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UAE Tour 2023 - Stage 1

Al Dhafra > Al Mirfa, 151.0km

20.02-26.02

The UAE Tour is a UCI WorldTour stage race held in February in the United Arab Emirates. Recognised for its deserts and dunes, and crosswind stages, the race was first held in 2019 as a merger of the Abu Dhabi Tour and Dubai Tour, two other stage races. The leader of the general classification wears the red jersey.

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step 3:17:35
2 Caleb Ewan Lotto Dstny + 00.00
3 Mark Cavendish Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.00
4 Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma + 00.00
5 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
6 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
7 Lucas Plapp INEOS Grenadiers + 00.00
8 Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step + 00.00
9 Pello Bilbao Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
10 Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.00
11 Bert Van Lerberghe Soudal Quick-Step + 00.00
12 Jarrad Drizners Lotto Dstny + 00.10
13 Sam Bennett BORA-hansgrohe + 00.51
14 Arvid de Kleijn Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.51
15 Danny van Poppel BORA-hansgrohe + 00.51
16 Sam Welsford Team dsm-firmenich + 00.51
17 Emils Liepins Lidl-Trek + 00.51
18 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
19 Rüdiger Selig Lotto Dstny + 00.51
20 Elia Viviani INEOS Grenadiers + 00.51
21 Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost + 00.51
22 Gerben Thijssen Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
23 Jensen Plowright Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.51
24 Itamar Einhorn Israel-Premier Tech + 00.51
25 Enrico Zanoncello Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
26 Albert Torres Movistar Team + 00.51
27 Luka Mezgec Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
28 Matevz Govekar Bahrain Victorious + 00.51
29 Arnaud Démare Groupama-FDJ + 00.51
30 Fernando Gaviria Movistar Team + 00.51
31 Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers + 00.51
32 Harm Vanhoucke Team dsm-firmenich + 00.51
33 Luca Colnaghi Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
34 Ben Zwiehoff BORA-hansgrohe + 00.51
35 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
36 Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers + 00.51
37 Callum Scotson Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
38 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers + 00.51
39 Alex Edmondson Team dsm-firmenich + 00.51
40 Clément Berthet AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
41 Einer Rubio Movistar Team + 00.51
42 Stefan de Bod EF Education-EasyPost + 00.51
43 Marc Brustenga Lidl-Trek + 00.51
44 Luca Covili Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
45 Jon Aberasturi Lidl-Trek + 00.51
46 Davide Martinelli Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.51
47 Eduardo Sepulveda Lotto Dstny + 00.51
48 Louis Meintjes Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
49 Jakob Fuglsang Israel-Premier Tech + 00.51
50 Harold Tejada Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.51
51 Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates + 00.51
52 Rein Taaramäe Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
53 Simone Petilli Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
54 Jacopo Guarnieri Lotto Dstny + 00.51
55 Ryan Mullen BORA-hansgrohe + 00.51
56 Mauro Schmid Soudal Quick-Step + 00.51
57 Andreas Leknessund Team dsm-firmenich + 00.51
58 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.51
59 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates + 00.51
60 Elmar Reinders Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
61 Jan Maas Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
62 Georg Steinhauser EF Education-EasyPost + 00.51
63 Antonio Tiberi Lidl-Trek + 00.51
64 Asbjørn Hellemose Lidl-Trek + 00.51
65 Blake Quick Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
66 Mads Würtz Schmidt Israel-Premier Tech + 00.51
67 Julius Johansen Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
68 Senne Leysen Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.51
69 Emanuel Buchmann BORA-hansgrohe + 00.51
70 Michael Schwarzmann Lotto Dstny + 00.51
71 Yannis Voisard Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.51
72 Thomas Gloag Jumbo-Visma + 00.51
73 Andrey Amador EF Education-EasyPost + 00.51
74 Samuele Zoccarato Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
75 Reuben Thompson Groupama-FDJ + 00.51
76 Valentin Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
77 Michael Storer Groupama-FDJ + 00.51
78 Óscar Rodríguez Movistar Team + 00.51
79 Wout Poels Bahrain Victorious + 00.51
80 Timo Roosen Jumbo-Visma + 00.51
81 Derek Gee Israel-Premier Tech + 00.51
82 Sepp Kuss Jumbo-Visma + 00.51
83 Boy van Poppel Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
84 Jason Osborne Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.51
85 Ramon Sinkeldam Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.51
86 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers + 00.51
87 Michel Heßmann Jumbo-Visma + 00.51
88 Matthew Riccitello Israel-Premier Tech + 00.51
89 Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
90 Jaakko Hänninen AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
91 Alessandro Tonelli Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
92 Filippo Magli Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
93 Tom Paquot Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.51
94 Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.51
95 Paul Lapeira AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
96 Mika Heming Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.51
97 Lennard Hofstede Jumbo-Visma + 00.51
98 Alex Baudin AG2R Citroën Team + 00.51
99 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Dstny + 00.51
100 Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.51
101 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Lidl-Trek + 00.51
102 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team + 00.51
103 Josef Cerný Soudal Quick-Step + 00.51
104 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 00.51
105 Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates + 00.51
106 Michael Hepburn Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.51
107 Tosh Van der Sande Jumbo-Visma + 00.51
108 Niklas Märkl Team dsm-firmenich + 00.51
109 Ben Hermans Israel-Premier Tech + 00.51
110 Juri Hollmann Movistar Team + 00.51
111 Riccardo Lucca Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.51
112 Ignatas Konovalovas Groupama-FDJ + 00.51
113 Patrick Gamper BORA-hansgrohe + 00.51
114 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.07
115 Johan Price-Pejtersen Bahrain Victorious + 01.09
116 Bram Welten Groupama-FDJ + 01.12
117 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.15
118 Clément Davy Groupama-FDJ + 01.15
119 Tobias Lund Andresen Team dsm-firmenich + 01.28
120 Maurice Ballerstedt Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.31
121 Johan Jacobs Movistar Team + 01.42
122 Taj Jones Israel-Premier Tech + 01.53
123 Pieter Serry Soudal Quick-Step + 01.58
124 Edward Planckaert Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.58
125 Lukasz Wisniowski EF Education-EasyPost + 02.22
126 Mikkel Bjerg UAE Team Emirates + 02.39
127 Shane Archbold BORA-hansgrohe + 02.49
128 Sebastian Kolze Changizi Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 03.13
129 Sebastian Molano UAE Team Emirates + 04.42
130 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates + 04.42
131 Frederik Rodenberg Team dsm-firmenich + 08.00
132 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10.25
133 Cameron Wurf INEOS Grenadiers + 10.25
134 Laurence Pithie Groupama-FDJ + 10.25
135 Fran Miholjevic Bahrain Victorious + 10.25
136 Antwan Tolhoek Lidl-Trek + 10.25
137 Javier Romo Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10.25
138 Diego Camargo EF Education-EasyPost + 10.25
139 Simon Carr EF Education-EasyPost + 10.25
140 Louis Vervaeke Soudal Quick-Step + 10.25

