Dylan Groenewegen blasts past Bennett and Gaviria on stage four of UAE Tour 2020
Dylan Groenewegen proved himself the fastest man in a pure drag race finish on stage four of the UAE Tour 2020.
UAE Tour
The peloton at the Abu Dhabi Tour
Where: UAE Tour, United Arab Emirates
When: February 23 to 29, 2020
Rank: UCI WorldTour
The UAE Tour is the result of a merger between the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour, and it will continue to be a UCI WorldTour race into 2020.
The seven day race will kick off on Sunday February 23, finishing in Dubai on Sunday February 29.
The inaugural edition in 2019 was won by Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma).
The Dubai Tour has always been an event populated predominantly by sprinters, and was won by Elia Viviani in 2018.
Comparatively, the Abu Dhabi Tour was more one for the climbers, thanks to the pivotal climb of the 10.8 kilometre Jebel Hafeet. In 2018, it was Alejandro Valverde who scooped up the win.
UAE Tour on live TV in 2020
It is expected that the UAE Tour 2020 will be broadcast on Eurosport.
You’ll find the TV guide here when details become available.
UAE Tour route for 2020
The 2020 route will be announced in January, but the race is expected to start in Abu Dhabi, and conclude with a summit finish on Jebel Harfeet.
| Stage one, Sun February 23, 2020 | TBC | |
| Stage two, Mon February 24, 2020 | ||
| Stage three, Tues February 25, 2020 | ||
| Stage four, Weds February 26, 2020 | ||
| Stage five, Thurs February 27, 2020 | ||
| Stage six, Fri February 28, 2020 | ||
| Stage seven, Sat February 29, 2020 |
Abu Dhabi Tour recent winners
2015 Esteban Chaves, Orica–GreenEDGE
2016 Tanel Kangert, Astana
2017 Rui Costa, UAE Team Emirates
2018 Alejandro Valverde, Movistar Team
Rui Costa wins stage three of the Abu Dhabi Tour (Credit: Yuzuru Sunada)
Dubai Tour recent winners
2014 Taylor Phinney, BMC Racing Team
2015 Mark Cavendish, Etixx–Quick-Step
2016 Marcel Kittel, Etixx–Quick-Step
2017 Marcel Kittel, Quick-Step Floors
2018 Elia Viviani, Quick-Step Floors
Key info: Start list
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Adam Yates sets new record on Jabel Hafeet climb at UAE Tour
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Adam Yates annihilates the field on Jebel Hafeet during stage three of the UAE Tour 2020
Adam Yates tore the race to pieces on Jebel Hafeet at the climax of stage three of the UAE Tour 2020.
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Power data reveals huge numbers put out by sprinters and climbers on Hatta Dam stage of UAE Tour
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Caleb Ewan fires to victory on Hatta Dam as Sam Bennett fades on stage two of UAE Tour 2020
Caleb Ewan put in another storming sprint on the Hatta Dam climb to take victory, as Sam Bennett faded in the final 50 metres of stage two at the UAE Tour 2020.
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Chris Froome says he feels like a neo-pro at his first race as he returns from injury
Chris Froome says he felt like a neo pro at his first race as he returns to racing after an eight-month layoff.
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Pascal Ackermann beats classy sprint field to win stage one of the UAE Tour 2020
The German proved stronger than Caleb Ewan and Dylan Groenewegen to take victory in Dubai
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UAE Tour start list: Sam Bennett, Chris Froome and Alejandro Valverde due to ride
The Middle East stage race has a number of big riders set to take the start line
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UAE Tour 2020 live TV guide
The first UAE Tour kicks off on Sunday (February 23) with the race to be broadcast live in the UK.
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Chris Froome announces first race back after injury
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UAE Tour announce women's race for 2020
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Five things we learned from the 2019 UAE Tour
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Sam Bennett takes first major win of the season on stage seven of UAE Tour
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Primož Roglič on Jebel Jais summit victory: ‘I’m not a sprinter but I had a lot of power left’
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Primož Roglič wins UAE Tour 2019 stage six summit finish to set up overall victory
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Caleb Ewan says it was an 'all or nothing' sprint to win Hatta Dam stage of UAE Tour
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Caleb Ewan powers to victory up Hatta Dam on UAE Tour 2019 stage four
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Peter Kennaugh says rules ‘out of control’ as riders fined by UCI for late sign on
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Dan Martin remaining upbeat despite falling short on first UAE Tour summit finish
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James Knox finishes top-10 among ‘different calibre of riders’ on first UAE Tour mountain stage
James Knox battled with some of the best climbers in the world to finish top-10 in the UAE Tour’s first mountain stage.
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Alejandro Valverde hails ‘incredible & tactical’ first win in rainbow jersey
Alejandro Valverde says it was an “incredible and tactical victory” to repeat his success at the summit of Jebel Hafeet, this time in the rainbow jersey.
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Alejandro Valverde times effort perfectly to win UAE Tour 2019 stage three summit finish
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Fernando Gaviria: ‘Kristoff among best sprinters in the world, today the best lead-out rider’
Fernando Gaviria was helped to victory in the UAE by “one of the best sprinters in the world," Alexander Kristoff.
