# Cycling: Tadej Pogacar will set off in defence of his Tour de France title next Saturday backed by a powerful UAE squad. 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. He ended his Tour preparation by winning the eight-day Criterium du Dauphine. He will be backed by five of the team-mates who helped him to victory. They will be joined by Adam Yates and Joao Almeida, who both finished in the top six in last year’s Tour de France.
Cycling: Pogacar has powerful UAE squad to back him at Tour de France