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step 3:17:25
2 Caleb Ewan Lotto Dstny + 00.04
3 Lucas Plapp INEOS Grenadiers + 00.05
4 Mark Cavendish Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.06
5 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious + 00.07
6 Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step + 00.08
7 Pello Bilbao Bahrain Victorious + 00.08
8 Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma + 00.10
9 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious + 00.10
10 Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.10
11 Bert Van Lerberghe Soudal Quick-Step + 00.10
12 Jarrad Drizners Lotto Dstny + 00.20
13 Sam Bennett BORA-hansgrohe + 01.01
14 Arvid de Kleijn Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.01
15 Danny van Poppel BORA-hansgrohe + 01.01
16 Sam Welsford Team dsm-firmenich + 01.01
17 Emils Liepins Lidl-Trek + 01.01
18 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
19 Rüdiger Selig Lotto Dstny + 01.01
20 Elia Viviani INEOS Grenadiers + 01.01
21 Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost + 01.01
22 Gerben Thijssen Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
23 Jensen Plowright Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.01
24 Itamar Einhorn Israel-Premier Tech + 01.01
25 Enrico Zanoncello Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
26 Albert Torres Movistar Team + 01.01
27 Luka Mezgec Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
28 Matevz Govekar Bahrain Victorious + 01.01
29 Arnaud Démare Groupama-FDJ + 01.01
30 Fernando Gaviria Movistar Team + 01.01
31 Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers + 01.01
32 Harm Vanhoucke Team dsm-firmenich + 01.01
33 Luca Colnaghi Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
34 Ben Zwiehoff BORA-hansgrohe + 01.01
35 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
36 Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers + 01.01
37 Callum Scotson Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
38 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers + 01.01
39 Alex Edmondson Team dsm-firmenich + 01.01
40 Clément Berthet AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
41 Einer Rubio Movistar Team + 01.01
42 Stefan de Bod EF Education-EasyPost + 01.01
43 Marc Brustenga Lidl-Trek + 01.01
44 Luca Covili Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
45 Jon Aberasturi Lidl-Trek + 01.01
46 Davide Martinelli Astana Qazaqstan Team + 01.01
47 Eduardo Sepulveda Lotto Dstny + 01.01
48 Louis Meintjes Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
49 Jakob Fuglsang Israel-Premier Tech + 01.01
50 Harold Tejada Astana Qazaqstan Team + 01.01
51 Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates + 01.01
52 Rein Taaramäe Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
53 Simone Petilli Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
54 Jacopo Guarnieri Lotto Dstny + 01.01
55 Ryan Mullen BORA-hansgrohe + 01.01
56 Mauro Schmid Soudal Quick-Step + 01.01
57 Andreas Leknessund Team dsm-firmenich + 01.01
58 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan Team + 01.01
59 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates + 01.01
60 Elmar Reinders Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
61 Jan Maas Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
62 Georg Steinhauser EF Education-EasyPost + 01.01
63 Antonio Tiberi Lidl-Trek + 01.01
64 Asbjørn Hellemose Lidl-Trek + 01.01
65 Blake Quick Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
66 Mads Würtz Schmidt Israel-Premier Tech + 01.01
67 Julius Johansen Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
68 Senne Leysen Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.01
69 Emanuel Buchmann BORA-hansgrohe + 01.01
70 Michael Schwarzmann Lotto Dstny + 01.01
71 Yannis Voisard Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.01
72 Thomas Gloag Jumbo-Visma + 01.01
73 Andrey Amador EF Education-EasyPost + 01.01
74 Samuele Zoccarato Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
75 Reuben Thompson Groupama-FDJ + 01.01
76 Valentin Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
77 Michael Storer Groupama-FDJ + 01.01
78 Óscar Rodríguez Movistar Team + 01.01
79 Wout Poels Bahrain Victorious + 01.01
80 Timo Roosen Jumbo-Visma + 01.01
81 Derek Gee Israel-Premier Tech + 01.01
82 Sepp Kuss Jumbo-Visma + 01.01
83 Boy van Poppel Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
84 Jason Osborne Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.01
85 Ramon Sinkeldam Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.01
86 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers + 01.01
87 Michel Heßmann Jumbo-Visma + 01.01
88 Matthew Riccitello Israel-Premier Tech + 01.01
89 Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
90 Jaakko Hänninen AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
91 Alessandro Tonelli Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
92 Filippo Magli Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
93 Tom Paquot Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 01.01
94 Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.01
95 Paul Lapeira AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
96 Mika Heming Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.01
97 Lennard Hofstede Jumbo-Visma + 01.01
98 Alex Baudin AG2R Citroën Team + 01.01
99 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Dstny + 01.01
100 Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.01
101 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Lidl-Trek + 01.01
102 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team + 01.01
103 Josef Cerný Soudal Quick-Step + 01.01
104 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 01.01
105 Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates + 01.01
106 Michael Hepburn Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.01
107 Tosh Van der Sande Jumbo-Visma + 01.01
108 Niklas Märkl Team dsm-firmenich + 01.01
109 Ben Hermans Israel-Premier Tech + 01.01
110 Juri Hollmann Movistar Team + 01.01
111 Riccardo Lucca Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01.01
112 Ignatas Konovalovas Groupama-FDJ + 01.01
113 Patrick Gamper BORA-hansgrohe + 01.01
114 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.17
115 Johan Price-Pejtersen Bahrain Victorious + 01.19
116 Bram Welten Groupama-FDJ + 01.22
117 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.25
118 Clément Davy Groupama-FDJ + 01.25
119 Tobias Lund Andresen Team dsm-firmenich + 01.38
120 Maurice Ballerstedt Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.41
121 Johan Jacobs Movistar Team + 01.52
122 Taj Jones Israel-Premier Tech + 02.03
123 Pieter Serry Soudal Quick-Step + 02.08
124 Edward Planckaert Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.08
125 Lukasz Wisniowski EF Education-EasyPost + 02.32
126 Mikkel Bjerg UAE Team Emirates + 02.49
127 Shane Archbold BORA-hansgrohe + 02.59
128 Sebastian Kolze Changizi Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 03.23
129 Sebastian Molano UAE Team Emirates + 04.52
130 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates + 04.52
131 Frederik Rodenberg Team dsm-firmenich + 08.10
132 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10.35
133 Cameron Wurf INEOS Grenadiers + 10.35
134 Laurence Pithie Groupama-FDJ + 10.35
135 Fran Miholjevic Bahrain Victorious + 10.35
136 Antwan Tolhoek Lidl-Trek + 10.35
137 Javier Romo Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10.35
138 Diego Camargo EF Education-EasyPost + 10.35
139 Simon Carr EF Education-EasyPost + 10.35
140 Louis Vervaeke Soudal Quick-Step + 10.35

