If Tadej Pogačar's devastating performance on Alpe d'Huez had already provided one resounding answer to concerns and rumours about UAE Team Emirates-XRG's collective state of health at the Tour de France, his teammate Isaac del Toro provided another on the same climb as he gapped Paul Seixas, his archrival for third, close to the line.
The Mexican racer has had an uneven few days, getting gapped on one climb early on stage 16 by the peloton and by other UAE riders like Adam Yates, Tim Wellens, and Brandon McNulty, who had to abandon due to illness.
