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Pogacar's main domestiques Brandon McNulty and Rafal Majka re-sign with UAE Team Emirates

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by Rúben Silva
Saturday, 06 August 2022 at 08:30
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UAE Team Emirates have in the recent days announced renewals of eight riders, with a critical part of Tadej Pogacar's block having a new contract including the likes of Brandon McNulty and Rafal Majka.
The four riders were signed until 2024, including also Mikkel Bjerg who's played a crucial protection role for the Slovenian over the last few years and veteran Diego Ulissi who has just completed the Tour de Pologne inside the Top10.

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However the two climbers were the most important moves. Brandon McNulty has largely had freedom since joining the UAE Team, having wins at several races this year including Paris-Nice. However his work on the final week of the Tour de France saw him on another level, splitting the field dramatically on stage 17 where only Pogacar and Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard could keep up.
As for Rafal Majka he's been since his signing in 2021 the most crucial supporting rider for the Slovenian. He's been part of several of his wins, and has a friendship which has seen him this year take two stage wins at the Tour of Slovenia as the pair dominated the race.

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