UAE Tour 2023
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UAE Tour 2023: Yates wins on Jebel Hafeet, Evenepoel seals GC win
Door Harmen Lustig Adam Yates wins the last stage of the UAE Tour. The Briton drops Remco Evenepoel on Jebel Hafeet to solo to triupmh. The World Champion finishes in second to seal the overall victory, while Luke Plapp and Adam Yates round out the final podium.
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UAE Tour 2023: Merlier again, Evenepoel stays in red
Door Harmen Lustig Tim Merlier sprints to his second victory on the 2023 UAE Tour at the breakwater north of Abu Dhabi. Sam Bennett and Dylan Groenewegen finish in second and third. Remco Evenepoel keeps the leader's jersey.
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UAE Tour 2023: Sprint triumph Groenewegen, Evenepoel still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Dylan Groenewegen powers to victory in the 5th stage of the UAE Tour. The Dutchman outguns Fernando Gaviria and Sam Bennett with a powerful effort. Remco Evenepoel keeps the GC lead.
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UAE Tour 2023: Sprint victory Molano, Evenepoel still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Sebastián Molano outsprints Olav Kooij and Sam Welsford to take a suprise victory in the 4th stage of the UAE Tour. Remco Evenpoel stays in the overall race lead.
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UAE Tour 2023: Solo win Rubio on Jebel Jais, Evenepoel new leader
Door Harmen Lustig Einer Rubio attacks halfway up the Jebel Jais. The Colombian holds off the GC group and wins the 3rd stage of the UAE Tour. Remco Evenepoel wins the peloton sprint to move into the overall race lead.
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UAE Tour 2023: Soudal-QuickStep wins TTT, Plapp new GC leader
Door Harmen Lustig Soudal-QuickStep powers to victory on the UAE Tour with a 1 second margin ahead of EF Education-EasyPost. INEOS Grenadiers finishes in third and Luke Plapp is the new overall race leader.
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UAE Tour 2023: Start times TTT
Door Harmen Lustig The teams battle it out today in the Emirates. Soudal-Quick-Step of leader Tim Merlier starts at 14:10, INEOS Grenadiers at 13:50, and Jumbo-Visma at 13:45. Home squad UAE Emirates is the first to set off at 12:35 local time. Cyclingstage.com…
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UAE Tour 2023: Merlier sprints to first leader's jersey
Door Harmen Lustig The UAE Tour opens with an emblematic race. The 1st stage brings echelon fueled action from start tot finish. It comes down to a sprint of a select group with Tim Merlier powering to victory a millisecond ahead Caleb Ewan. Obviously, Merlier is…
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UAE Tour 2023: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The 2023 UAE Tour set off on Monday 20 February and finished on Sunday 26th. Two mountain top finishes and one TTT were rounded out by four flat stages.
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UAE Tour 2023: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Who were riding the UAE Tour in 2023?
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UAE Tour 2023: GC Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig The UAE Tour winner of 2020, Adam Yates, is expected to battle it out with World Champion Remco Evenepoel for Tadej Pogacar's crown. Last year's podium finisher Pello Bilbao is also eyeing the overall win, while Tour Down Under winner Jay Vine is…
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 1: Al Dhafra Castle - Al Mirfa
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 20 February - The 1st stage of the UAE Tour is played out on a flat route of 151 kilometres. The race starts near Al Dhafra Castle and finishes in Al Mirfa. Mark Cavendish, Dylan Groenewegen and Arnaud Démare are eyeing up this one.
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 2: Khalifa Port – TTT
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 21 February - The 2nd stage of the UAE Tour is a team time trial, which is played out on a flat and fast course in Khalifa Port. The route is 17.2 kilometres long.
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 3: Al Fujairah – Jebel Jais
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 22 February - The UAE Tour crosses the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula in the 3rd stage. The route adds up to 185 kilometres, the last 21.1 kilometres of which go up at 5.4% on a carriageway in a barren and rocky landscape.
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 4: Dubai – Dubai
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 23 February - The 4th stage of the UAE Tour starts in the Shindagha neighbourhood of Dubai to finish 174 kilometres later in the a seafront district Dubai Harbour. So, basically it's a Dubai-Dubai stage.
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 5: Al Marjan Island – Umm Al Quwain
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 24 February - The UAE Tour travels in 182 kilometres from Al Marjan Island in the emirate Ras Al Khaimah to Umm Al Quwain. It will be a first for the finishing venue, although the outcome will be far from a first. The 5th stage has gotten…
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 6: Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi Breakwater
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 25 February - The 6th stage presents the last sprint finish of this year's UAE Tour. The race starts and finishes in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The flat route is 166 kilometres long.
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UAE Tour 2023 Route stage 7: Al Ain – Jebel Hafeet
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 26 February - As ever so often, the UAE Tour will be decided on Jebel Hafeet. The finish climb is 10.8 kilometres long and averages 6.6%. With three consecutive wins, Tadej Pogacar is the King of this Mountain.