TADEJ POGACAR WINS THE 7TH UAE TOUR
Jebel Hafeet, 23 February 2025 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) has won the seventh edition of the UAE Tour ahead of Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious).
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG)
2 – Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) at 1’14”
3 – Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) at 1’19”
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) has also won stage 7, the Burjeel Stage, ahead of Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious).
PROVISIONAL STAGE RESULTS
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG), 176km in 3h44’04”, average speed 47.129 km/h
2 – Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) at 32″
3 – Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) at 35″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of the UAE Tour are provided by ALÉ, with ENIT and ITALIA.IT as proud jersey partners
- Red Jersey, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by International Holding Company: IHC – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG)
- Green Jersey, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by Mubadala -Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
- White Jersey, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Nakheel – Ivan Romeo (Movistar Team)
- Black Jersey, leader of the Intermediate Sprint Classification, sponsored by ALDAR – Djordje Djuric (Solution Tech Vini Fantini)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the UAE Tour 2025 winner Tadej Pogacar said: “The last stage went so fast because it was the last day for some riders who didn’t have a GC contender in their team and wanted to train for the opening weekend in Belgium next week. Crosswinds were suitable to make some chaos in the peloton. It split. Us, the GC riders, had to be attentive. Somehow it worked although at first I didn’t belive it was the right move. For me it was a really good day. I wouldn’t mind to go easy to the climb and cool myself instead, but it was a good situation with Rune [Herregodts] and Florian [Vermeersch] to the front. As Rune pulled off, it was my time to attack and go solo. I didn’t want to be surprised by a counter attack or anything. It was better to go at my own pace. Now I won’t take part in any stage race until June so I will switch my mind to one day classics and I hope to do well there also”.
Press conference interviews and further details to follow.
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Photo Credits: Sprint Cycling Agency