2023 UAE Tour
2023 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 35
Race details
Dates20–26 February 2023
Stages7
Distance1,028.2 km (638.9 mi)
Results
Winner  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
  Second  Luke Plapp (AUS) (Ineos Grenadiers)
  Third  Adam Yates (GBR) (UAE Team Emirates)
Points  Tim Merlier (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
Youth  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
Sprints  Edward Planckaert (BEL) (Alpecin–Deceuninck)
  Team UAE Team Emirates

The 2023 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 20 and 26 February 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. It was the fifth edition of the UAE Tour, and the third race of the 2023 UCI World Tour.

Teams

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 20 February Al Dhafra Castle to Al Mirfa 151 km (94 mi) Flat stage  Tim Merlier (BEL)
2 21 February Khalifa Port to Khalifa Port 17.2 km (10.7 mi) Team time trial Soudal–Quick-Step
3 22 February Umbrella Beach Al Fujairah to Jebel Jais 185 km (115 mi) Mountain stage  Einer Rubio (COL)
4 23 February Al Shindagha to Dubai Harbour 174 km (108 mi) Flat stage  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)
5 24 February Al Marjan Island to Umm al Quwain 182 km (113 mi) Flat stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
6 25 February Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater 166 km (103 mi) Flat stage  Tim Merlier (BEL)
7 26 February Hazza bin Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet 153 km (95 mi) Mountain stage  Adam Yates (GBR)
Total 1,028.2 km (638.9 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

20 February 2023 — Al Dhafra Castle to Al Mirfa, 151 km (94 mi)[1]
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 3h 17' 35"
2  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Dstny + 0"
3  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
4  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
5  Nikias Arndt (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
6  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
7  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
8  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
9  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
10  Cees Bol (NED) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 3h 17' 25"
2  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Dstny + 4"
3  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 5"
4  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 6"
5  Nikias Arndt (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 7"
6  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 8"
7  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 8"
8  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 10"
9  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 10"
10  Cees Bol (NED) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10"

Stage 2

21 February 2023 – Khalifa Port to Khalifa Port, 17.2 km (10.7 mi) (TTT)[3]
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[4]
Rank Team Time
1 Soudal–Quick-Step 18' 17"
2 EF Education–EasyPost + 1"
3 Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
4 Team Bahrain Victorious + 4"
5 Team Jayco–AlUla + 5"
6 Team DSM + 10"
7 Bora–Hansgrohe + 15"
8 UAE Team Emirates + 16"
9 Astana Qazaqstan Team + 17"
10 Trek–Segafredo + 19"
General classification after stage 2[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers 3h 35' 50"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
3  Nikias Arndt (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3"
4  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Jumbo–Visma + 4"
5  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 15"
6  Cees Bol (NED) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 21"
7  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 23"
8  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 29"
9  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 30"
10  Jarrad Drizners (AUS) Lotto–Dstny + 50"

Stage 3

22 February 2023 – Umbrella Beach Al Fujairah to Jebel Jais, 185 km (115 mi)[5]
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team 4h 51' 24"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 15"
3  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 15"
4  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 15"
5  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 15"
6  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 15"
7  Thomas Gloag (GBR) Team Jumbo–Visma + 15"
8  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM + 15"
9  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma + 15"
10  Ben Zwiehoff (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 15"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 8h 27' 22"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 7"
3  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 11"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 01"
5  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 04"
6  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 1' 10"
7  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM + 1' 10"
8  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 11"
9  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 11"
10  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 12"

Stage 4

23 February 2023 – Al Shindagha to Dubai Harbour, 174 km (108 mi)[7]
Stage 4 Result (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates 3h 50' 01"
2  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
3  Sam Welsford (AUS) Team DSM + 0"
4  Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
5  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jayco–AlUla + 0"
6  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
7  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
8  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
9  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
10  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 12h 27' 23"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 7"
3  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 11"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 01"
5  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 04"
6  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 1' 10"
7  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM + 1' 10"
8  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 11"
9  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 11"
10  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 12"

Stage 5

24 February 2023 – Al Marjan Island to Umm al Quwain, 182 km (113 mi)[9]
Stage 5 Result (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jayco–AlUla 3h 57' 07"
2  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Movistar Team + 0"
3  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
5  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
6  Sam Welsford (AUS) Team DSM + 0"
7  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
8  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
9  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
10  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 16h 14' 28"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 9"
3  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 13"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 03"
5  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 06"
6  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 1' 12"
7  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM + 1' 12"
8  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 13"
9  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 13"
10  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 14"

Stage 6

25 February 2023 – Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 166 km (103 mi)[11]
Stage 6 Result (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 3h 41' 12"
2  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jayco–AlUla + 0"
4  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
5  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Movistar Team + 0"
6  Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Sam Welsford (AUS) Team DSM + 0"
8  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 0"
9  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
10  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
General classification after Stage 6 (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 19h 55' 40"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 9"
3  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 13"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 03"
5  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 06"
6  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 1' 12"
7  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM + 1' 12"
8  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 13"
9  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 13"
10  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 14"

