UAE Tour

UAE Tour
Race details
DateFebruary
RegionUnited Arab Emirates
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI World Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserRCS Sport
Web sitetheuaetour.com
History (men)
First edition2019 (2019)
Editions7 (as of 2025)
First winner Primož Roglič (SLO)
Most wins Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (3 wins)
Most recent Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
History (women)
First edition2023 (2023)
Editions3 (as of 2025)
First winner Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Most wins Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (2 wins)
Most recent Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)

The UAE Tour (Arabic: جولة الإمارات) are road cycling stage races in the United Arab Emirates. A men's event was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. A women's event was first held in 2023 as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is owned by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the Giro d'Italia and Giro d'Italia Women.[1]

History

The Dubai Tour was first held in 2014, with the Abu Dhabi Tour first held in 2015. The Abu Dhabi Tour joined the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017.[2] In September 2018, the organisers of both races announced their intent to merge, resulting in the UAE Tour, a longer race that would use stages from both events.[2]

The first edition of the race took place between 24 February and 2 March 2019 as part of the 2019 UCI World Tour.[3] The 2020 UAE Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the last two stages cancelled and teams quarantined before being able to leave the country.[4]

Women's Race

In January 2023, organisers announced that a women's race would be held for the first time, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour.[5] This was first staged over 4 days in early February 2023, prior to the men's race.[6] Owing to crosswinds, stage 2 of the 2025 edition had an average speed of 48.407 kilometres per hour (30.079 mph), making it the fastest ever UCI Women's World Tour stage.[7]

Route

Both races use similar stages to that of the Abu Dhabi Tour and Dubai Tour – a combination of flat sprint stages and mountain stages using climbs such as Jebel Jais and Jebel Hafeet.[8][9] Stages in the open desert can be affected by crosswinds.[7][8] In the men's race, a time trial is also usually part of the route, with the 2019 and 2023 editions featuring a team time trial.[8]

The Jebel Jais climb is usually considered the queen stage of the race, with 20 kilometres (12 mi) of climbing at 5%, with some 7% in the last 2 kilometres (1.2 mi).[10][11]

Winners

Elite Men

Years General classification
 Points classification
 Sprints classification
 Young rider classification
2019 Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo–Visma) Elia Viviani (Deceuninck–Quick-Step) not awarded David Gaudu (Groupama–FDJ)
2020 Adam Yates (Mitchelton–Scott) Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal) Veljko Stojnić (Vini Zabù–KTM) Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
2021[12] Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) David Dekker (Team Jumbo–Visma) Tony Gallopin (AG2R Citroën Team) Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
2022[13] Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Fenix) Dmitry Strakhov (Gazprom–RusVelo) Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
2023[14] Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step) Tim Merlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) Edward Planckaert (Alpecin–Deceuninck) Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step)
2024[15] Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto–Dstny) Tim Merlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) Mark Stewart (Team Corratec–Vini Fantini) Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto–Dstny)
2025[16] Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) Jonathan Milan (Lidl–Trek) Đorđe Đurić (Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini) Iván Romeo (Movistar Team)

Wins per country

Wins Country
4  Slovenia
2  Belgium
1  Great Britain

Elite Women

Years General classification
 Points classification
 Sprints classification
 Young rider classification
2023[17] Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek–Segafredo) Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon–SRAM) Gaia Realini (Trek–Segafredo)
2024[18] Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx–Protime) Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx–Protime) Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx–Protime) Neve Bradbury (Canyon–SRAM)
2025[19] Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx–Protime) Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon–SRAM zondacrypto)

Wins per country

Wins Country
2  Italy
1  Belgium

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "CyclingPub.com - Dubai Tour and Abu Dhabi Tour merge to create WorldTour race UAE Tour". cyclingpub.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ "UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019". Cycling News. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Final UAE Tour stages called off after two coronavirus cases confirmed". cyclingnews.com. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  5. ^ "UAE TOUR breaks new ground in the Middle East as Women's Race joins the UCI Women's Worldtour Calendar in 2023". 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  6. ^ "UAE Tour Women 2023". cyclingnews.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. ^ a b Cole, Emma (2025-02-07). "The women's peloton just set the fastest-ever speed for a WorldTour stage at the UAE Tour Women". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  8. ^ a b c Moultrie, James (2023-02-16). "UAE Tour 2023 route". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  9. ^ Davidson, Robyn (2025-01-30). "UAE Tour Women 2025 preview: Route, favourites, how to watch and start list". Cyclist. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  10. ^ "UAE Tour 2019: Leader Roglic Sprints to Queen Stage Win | CyclingStage.com". cyclingstage.com/uae-tour-2019/stage-6-results-uae-2019/. 24 February 2019.
  11. ^ Ryan, Barry (23 February 2022). "UAE Tour: Tadej Pogacar wins stage 4 on Jebel Jais mountain finish | CyclingStage.com". cyclingnews.com/races/uae-tour-2022/stage-4/results//.
  12. ^ "Pogacar to make the UAE Tour his early-season standard". cyclingnews.com. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  13. ^ Goddard, Ben (26 February 2022). "Tadej Pogačar seals UAE Tour victory atop Jebel Hafeet". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  14. ^ Ryan, Barry (26 February 2023). "Remco Evenepoel seals UAE Tour victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  15. ^ "LENNERT VAN EETVELT HAS TURNED THE TABLES". www.theuaetour.com. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  16. ^ Ostanek, Dani (23 February 2025). "UAE Tour: Tadej Pogačar dominates Jebel Hafeet to seal overall victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Longo Borghini seals historic UAE Tour Women win after Kool sprints to victory". UAE Tour Women. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  18. ^ "THE RAINBOW SHINES OVER THE UAE TOUR WOMEN". UAE Tour Women. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  19. ^ Clifford, Flo (2025-02-09). "UAE Tour Women: Lorena Wiebes dominates crash-marred bunch stage 4 sprint as Elisa Longo Borghini seals overall title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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