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Lucas Plapp INEOS Grenadiers 3:17:30
2 Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step + 00.03
3 Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma + 00.05
4 Jarrad Drizners Lotto Dstny + 00.15
5 Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost + 00.56
6 Gerben Thijssen Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.56
7 Jensen Plowright Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.56
8 Matevz Govekar Bahrain Victorious + 00.56
9 Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers + 00.56
10 Luca Colnaghi Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.56
11 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers + 00.56
12 Einer Rubio Movistar Team + 00.56
13 Marc Brustenga Lidl-Trek + 00.56
14 Mauro Schmid Soudal Quick-Step + 00.56
15 Andreas Leknessund Team dsm-firmenich + 00.56
16 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates + 00.56
17 Georg Steinhauser EF Education-EasyPost + 00.56
18 Antonio Tiberi Lidl-Trek + 00.56
19 Asbjørn Hellemose Lidl-Trek + 00.56
20 Blake Quick Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.56
21 Julius Johansen Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.56
22 Yannis Voisard Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.56
23 Thomas Gloag Jumbo-Visma + 00.56
24 Samuele Zoccarato Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.56
25 Reuben Thompson Groupama-FDJ + 00.56
26 Valentin Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team + 00.56
27 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers + 00.56
28 Michel Heßmann Jumbo-Visma + 00.56
29 Matthew Riccitello Israel-Premier Tech + 00.56
30 Filippo Magli Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 00.56
31 Tom Paquot Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 00.56
32 Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.56
33 Paul Lapeira AG2R Citroën Team + 00.56
34 Mika Heming Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.56
35 Alex Baudin AG2R Citroën Team + 00.56
36 Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.56
37 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team + 00.56
38 Niklas Märkl Team dsm-firmenich + 00.56
39 Juri Hollmann Movistar Team + 00.56
40 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.12
41 Johan Price-Pejtersen Bahrain Victorious + 01.14
42 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.20
43 Clément Davy Groupama-FDJ + 01.20
44 Tobias Lund Andresen Team dsm-firmenich + 01.33
45 Maurice Ballerstedt Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.36
46 Taj Jones Israel-Premier Tech + 01.58
47 Mikkel Bjerg UAE Team Emirates + 02.44
48 Sebastian Kolze Changizi Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 03.18
49 Frederik Rodenberg Team dsm-firmenich + 08.05
50 Laurence Pithie Groupama-FDJ + 10.30
51 Fran Miholjevic Bahrain Victorious + 10.30
52 Javier Romo Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10.30
53 Diego Camargo EF Education-EasyPost + 10.30
54 Simon Carr EF Education-EasyPost + 10.30

