2017 UAE Team Emirates season

The 2017 season for UAE Team Emirates began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

UAE Team Emirates
2017 season
UCI codeUAD
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerGiuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)Emirates
BasedUnited Arab Emirates
BicyclesColnago
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages7
Jersey

Team roster
As of 1 January 2017.
Rider Date of birth
 Anass Aït El Abdia (MAR) (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 23)
 Darwin Atapuma (COL) (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 (aged 28)
 Matteo Bono (ITA) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 33)
 Simone Consonni (ITA) (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 22)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 23)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 30)
 Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 29)
 Roberto Ferrari (ITA) (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 33)
 Filippo Ganna (ITA) (1996-07-25)25 July 1996 (aged 20)
 Andrea Guardini (ITA) (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 27)
 Marko Kump (SLO) (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 28)
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 27)
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 24)
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 28)
 Sacha Modolo (ITA) (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 29)
 Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 22)
 Manuele Mori (ITA) (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 36)
 Przemysław Niemiec (POL) (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 36)
 Simone Petilli (ITA) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 23)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 24)
 Edward Ravasi (ITA) (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 22)
 Ben Swift (GBR) (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 29)
 Oliviero Troia (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 22)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 27)
 Federico Zurlo (ITA) (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 22)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
27 JanuaryVuelta a San Juan, Stage 5UCI America Tour Rui Costa (POR) ArgentinaAlto Colorado
4 FebruaryDubai Tour, Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 1] United Arab Emirates
5 FebruaryGran Premio della Costa EtruschiUCI Europe Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) ItalyDonoratico
23 FebruaryTour La Provence, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Jan Polanc (SLO) France
25 FebruaryAbu Dhabi Tour, Stage 3UCI World Tour Rui Costa (POR) United Arab EmiratesJebel Hafeet
26 FebruaryAbu Dhabi Tour, OverallUCI World Tour Rui Costa (POR) United Arab Emirates
26 FebruaryAbu Dhabi Tour, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2] United Arab Emirates
30 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Simone Consonni (ITA) Belgium
18 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) CroatiaKoprivnica
19 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) CroatiaBiokovo (Sveti Jure)
23 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 6UCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) CroatiaZagreb
9 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 4UCI World Tour Jan Polanc (SLO) ItalyEtna
8 JuneGrand Prix of Aargau CantonUCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA)  SwitzerlandLeuggern
30 JulyTour de Pologne, Stage 2UCI World Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) PolandKatowice

National, Continental and World champions 2017
DateRaceJerseyRiderCountryLocation
1 AprilUAE National Time Trial Champion
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) United Arab Emirates
9 AprilUAE National Road Race Champion
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) United Arab Emirates

Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Yousif Mirza, Matteo Bono, Simone Consonni, Kristijan Đurasek, Roberto Ferrari, Sacha Modolo, Matej Mohorič and Jan Polanc
  2. The riders on the squad were Andrea Guardini, Simone Consonni, Kristijan Đurasek, Rui Costa, Louis Meintjes, Manuele Mori, Ben Swift and Diego Ulissi

References
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  2. "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. "Laengen to Project TJ Sport, Hollenstein to Katusha - News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. Abulleil, Reem (30 January 2017). "Dubai Tour: Mirza ready to step it up with UAE Abu Dhabi". Sport 360. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "Swift leaves Team Sky for two-year deal with Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  7. "Arashiro signs for Bahrain Merida". cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. "Mattia Cattaneo firma con l'Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec". cicloweb.it (in Italian). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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