Stage 7

26 February 2023 – Hazza bin Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet, 153 km (95 mi)[13]
Stage 7 Result (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates 3h 29' 42"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"
3  Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 42"
4  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma + 47"
5  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 54"
6  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 54"
7  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 16"
8  Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 16"
9  Ben Zwiehoff (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 25"
10  Michael Storer (AUS) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 25"
General classification after Stage 7 (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 23h 25' 26"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 59"
3  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 00"
4  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 03"
5  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma + 2' 06"
6  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 18"
7  Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 2' 33"
8  Ben Zwiehoff (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 38"
9  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 38"
10  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 2' 40"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Sprints classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
1 Tim Merlier Tim Merlier Tim Merlier[lower-alpha 1] Luke Plapp[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Luke Plapp[lower-alpha 4] Soudal–Quick-Step
2 Soudal–Quick-Step Luke Plapp
3 Einer Rubio Remco Evenepoel Luke Plapp Edward Planckaert Remco Evenepoel[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] EF Education–EasyPost
4 Juan Sebastián Molano Olav Kooij
5 Dylan Groenewegen Tim Merlier
6 Tim Merlier
7 Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates
Final Remco Evenepoel Tim Merlier Edward Planckaert Remco Evenepoel UAE Team Emirates
  1. ↑ On stage 2, Nikias Arndt, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey because first placed Tim Merlier wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification, while second-placed Luke Plapp wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification.
  2. ↑ On stage 2, Pello Bilbao, who was third in the sprints classification, wore the black jersey because first placed Luke Plapp wore the white jersey as the leader of the youth classification, while second-placed Nikias Arndt wore the green jersey.
  3. ↑ On stage 3, Nikias Arndt, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the black jersey because first placed Luke Plapp wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
  4. ↑ On stage 3, Olav Kooij, who was third in the youth classification, wore the white jersey because first placed Luke Plapp wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification, while second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the Rainbow jersey as current World Champion.
  5. ↑ On stage 4, Andreas Leknessund, who was third in the youth classification, wore the white jersey because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification, while second-placed Luke Plapp wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.
  6. ↑ On stages 5, 6, and 7, Luke Plapp, who was second in the youth classification, wore the white jersey because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the sprints classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 23h 25' 26"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 59"
3  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 00"
4  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 03"
5  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma + 2' 06"
6  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 18"
7  Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 2' 33"
8  Ben Zwiehoff (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 38"
9  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 38"
10  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) Team DSM + 2' 40"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 52
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 45
3  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jayco–AlUla 39
4  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 36
5  Edward Planckaert (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 34
6  Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates 32
7  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe 31
8  Sam Welsford (AUS) Team DSM 30
9  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers 29
10  Samuele Zoccarato (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 24

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Edward Planckaert (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 34
2  Samuele Zoccarato (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 24
3  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers 13
4  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 10
5  Alex Baudin (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 10
6  Nikias Arndt (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 9
7  Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Lotto–Dstny 9
8  Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) AG2R Citroën Team 8
9  Sam Welsford (AUS) Team DSM 8
10  Josef Černý (CZE) Soudal–Quick-Step 8

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 23h 25' 26"
2  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 59"
3  Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 2' 33"
4  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 57"
5  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 02"
6  Matthew Riccitello (USA) Israel–Premier Tech + 3' 18"
7  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 3' 29"
8  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM + 3' 39"
9  Yannis Voisard (SUI) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 3' 41"
10  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 3' 50"

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Team Time
1 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates 69h 48' 08"
2 France AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 15"
3 United States EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 41"
4 Netherlands Team Jumbo–Visma + 6' 37"
5 Belgium Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 6' 58"
6 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 7' 09"
7 United States Trek–Segafredo + 7' 19"
8 Israel Israel–Premier Tech + 10' 02"
9 Kazakhstan Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10' 39"
10 Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious + 11' 23"

References

  1. ↑ "Stage 1". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Merlier wins UAE Tour stage 1 photo finish as echelons blows-up GC". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Stage 2". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Soudal-QuickStep speed to victory in UAE Tour stage 2 team time trial". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stage 3". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Evenepoel snatches UAE Tour lead as Rubio wins stage 3 mountain finish". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Stage 4". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Molano claims narrow sprint victory on UAE Tour stage 4". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Stage 5". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Dylan Groenewegen takes sprint victory in UAE Tour stage 5". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Stage 6". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Tim Merlier powers to bunch sprint win on UAE Tour stage 6". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Stage 7". UAE Tour. RCS Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ryan, Barry (26 February 2023). "Remco Evenepoel seals UAE Tour victory". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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