UAE Team Emirates - XRG

UAE Team Emirates-XRG is a UAE-registered UCI WorldTeam and one of the leading men’s professional road-cycling teams. Built around Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogačar, the team combines Grand Tour ambitions, Monument success, sprinting, time trialling and young-rider development.

The team is also home to 2026 World Champion Brandon McNulty, who became the first American to wear the rainbow stripes in over three decades. Among the ranks is also Isaac del Toro, widely touted to be among the next generation of superstars. The 22-year-old won the young rider classification in the 2026 Tour de France, where he became the first Mexican to win a Tour stage. 

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UAE Team Emirates XRG was founded in 2017 after taking over the licence of the former Lampre team. It is sponsored by the UAE government.  The team has since developed into one of cycling’s most successful organisations, with Tadej Pogačar as its central figure since joining in 2019. 

Home to the Slovenian superstar, UAE Team Emirates XRG has had huge success across Grand Tours, single day races, monuments, and classics. He has won five Tour de France titles, one Giro d'Italia, and every monument except Paris-Roubaix. 

He has won Lombardy five times, Liège-Bastogne-Liège four times, the Tour of Flanders three times, and Milano-San Remo once. He is also two time World Champion, has won 38 Grand Tour stages, and has topped the UCI World ranking for 6 consecutive years. 

The team is also home to 2026 World Champion Brandon McNulty, who became the first American to wear the rainbow stripes in over three decades. Among the ranks is also Isaac del Toro, widely touted to be among the next generation of superstars. The 22-year-old won the young rider classification in the 2026 Tour de France, where he became the first Mexican to win a Tour stage. He finished third in GC. He had already won the young rider classification in the 2025 Giro d'Italia, where he came second. 

In 2026, the team was ranked number 1 in the UCI in the world, and for the fourth year in a row, was crowned UCI WorldTour Best Team. 

The "XRG" in the current team name indicates the addition of UAE energy sponsor XRG as co-title sponsor and the official energy partner in late 2024, for a 6-year partnership

The complete 2027 UAE Team Emirates-XRG roster has not yet been officially confirmed. Confirmed 2027 additions include Marco Frigo and Davide Stella, while several established riders have renewed their contracts.

UAE Team Emirates XRG 2026 results:

78 total:  13 GC wins, 19 Classic wins, 46 stage wins 

UAE Team Emirates XRG 2027 calendar

Author: David Bavin-Hobbs | [email protected]