UAE Tour 2023: Yates wins on Jebel Hafeet, Evenepoel seals GC win

Results 7th stage 2023 UAE Tour

1. Adam Yates (gbr)
2. Remco Evenepoel (bel) + 0.10
3. Geoffrey Bouchard (fra) + 0.42
4. Sepp Kuss (usa) + 0.47
5. Pello Bilbao (spa) + 0.54
6. Luke Plapp (aus) s.t.
7. Wout Poels (nld) + 1.16
8. Antonio Tiberi (ita) s.t.
9. Ben Zwiehoff (ger) + 1.25
10. Michael Storer (aus) s.t.

Final GC 2023 UAE Tour
1. Remco Evenepoel (bel)
2. Luke Plapp (aus) + 0.59
3. Adam Yates (gbr) + 1.00
4. Pello Bilbao (spa) + 1.03
5. Sepp Kuss (usa) + 2.05
6. Wout Poels (nld) + 2.18
7. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 2.33
8. Ben Zwiehoff (ger) + 2.38
9. Emanuel Buchmann (ger) s.t.
10. Harm Vanhoucke (bel) + 2.40

Race report
Michel Heßmann, Jaakko Hänninen, Maurice Ballerstedt and Ignatas Konovalovas establish the breakaway after 5 kilometres of action. Sam Welsford chases them down and the five carve out a 6 minutes lead.

The attackers tackle the finish climb 3 minutes ahead of the peloton. Heßmann and Konovalovas distance their companions, while Yates strikes with 6 kilometres to go. Evenepoel and Kuss follow his move and the three gobble the two remaining attackers.

Kuss can’t follow the pace inside the last 5 kilometres before Yates distances Evenepoel on a steep ramp with 3 kilometres remaining. The Briton solos to triumphs, while the World Champion finishes in second to win the overall.

Plapp and Bilbao cross the line 54 seconds after Yates. Which is enough for Plapp to stay on the podium, but not for Bilbao. Yates takes his place and ends the UAE Tour in third position.

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