Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTadej Pogacar's lead in the Tour de France could come under threat due to a sickness bug (Reuters)Tadej Pogacar's lead in the Tour de France could come under threat due to a sickness bug affecting his UAE Team Emirates XRG. Brandon McNulty abandoned Stage 18 due to illness, while Adam Yates and other key domestiques have also apparently been battling sickness. Pogacar told The Guardian: “I think we can manage. It’s the third week, all the teams are suffering. There are bodies everywhere on a stage like today. We will keep fighting and I believe we can do it.”There are two potentially defining mountain tests to come as the peloton takes on Alpe d’Huez on back-to-back stages, before the final stage around Paris.Riders like Nils Politt and Felix Grossschartner have a greater importance placed upon them to help guide Pogacar and Del Toro through the next three days, with efforts made to minimise further infection. In fullIs Tadej Pogacar ill? Why sickness could threaten bid for fifth Tour de France titleMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France hopes potentially under threat as illness strikes team
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTadej Pogacar's lead in the Tour de France could come under threat due to a sickness bug (Reuters)Tadej Pogacar's lead in the Tour de France could come under threat due to a sickness bug affecting his UAE Team Emirates XRG. Brandon McNulty abandoned Stage 18 due to illness, while Adam Yates and other key domestiques have also apparently been battling sickness. Pogacar told The Guardian: “I think we can manage. It’s the third week, all the teams are suffering. There are bodies everywhere on a stage like today. We will keep fighting and I believe we can do it.”There are two potentially defining mountain tests to come as the peloton takes on Alpe d’Huez on back-to-back stages, before the final stage around Paris.Riders like Nils Politt and Felix Grossschartner have a greater importance placed upon them to help guide Pogacar and Del Toro through the next three days, with efforts made to minimise further infection. In fullIs Tadej Pogacar ill? Why sickness could threaten bid for fifth Tour de France titleMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
