Tour de France: 'No more riding on the front!' – Should Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates change tactics?

Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates could be tempted to switch up their tactics at the 2023 Tour de France after both teams saw attacks backfire in the opening week, according to Robbie McEwen and Adam Blythe on The Breakaway. UAE were slammed for «weak team directing» after Tadej Pogacar unravelled on Stage 5 following a flurry of attacks for bonus seconds, while Jumbo have inadvertently set up the Slovenian, rather than their man Jonas Vingegaard, to gain time on two stages.

Ad Jumbo's latest attempt to set up Vingegaard fell flat on Sunday as Pogacar profited from their searing pace on the Puy de Dome climb before leaving the Dane behind in the final kilometre to take eight seconds back in the race for the overall title. Tour de France'Jumbo-Visma went to the front, set the pace… and then Vingegaard lost time' — McEwen2 HOURS AGO It means there are just 17 seconds separating Vingegaard in the leader's yellow jersey and Pogacar heading into the first rest day on Monday.

«It's the rider whose team is aggressive on the front who pays for it,» highlighted McEwen after Stage 9. «Again today, Jumbo-Visma went to the front, did all the pace setting and then Vingegaard lost time.

»The time when Pogacar's team has done it, he's lost time. It's going to come to a point when they're going to realise and go 'alright, no more riding on the front!'" Cavendish offered one-year deal for 2024 – could he U-turn on retirement? 'What are they playing at?!' – Rider wiped out after fan's jersey tribute goes wrong Van Vleuten wins Giro for fourth time as Consonni triumphs on Stage 9 With bonus seconds available on the Puy de Dome climb on Stage 9, Jumbo-Visma allowed the breakaway an advantage of over 16 minutes to ensure Pogacar could not