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step 20
2 Lucas Plapp INEOS Grenadiers 17
3 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious 16
4 Caleb Ewan Lotto Dstny 16
5 Mark Cavendish Astana Qazaqstan Team 12
6 Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma 9
7 Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step 8
8 Pello Bilbao Bahrain Victorious 8
9 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious 5
10 Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan Team 1
11 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers 1

Team

PosTeamTime
1 Soudal Quick-Step 9:52:45
2 Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
3 Astana Qazaqstan Team + 00.51
4 Lotto Dstny + 01.01
5 INEOS Grenadiers + 01.42
6 Jumbo-Visma + 01.42
7 BORA-hansgrohe + 02.33
8 Team Jayco-AlUla + 02.33
9 Team dsm-firmenich + 02.33
10 Movistar Team + 02.33
11 Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 02.33
12 Lidl-Trek + 02.33
13 Intermarché-Circus-Wanty + 02.33
14 EF Education-EasyPost + 02.33
15 Israel-Premier Tech + 02.33
16 AG2R Citroën Team + 02.33
17 Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.33
18 Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 02.33
19 Groupama-FDJ + 02.33
20 UAE Team Emirates + 02.33

Race profile

Race
UAE Tour
Start date
20.02.2023
End date
26.02.2023
Total distance
151.0 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.UWT
Country
United Arab Emirates
Discipline
Road
First edition
2019

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