{"id":2030385,"date":"2026-07-06T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030385"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:23:04","slug":"uae-fined-after-visma-assists-del-toro-amid-tour-de-france-mechanical-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030385","title":{"rendered":"UAE Fined after Visma Assists Del Toro Amid Tour de France Mechanical Meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-Design.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrap fp-contentTarget\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Updated July 6, 2026 07:05AM<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-base-loose\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>UAE Emirates-XRG pulled off a masterpiece 1-2 with Isaac del Toro and Tadej Poga\u010dar on stage 2 of the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aspect-video\">\n<p>But the masterpiece looks messy beneath the top veneer.<\/p>\n<p>A UAE staff mechanic was fined 500 CHF ($620 USD) amid an intra-team meltdown that saw Del Toro relying on support from rivals at Visma-Lease a Bike after he was mistakenly left marooned with malfunctioning gears.<\/p>\n<p>The chaos descended on UAE Emirates-XRG at around 60km to go of Sunday\u2019s stage into Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Del Toro came to a halt at the side of the road with a terminal mechanical. But his support car simply zoomed straight past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a problem with the bike, and I didn\u2019t have time to make myself properly visible,\u201d Del Toro said in his winner\u2019s press conference. \u201cI tried to warn the cars, but two team cars drove straight past me, right in front of me. There was confusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-in-content-leaderboard-I0-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Torito<\/em> looked so forlorn after he was missed by his team that he found sympathetic assistance from Ineos and Visma \u2013 the yellow jersey rivals he went on to trounce an hour or so later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, the second car from each team stopped to help me, especially Visma, Netcompany Ineos, and really everyone,\u201d Del Toro said Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very grateful for the help they wanted to give me. A lot of respect to all the teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Low-key funny to see the UAE Team Emirates car ride straight past a frustrated Isaac del Toro, and then the Visma-Lease a Bike team car stops to help him. \ud83d\ude02 <\/p>\n<p>Pretty class sportsmanship. \ud83d\udc4f #TDF2026 pic.twitter.com\/QUFGDelcU7<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benji Naesen (@BenjiNaesen) July 5, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2>UAE mechanic rides against traffic in Tour de France rescue mission<\/h2>\n<p>Del Toro was eventually able to get a new bike from a UAE Emirates-XRG team car.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not to say the rescue mission didn\u2019t come without a kerfuffle.<\/p>\n<p>UCI officials fined team mechanic Bostian Kav\u010dnik and handed him a yellow card for \u201cirregular assistance to a rider\u201d after he rode against the traffic on top of Del Toro\u2019s new Colnago.<\/p>\n<p>Kav\u010dnik appears to have been in a car that overshot the stranded Mexican sensation, leaving him forced to ride back down the road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-in-content-leaderboard-I1-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A sanction and token \u201ccard\u201d will have been the last thing on the collective mind of UAE Emirates-XRG on Sunday evening. Del Toro and Poga\u010dar are the deadliest duo in this Tour de France, busted gears or not.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Updated July 6, 2026 07:05AM<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-base-loose\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/tour-de-france\/uae-fined-after-vimsa-assists-del-toro-in-tour-de-france-chaos\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-Design.jpg&#8221;] Jim Cotton Updated July 6, 2026 07:05AM UAE Emirates-XRG pulled off a masterpiece 1-2 with Isaac del Toro and Tadej Poga\u010dar on stage 2 of the Tour de France. 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