The Grand Tour rivalry between Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates-XRG is set to enter its second round in 2025 at next month's Tour de France after 11 of the last 15 Grand Tours in men's cycling have been claimed by the two super teams.
Their rivalry isn't bitter, however, but one that comes with respect and forces cycling's top two teams to get better, according to the former's Managing Director, Richard Plugge.
