When You Watch the Tour de France, Think Sudan War

Click to expand Image UAE Team Emirates - XRG Pro Cycling team during the team presentation of the 109th Giro d'Italia in Burgas, Bulgaria, on May 6, 2026. © 2026 Hristo Rusev/NurPhoto via AP Photo As the Tour de France wraps up this weekend, all eyes will be on the UAE. The leading team’s principal sponsors are state-owned United Arab Emirates companies. But, while fans watch the race through the French countryside, human rights abuses perpetuated by the United Arab Emirates are unfolding elsew