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Illness swept UAE Team Emirates‑XRG ahead of a punishing Alpine weekend, threatening Tadej Pogačar's bid for a record‑tying fifth yellow jersey as Brandon McNulty quit stage 18 and teammates Adam Yates and Tim Wellens finished far back, with Florian Vermeersch battling an injury; Pogačar must navigate two brutal Alpine stages to Alpe d'Huez while the team tries to manage the crisis and push toward Sunday’s finale.
US rider Brandon McNulty was knocked off his bike by a car as he headed to the Tour de France stage 16 time trial; UAE Team Emirates‑XRG said it was nothing serious and he still started the stage, lining up in 19th overall and more than 50 minutes behind the race leader.
At the Tour de Suisse, UAE Team Emirates is riding strong as Pogacar’s support squad, led by a returning Brandon McNulty, dominates the race: McNulty anchored the opening climb to drop the field and help Pogacar win a stage, while the squad’s consistency—three UAE stage wins so far and a top‑10 in the stage 4 time trial—signals solid form ahead of the Tour de France, with Pogacar still the man to beat.
Brandon McNulty steered UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s plan for Tadej Pogačar at Milan-San Remo 2026, shepherding the World Champion back after a late Cipressa crash and delivering a final lead-out that allowed Pogačar to edge Tom Pidcock by a half-wheel in a dramatic 298-km Monument.