UAE Team Emirates
Team information
UCI codeUAD
RegisteredItaly (1999–2016)
UAE (2017–present)
Founded1999 (1999)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI WorldTeam
BicyclesColnago
ComponentsShimano, Enve
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerMauro Gianetti
Team manager(s)Matxin Fernandez
Team name history
1999–2002 Lampre–Daikin
2003–2004 Lampre–Caffita
2005 Lampre
2006–2007 Lampre–Fondital
2008 Lampre
2009 Lampre–NGC
2010 Lampre–Farnese Vini
2011–2012 Lampre–ISD
2013–2016 Lampre–Merida
2017 UAE Abu Dhabi
2017– UAE Team Emirates

UAE Team Emirates (UCI team code: UAD) is an Emirati road bicycle racing team. The team competes at UCI WorldTeam level and has done so since the UCI World Tour was formed as the top category of road cycling in 2005.

The team at the 2023 Paris–Nice

History

The team was temporarily suspended from the ProTour in 2010, missing one ProTour event.[1]

Transition from an Italian-based team

Chinese involvement

In August 2016 the team (then called Lampre-Merida) confirmed that its WorldTeam licence was being transferred from CGS Cycling to Chinese company TJ Sport Consultation, with the team becoming the first Chinese WorldTour team from 2017. Former Saunier Duval–Prodir team manager Mauro Gianetti was announced as the co-ordinator for the project.[2]

In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport the following month, Saronni confirmed that he and CGS Cycling would continue to manage the team on TJ Sport's behalf, and that the team's bicycles would be supplied by Colnago. He indicated that the project was being co-ordinated by the Chinese government via TJ Sport with involvement from a number of Chinese companies including Alibaba, and that its aim was to develop Chinese cycling and riders.[3]

When the UCI awarded 17 WorldTour licences to teams in November, it announced that TJ Sport's application was "under review" by its Licensing Commission.[4] According to Saronni, the reason for the delay was that the head of the TJ Sport project, Li Zhiqiang, had fallen seriously ill, which prevented funding for the project from being confirmed.

Emirati rescue

As a result, the team looked elsewhere for sponsorship, securing funding from the United Arab Emirates and changing its name to UAE Abu Dhabi. The UCI confirmed the team's WorldTour licence on 20 December.[5] In February 2017, the team announced that airline Emirates had signed on with the team as a naming-rights sponsor. The team was subsequently known as UAE Team Emirates.[6]

In June 2017, two days before the 2017 Tour de France the team announced it would also be sponsored by the First Abu Dhabi Bank, an amalgamation of the First Gulf Bank and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, with their logo being added to the chest and side of the team's jersey.[7]

Team roster

As of 25 January 2024.[8]
Rider Date of birth
 João Almeida (POR) (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
 Igor Arrieta (ESP) (2002-12-08) December 8, 2002
 Juan Ayuso (ESP) (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002
 Filippo Baroncini (ITA) (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000
 Sjoerd Bax (NED) (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996
 Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998
 Jan Christen (SUI) (2004-06-26) 26 June 2004
 Alessandro Covi (ITA) (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
 Isaac del Toro (MEX) (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003
 Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001
 Felix Großschartner (AUT) (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993
 Marc Hirschi (SUI) (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998
 Álvaro Hodeg (COL) (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989
 Rafał Majka (POL) (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989
Rider Date of birth
 Brandon McNulty (USA) (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998
 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994
 António Morgado (POR) (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004
 Domen Novak (SLO) (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995
 Ivo Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996
 Rui Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996
 Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998
 Nils Politt (GER) (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994
 Pavel Sivakov (FRA) (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997
 Marc Soler (ESP) (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989
 Jay Vine (AUS) (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995
 Michael Vink (NZL) (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991
 Tim Wellens (BEL) (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991
 Adam Yates (GBR) (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992

Major wins

National, continental, and world champions

1999
Belgian Road Race, Ludo Dierckxsens
2000
South African Time Trial, Robbie Hunter
Latvian Time Trial, Raivis Belohvoščiks
2001
Latvian Time Trial, Raivis Belohvoščiks
2002
Latvian Time Trial, Raivis Belohvoščiks
Latvian Road Race, Raivis Belohvoščiks
2005
Austrian Road Race, Gerrit Glomser
2006
Italian Time Trial, Marzio Bruseghin
2007
Slovenian Road Race, Tadej Valjavec
2008
World Road Race, Alessandro Ballan
2011
Slovenian Road Race, Grega Bole
Ukrainian Road Race, Oleksandr Kvachuk
Ukrainian Time Trial, Oleksandr Kvachuk
Italian Time Trial, Adriano Malori
2014
Portuguese Time Trial, Nelson Oliveira
Portuguese Road Race, Nelson Oliveira
2015
Portuguese Time Trial, Nelson Oliveira
Ethiopian Road Race, Tsgabu Grmay
Ethiopian Time Trial, Tsgabu Grmay
Portuguese Road Race, Rui Costa
Slovenian Road Race, Luka Pibernik
Taiwanese Road Race, Feng Chun-kai
Taiwanese Time Trial, Feng Chun-kai
2017
UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
Slovenian Time Trial, Jan Polanc
European Track (Individual pursuit), Filippo Ganna
2018
World Track (Individual pursuit), Filippo Ganna
UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
Norwegian Road Race, Vegard Stake Laengen
2019
UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
Slovenian Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar
2020
Slovenian Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar
Portuguese Time Trial, Ivo Oliveira
Portuguese Road Race, Rui Costa
Norwegian Road Race, Sven Erik Bystrøm
European Track (Individual pursuit), Ivo Oliveira
2021
African Time Trial, Ryan Gibbons
UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
African Road Race, Ryan Gibbons
South Africa Time Trial, Ryan Gibbons
2022
UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
Swiss Time Trial, Joel Suter
Portuguese Road Race, João Almeida
2023
Australian Time Trial, Jay Vine
Slovenian Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar
Slovenian Road Race, Tadej Pogačar
American Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
Portuguese Time Trial, João Almeida
Swiss Road Race, Marc Hirschi

References

  1. ↑ "Lampre granted temporary ProTour license - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "TJ Sport Consultation to take over Lampre-Merida's WorldTour licence". cyclingnews.com. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (3 September 2016). "Saronni reveals details of the new Chinese WorldTour team". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (13 December 2016). "New sponsor set to save TJ Sport team after problems with Chinese backers". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Saronni reveals how he secured UAE Abu Dhabi's WorldTour licence". cyclingnews.com. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fly Emirates to sponsor UAE Abu Dhabi team - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates brings on new sponsor ahead of Tour de France - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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