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'If you've got the resources, why not?' - Australian all-rounder Michael Matthews defends UAE Team Emirates-XRG's stage-hunting mentality at the Tour de France

Michael Matthews UAE Tour de France Tadej Pogačar France the Tour de France Tour BELGA MAG Cyclingnews
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates XRG and Australian Michael Matthews of Team Jayco AlUla pictured in action during stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, 175km from Hagetmau to Bordeaux, on Friday 10 July 2026. The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will finish in Paris, France on the 26th of July. BELGA PHOTO POOL LUCA BETTINI (Photo by POOL LUCA BETTINI / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Veteran Australian all-rounder Michael Matthews has defended UAE Team Emirates-XRG's unrelenting pursuit of stage wins in the 2026 Tour de France, rather than just aiming for overall victory for Tadej Pogačar.

UAE surprised their rivals when they pushed hard behind a break not containing any GC contenders on stage 9, albeit not actually catching the move but keeping them on a very tight leash, and they then repeated the strategy to even more impressive effect on stage 10, reeling in the break midway through the day and setting up Pogačar for the win.

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