > Pontarlier – 184.2 km
- Stage 21 (Flat) – 10 a.m. Sun, July 27: Mantes-la-Ville > Paris Champs-Élysées – 132.3 km
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