UAE Team Emirates’ 2025 Juggernaut: 56 Wins, Ruthless Tactics, and a New Era of Cycling Control

2025 isn’t just the year of Tadej Pogačar — it’s the year of UAE Team Emirates. As of Stage 4 of the Tour de France, the team has already racked up a staggering 56 victories this season, solidifying their place as the sport’s most commanding force. From Grand Tour stages to spring classics, time trials to summit finishes, UAE is delivering a clinic in how to control modern pro cycling.

Are we witnessing the birth of a new dynasty, reminiscent of Team Sky’s stranglehold in the 2010s? Let’s break down their 2025 campaign, the tactics that keep them at the front, and how they crushed Stage 4 to perfection.

A Season of Relentless Wins

UAE Team Emirates has been practically unstoppable in 2025. Their tally of 56 victories before the Tour’s first week is out puts them well ahead of any other team on the WorldTour.

Who’s Delivering the Results?

It’s not just Pogačar doing the heavy lifting. UAE boasts a stacked roster delivering across all terrains:

• Tadej Pogačar — 12 wins (including Liège–Bastogne–Liège, UAE Tour, and Tour de Suisse)
• Juan Ayuso — 6 wins (including Itzulia Basque Country and Volta a Catalunya GC)
• Adam Yates — 5 wins
• Tim Wellens — 3 wins
• Marc Hirschi — 4 wins (including Brabantse Pijl and Tour de Romandie stage)
• João Almeida — 3 wins
• Sprint train led by Pascal Ackermann and Sebastián Molano adding crucial victories in one-day races and flat stage finishes

It’s a collective effort powered by depth, versatility, and ruthless execution.

Are We Witnessing a New Team Sky?

The comparisons are unavoidable. During Team Sky’s peak years (2012–2018), they controlled the peloton with relentless pace-setting, squad depth, and data-driven precision. UAE Team Emirates is now doing something strikingly similar — but with a touch more flair.

While Team Sky favored defensive control and time trial dominance, UAE mixes aggressive racing with calculated control. Their ability to animate races while still protecting their GC ambitions is reshaping how modern teams manage Grand Tours.

Stage 4 — A Tactical Masterclass

Stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France was a textbook example of UAE’s control.

How They Controlled the Peloton

From kilometer zero:

• Rafał Majka, Adam Yates, and Juan Ayuso took turns policing the breakaway attempts.
• Once the day’s move was established, UAE riders sat on the front to regulate the gap, never allowing it to exceed 3 minutes.
• On the final categorized climb, Tim Wellens and Marc Soler ramped up the tempo, softening up rivals and neutralizing attacks.
• In the last 20km, the team formed a bulletproof protective bubble around Pogačar, keeping him out of trouble ahead of the sprint finale.

Result: Pogačar stayed safe, extended his lead on several GC rivals who got caught in splits, and the team sent a message — this Tour runs through them.

The Formula Behind the Domination

What makes UAE so effective?

• Squad Depth: Every rider is a leader or top-tier domestique in their own right.
• Race Control: They dictate tempo and neutralize threats early.
• Versatility: From mountain raids to sprint trains, they cover all scenarios.
• Pogačar Factor: Having the sport’s most versatile and aggressive leader forces rivals to play on UAE’s terms.

With 56 wins and counting in 2025, UAE Team Emirates isn’t just the best team in the world — they’re reshaping what dominance in pro cycling looks like. The comparisons to Team Sky’s glory years are fair, but UAE’s panache, depth, and versatility might just be setting a new, even higher standard.

The question isn’t whether they’ll keep winning. It’s how much more can they take before the season’s out? And at the heart of it all is Pogačar — a modern legend backed by a modern superteam.