Victories 2024: 81
The best cycling team in the world is currently UAE Team Emirates. 81 victories in 2024 completely overshadow the competition. That is almost twice as many as the 41 victories of Lidl-Trek, which is second in this statistic. The team from the United Arab Emirates is stronger than any other racing team. As many as 20 of the 30 riders in the squad contributed 2024 victories.
Driver with the most victories: 24
Tadej Pogacar has had a historic season, winning the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double as well as the rainbow jersey at the World Cycling Championships. On top of this, he has also won two monuments, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Lombardy, giving the Slovenian a total of 24 victories this season. This record is hard to top.
Most racing days: 82
Pavel Sivakov holds the top position in this statistic for UAE Team Emirates. The 27-year-old has spent four more race days in the saddle than the Austrian Felix Großschartner. He is followed by Nils Politt (76). Expressed in race kilometres, that's 13045 for Sivakov, who rode two Grand Tours, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, meaning that he also leads this ranking with 678 kilometres more than second-placed Politt.
Transfers for 2025
Additions
- Pablo Torres (UAE Team Emirates Gen Z)
- Julius Johansen (Sabgal/Anicolor)
- Rune Herregodts (Intermarche-Wanty)
- Florian Vermeersch (Lotto-Dstny)
- Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers)
Departures
- Michael Vink (?)
- Sjoerd Bax (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)
- Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)
- Alvaro Jose Hodeg (?)
- Marc Hirschi (Tudor Pro Cycling Team)
- Diego Ulissi (XDS Astana Team)
The men around Tadej Pogacar are likely to be the leaders of the peloton in 2025. The departure of Marc Hirschi, who took nine victories for UAE this year, will not change this. With Jhonatan Narvaez, an adequate replacement for the classics is already in place. In addition, with Pablo Torres has promoted one of the greatest tour talents from its own young riders.
