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In Procession on the Champs TdF26-156
Normally, the team that holds the Maillot Jaune is the team that leads the peloton onto the Champs Elysees as the race enters the center of Paris. This year everyone had to adapt due to wildfires that were raging near Paris. So, after the first lap of posing for cameras and perhaps a sip of champagne, UAE Team Emirates went to the front of the peloton as they headed up the Champs Elysees to the l'Arc de Triomphe. It isn't like the team has spent thousands of kilometers doing this in service of the Maillot Jaune as they race around France. Still, homage must be paid, and the fans must get their chance to salute the team that got their leader around France the quickest, Tadej Pogacar. They also had another teammate who got around the third fastest, Isaac Del Toro. That is quite a successful Tour. The only sight mark on their Tour is that they didn't bring the complete team to Paris. But then only eight of the twenty-three teams accomplished that feat.