UAE Tour 2022: Sprint triumph and leader's jersey Philipsen

fotobureau Cor VosJasper Philipsen sprints to the leader's jersey in the 1st stage of the UAE Tour. He outguns Sam Bennett and Elia Viviani on the line. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 1st stage UAE Tour 2022

1. Jasper Philipsen (bel)
2. Sam Bennett (irl) s.t.
3. Elia Viviani (ita) s.t.
4. Dylan Groenewegen (nld) s.t.
5. Emils Liepins (lit) s.t.
6. Arnaud Démare (fra) s.t.
7. Max Kanter (ger) s.t.
8. Olav Kooij (nld) s.t.
9. Tom de Vriendt (bel) s.t.
10. Pascal Ackermann (ger) s.t.

GC after stage 1
1. Jasper Philipsen (bel)
2. Sam Bennett (irl) + 0.04
3. Dmitry Strakhov (rus) s.t.
4. Elia Viviani (ita) + 0.06
5. Alessandro Tonelli (ita) s.t.
6. Xandres Vervloesem (bel) + 0.08
7. Dylan Groenewegen (nld) + 0.10
8. Emils Liepins (lit) s.t.
9. Arnaud Démare (fra) s.t.
10. Max Kanter (ger) s.t.

Race report
The lead group - featuring Luca Rastelli, Alessandro Tonelli, Pavel Kochetov, Dmitry Strakhov, and Xandres Vervloesem - is reeled in with 19 kilometres remaining.

In the ensuing sprint Philipsen bests Bennett and Viviani.

Another interesting read: route 1st stage 2022 UAE Tour 2022.