Tour de France: 'It's weak team directing' – UAE come under fire after Tadej Pogacar cracks in Pyrenees
UAE Team Emirates' tactics at the Tour de France came in for strong criticism on The Breakaway after Tadej Pogacar unravelled on Stage 5, with Robbie McEwen calling out «weak team directing». Pogacar arrived with major doubts over his form and fitness after fracturing his wrist at Liege-Bastogne-Liege in April, but made an aggressive start in his bid for a third Tour title as he grabbed a spree of bonus seconds on the opening two stages in the Basque Country.


