UAE Tour 2021
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UAE Tour 2021: Ewan outguns Bennett, Pogacar wins GC
Door Harmen Lustig Caleb Ewan sprints to victory in the final stage of the UAE Tour, while Tadej Pogacar seals the GC triumph the the home race of his team.
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UAE Tour 2021: Bennett sprints to second triumph, Pogacar still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Sam Bennett outsprints Elia Viviani and Pascal Ackermann on Palm Jumeirah, while Tadej Pogacar finishes safely in the bunch to keep the overall race lead.
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UAE Tour 2021: Vingegaard wins on Jebel Jais, Pogacar keeps GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Jonas Vingegaard wins the Jebel Jais stage at the UAE Tour with a late attack. Tadej Pogacar finishes in second to seal the overall victory.
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UAE Tour 2021: Sprint triumph Bennett, Pogacar still leader
Door Harmen Lustig The UAE Tour comes down to a bunch sprint for the first time in four days. Sam Bennett outguns David Dekker and Caleb Ewan on the line, while Tadej Pogacar stays in the overall race lead.
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UAE Tour 2021: Pogacar bests Yates in two-up sprint to cement lead
Door Harmen Lustig With three contenders for the overall victory left - Pogacar, Almeida and Yates - the riders head for Jebel Ḥafeeṫ. It comes down to a Yates/Pogacar clash on the climb. The Slovene wins the sprint at the line to extend his GC lead.
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UAE Tour 2021: Ganna powers to ITT win, Pogacar new leader
Door Harmen Lustig World Champion Filippo Ganna wins the ITT at the UAE Tour ahead of Stefan Bissegger and Mikkel Bjerg. Tadej Pogacar finishes fourth to move into the overall race lead. Overnight leader Van der Poel is out of contention after a positive COVID-19…
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UAE Tour 2021: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The 3rd edition of the UAE Tour takes place from Sunday 21 February till Saturday the 27th. Four of the seven stages are likely to culminate in bunch sprints, while a short ITT and two summit finishes round out the route.
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UAE Tour 2021: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Sam Bennet, Pascal Ackermann, and Caleb Ewan go head to head in the sprints, while Tadej Pogacar, João Almeida, and title defender Adam Yates are prominent GC contenders. Cyclingstage.com brings you the entry list of the of the UAE Tour.
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UAE Tour 2021: Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig The top 3 of 2020 - Adam Yates, Tadej Pogacar and Alexey Lutsenko - return to the UAE Tour to compete the first UCI World Tour race of 2021. Who are the major contenders to win the GC?
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 1: Al Dhafra Castle - Al Mirfa
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 21 February - The UAE Tour sets off from Al Dhafra Castle in Abu Dhabi. At 177 kilometres, the 1st stage travels on the flat to Al Mirfa, which also lies in Abu Dhabi.
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 2: Al Hudayriat – Al Hudayriat
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 22 February - The UAE Tour offers a first on the second day of action. The race never before included an ITT. The flat route is 13 kilometres long.
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 3: Al Ain - Jebel Hafeet
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 23 February - The GC battle kicks it up a notch on the third day of the UAE Tour. At 166 kilometres, the riders travel from Al Ain to a summit finish at Jebel Ḥafeeṫ. The finish climb is 10.8 kilometres long and averages 6.6%.
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 4: Al Marjan Island - Al Marjan Island
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 24 February - The 4th stage is the longest of the UAE Tour. Adding up to 204 kilometres, the course is as flat as it can be.
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 5: Fujairah - Jebel Jais
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 25 February - The UAE Tour crosses the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula in the 170 kilometres long 5th stage. The last 20 kilometres go up at 5% on a carriageway in a barren and rocky landscape.
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 6: Dubai - Dubai
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 26 February - At 168 kilometres, the 6th stage of the UAE Tour winds its way through Dubai. Starting at the Deira Islands, the flat route finishes at Palm Jumeirah.
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UAE Tour 2021 Route stage 7: Yas Island - Abu Dhabi
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 27 February - The last stage of the UAE Tour should see a sprint finish at Abu Dhabi Breakwater. The start is at Yas Island, just north-east of the city, while the route is 147 kilometres long.
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UAE Tour 2021: Van der Poel sprints to first leader's jersey
Door Harmen Lustig The opener of the UAE Tour travels on the flat to a flat finale in coastal town Al Mirfa. A group of 26 riders turns out on top in the echelon marked race before Mathieu van der Poel sprints to victory ahead of David Dekker and Michael Mørkøv.