2021 UAE Tour
Male Team 21 - 27 Feb

UAE Tour

1044 Kilometers 7 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Alejandro Valverde
  2. Héctor Carretero
  3. Antonio Pedrero
  4. Iñigo Elosegui
  5. Davide Villella
  6. Albert Torres
  7. Gregor Mühlberger
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TV

The race will be broadcast live on Eurosport, Eurosport Player y GCN+.

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Timetable

All stages will finish around 1.30pm CET. It’s important to keep in mind that the time schedules available below are UAE time – that is, +3 hours against CET.

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Social Media

The race’s official Twitter account is @uae_tour; the hashtag is #UAETour.

Stages

Analysis

01
Al Dhafra Castle - Al Mirfa (176km)
21 February
  1. 01 Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin-Fenix 3h45'47"
  2. 02 David Dekker Jumbo – Visma "
  3. 03 Michael Morkov Deceuninck – Quick Step "
  4. 29 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team +8'29"
  5. 34 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  6. 36 Albert Torres Movistar Team "
  7. 42 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team "
  8. 51 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team "
  9. 53 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team "
  10. 56 Davide Villella Movistar Team "
02
Al Hudayriat Island (CRI / ITT) (13km)
22 February
  1. 01 Filippo Ganna Team INEOS 13'56"
  2. 02 Stefan Bissegger EF Education First +14"
  3. 03 Mikkel Bjerg UAE Team Emirates +21"
  4. 39 Albert Torres Movistar Team +1'01"
  5. 56 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +1'14"
  6. 72 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team +1'26"
  7. 74 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "
  8. 84 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team +1'37"
  9. 104 Davide Villella Movistar Team +1'54"
  10. 129 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +2'34"
03
Al Ain - Jebel Hafeet (166km)
23 February
  1. 01 Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates 3h58'35"
  2. 02 Adam Yates Team INEOS "
  3. 03 Sergio Higuita EF Education First +48"
  4. 35 Davide Villella Movistar Team +3'42"
  5. 55 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +7'31"
  6. 57 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team "
  7. 107 Albert Torres Movistar Team +16'05"
  8. 110 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "
  9. 112 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team "
  10. 113 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team "
04
Al Marjan Island (204km)
24 February
  1. 01 Sam Bennett Deceuninck – Quick Step 4h51'51"
  2. 02 David Dekker Jumbo – Visma "
  3. 03 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal "
  4. 44 Davide Villella Movistar Team "
  5. 70 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  6. 71 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team "
  7. 86 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "
  8. 87 Albert Torres Movistar Team "
  9. 93 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team "
  10. 101 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team "
05
Fujairah - Jebel Jais (170km)
25 February
  1. 01 Jonas Vingegaard Jumbo – Visma 4h19'08"
  2. 02 Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates +3"
  3. 03 Adam Yates Team INEOS "
  4. 33 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +48"
  5. 43 Davide Villella Movistar Team +1'45"
  6. 46 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +1'54"
  7. 51 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team +4'12"
  8. 57 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team +6'08"
  9. 77 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team +12'27"
  10. 105 Albert Torres Movistar Team +18'36"
06
Dubai - Palm Jumeirah (168km)
26 February
  1. 01 Sam Bennett Deceuninck – Quick Step 3h32'23"
  2. 02 Elia Viviani Cofidis "
  3. 03 Pascal Ackermann Bora-Hansgrohe "
  4. 41 Davide Villella Movistar Team "
  5. 55 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  6. 56 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team "
  7. 76 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "
  8. 113 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team +2'27"
  9. 125 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +3'06"
  10. 126 Albert Torres Movistar Team "
07
Yas Marina - Abu Dhabi (147km)
27 February
  1. 01 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal 3h18'29"
  2. 02 Sam Bennett Deceuninck – Quick Step "
  3. 03 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious "
  4. 21 Albert Torres Movistar Team "
  5. 31 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team "
  6. 45 Davide Villella Movistar Team "
  7. 52 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar Team "
  8. 55 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  9. 68 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "

Analysis

The 2021 UCI WorldTour kicks off in the Middle East. After the Australian rounds of the series were cancelled for this year, the top teams in cycling will battle out for glory for the first time in 2021 at the UAE Tour, which came to an abrupt end last season -the last two stages were cancelled- as the prelude of a pandemic whose consequences we couldn’t certainly expect twelve months ago.

On fast, flat roads –four stages suiting the sprinters at Al Mirfa (Sunday 21st), Al Marjan (Wednesday 24th), Dubai (Friday 26th) and Abu Dhabi (Saturday 27th)- and against likely strong winds, which can always play a factor in the desert, the decisive stages will be, nonetheless, the other three. Monday 22nd will mark the first duel for the GC contenders, with a 13km ITT in Al Hudayriat, completely flat and along the sea, with easy turns that make for perfect terrain for the specialists.

Stages three and five will bring the race’s two mountain-top finish. No Hatta dam slope this year, though, as the riders tackle the traditional Jebel Hafeet (10.8km at 5.4%) and, more importantly, Jebel Jais, already climbed in 2019, whose 20.6km at 5,4% will decide the overall outcome.