Adam Yates leads UAE Team Emirates at Critérium du Dauphiné as Tour de France preparation steps up
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With UAE Team Emirates's expected Tour de France leader, Tadej Pogacar currently recovering from injury at altitude, Adam Yates is the man leading the team at the traditional Tour de France preparation race, the Critérium du Dauphiné.
“Since the win at Romandie I took a little bit of a break and after just been building up slowly again. We’ve been training really well as a group at altitude the past weeks and the atmosphere is really great in the team," Yates tells the UAE Team Emirates's official website. "The Dauphine now will be a good tester before the Tour de France. I’ll be aiming at picking up a stage win and hopefully having a crack at a GC result too.”
The 30-year-old Brit will be supported in his GC quest by a strong team that includes three-time under 23's time-trial world champion, Mikkel Bjerg, the Austrian Felix Großschartner, the experienced Vegard Stake Laengen, multiple Tour de France stage winner Rafal Majka, the Portuguese Ivo Oliveira and finally Matteo Trentin.
UAE Team Emirates for the Critérium du Dauphiné:
Adam Yates, Mikkel Bjerg, Felix Großschartner, Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafal Majka, Ivo Oliveira finally Matteo Trentin.
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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