2021 UAE Team Emirates season

UAE Team Emirates
2021 season
UAE Team Emirates on Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia, with race leader Tadej Pogačar (green jersey)
UCI codeUAD
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank4th
Manager José Antonio Fernández (ESP)
Main sponsor(s)Emirates
Based United Arab Emirates
BicyclesColnago
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall5
Stage race stages20
Grand Tours1
National Championships3
Most wins Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (19)
Best ranked rider Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (1st)
Jersey

The 2021 road bicycle racing season for UAE Team Emirates was the 23rd season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Team roster

As of 1 August 2021.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Andres Camilo Ardila (COL) (1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Juan Ayuso[a] (ESP) (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18)
 Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 22)
 Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 28)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Alessandro Covi (ITA) (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 34)
 David de la Cruz (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 31)
 Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 29)
 Finn Fisher-Black[b] (NZL) (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 19)
 Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Fernando Gaviria (COL) (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Felix Groß[c] (GER) (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Marc Hirschi[d] (SUI) (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Rafał Majka (POL) (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31)
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 36)
 Brandon McNulty (USA) (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 22)
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32)
 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 26)
 Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 24)
 Ivo Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Rui Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 28)
 Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25)
 Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 37)
 Matteo Trentin (ITA) (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31)
 Oliviero Troia (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 26)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 31)
  1. ^ Ayuso spent the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July.[4][5]
  2. ^ Fisher-Black joined from the Jumbo–Visma Development Team on 21 July 2021.[6]
  3. ^ Groß joined as a stagiaire from Rad-Net Rose Team on 1 August.[7]
  4. ^ After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January.[8][9]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
23 February UAE Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  United Arab Emirates Jebel Hafeet [26]
27 February UAE Tour, Overall UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  United Arab Emirates [27]
27 February UAE Tour, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  United Arab Emirates [27]
27 February UAE Tour, Team classification UCI World Tour [a]  United Arab Emirates [27]
13 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy Prati di Tivo [28]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy [29]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy [29]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy [29]
7 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Spain Ermualde (Laudio) [30]
25 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Belgium Liège [31]
11 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Joe Dombrowski (USA)  Italy Sestola [32]
13 May Trofeo Calvia UCI Europe Tour  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Spain Palma Nova [33]
10 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Slovenia Celje [34]
12 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Slovenia Nova Gorica [35]
13 June Tour of Slovenia, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Slovenia [36][37]
13 June Tour of Slovenia, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 [b]  Slovenia [37]
30 June Tour de France, Stage 5 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Laval [38][39]
14 July Tour de France, Stage 17 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet) [40][41]
14 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy Sassari [42]
15 July Tour de France, Stage 18 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Luz Ardiden [43][44]
17 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy Cagliari [45]
18 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy [46]
18 July Tour de France, Overall UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France [47][48]
18 July Tour de France, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France [47][48]
18 July Tour de France, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France [47][48]
1 August Ronde d'Aix UCI Europe Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Aix-en-Provence [49]
4 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Spain Briviesca [50]
6 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Spain Aranda de Duero [51]
7 August Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Spain [52]
11 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Fernando Gaviria (COL)  Poland Rzeszów [53]
27 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Germany Ilmenau [54]
29 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Germany Nuremberg [55]
29 August Vuelta a España, Stage 15 UCI World Tour  Rafał Majka (POL)  Spain El Barraco [56][57]
15 September Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Marc Hirschi (SUI)  Luxembourg Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf) [58]
19 September Trofeo Matteotti UCI Europe Tour  Matteo Trentin (ITA)  Italy Pescara [59]
28 September Giro di Sicilia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Italy Licata [60]
29 September Giro di Sicilia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Italy Mondello (Palermo) [61]
1 October Giro di Sicilia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Italy [62]
1 October Giro di Sicilia, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Alessandro Covi (ITA)  Italy [62]
9 October Il Lombardia UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy Bergamo [63]

National, Continental, and World Champions

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
6 March United Arab Emirates National Road Race Championships  Yousif Mirza (UAE)  United Arab Emirates Kalba [64]
6 March African Continental Road Race Championships  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Egypt Cairo [65]
6 March African Continental Time Trial Championships  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Egypt Cairo [66]
19 March South African National Time Trial Championships  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  South Africa Swellendam [67]
30 March United Arab Emirates National Time Trial Championships  Yousif Mirza (UAE)  United Arab Emirates Al Hamriya [68]

Notes

  1. ^ The riders in the squad were Mikkel Bjerg, Davide Formolo, Fernando Gaviria, Rafał Majka, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, and Maximiliano Richeze.
  2. ^ The riders in the squad were Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafał Majka, Rui Oliveira, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, Matteo Trentin, and Diego Ulissi.

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