As the peloton rolls out for the second week of the Tour de France, the question on many riders' and fans' lips will be whether UAE Team Emirates-XRG can sustain their stranglehold over the peloton. As a team, they're riding so well, and thanks to Tadej Pogačar's early exploits in the Pyrenees, there seems to be very little pressure on their shoulders. But is that a good way to race Le Tour?
There are still two weeks to go, and if you happen to lose a rider or two to sickness or crashes, you quickly find yourself with a smaller squad and the remaining riders fatigued from their earlier efforts. There are often times when you could question the team management's decisions when they're out on the road, what are they doing this for, or why are they chasing this? But when Pogačar is as good as he is at the moment, you can maybe make those little mistakes because he can correct everything later on.
