2020 UAE Tour

The 2020 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 23 and 27 February 2020 in the United Arab Emirates (initially scheduled to take place between the 23 and 29 February). It was the second edition of the UAE Tour and the third race of the 2020 UCI World Tour.[1]

2020 UAE Tour
2020 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 21
Race details
Dates23–27 February 2020[nb 1]
Stages5[nb 2]
Distance835 km (518.8 mi)
Winning time20h 35' 04"
Results
Winner  Adam Yates (GBR) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  Second  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (Astana)
Points  Caleb Ewan (AUS) (Lotto–Soudal)
Youth  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Sprints  Veljko Stojnić (SRB) (Vini Zabù–KTM)
  Team UAE Team Emirates

The race was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the fifth stage, two staff members of one of the teams tested positive for the virus.[2] In response, the local authorities quarantined and tested all participants, including riders, organisers and team members, and cancelled the remaining two stages.[2][3] As of March 3, 2020, most teams had left the country and returned to their normal early season schedules, but some teams were still being held within the UAE with very little explanation or assurances. They were eventually told they would be allowed to leave their hotel on March 14.[4][5]

The race was consequently won by British rider Adam Yates of Mitchelton–Scott, who was leading the race prior to the cancellation. Yates took the race leader's jersey following the third stage, one of the two mountain-top finishes on Jebel Hafeet, taking a clear stage victory with over a minute's advantage over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and maintained his lead during the second mountainous stage, won by Pogačar, who was ultimately classified second in the general classification and took the white jersey for the young riders' classification. Alexey Lutsenko of Astana completed the podium, over a minute and a half behind Yates, thanks to strong finishes on the two mountainous stages.

Among the race's other jerseys, in addition to Pogačar taking the young rider's classification, Caleb Ewan of Lotto–Soudal collected the most points in the points classification thanks to a win on the second stage and consistently high finishes on the other flat stages. The sprints classification was won by Veljko Stojnić of Vini Zabù–KTM, whilst thanks to the high placings of Pogačar, Diego Ulissi and Davide Formolo, UAE Team Emirates took the teams classification, finishing over three minutes ahead of the second best team, Astana.

Teams

Twenty teams were invited to the event, including eighteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams and two UCI Professional Continental teams. Each team consisted of seven riders for a total of 140 riders, of which 133 finished.[6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route
Stages[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 23 February The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah to Dubai Silicon Oasis 148 km (92 mi) Flat stage  Pascal Ackermann (GER)
2 24 February Hatta to Hatta Dam 168 km (104 mi) Hilly stage  Caleb Ewan (AUS)
3 25 February Al Qudrah Cycle Track to Jebel Hafeet 184 km (114 mi) Mountain stage  Adam Yates (GBR)
4 26 February Zabeel Park to Dubai City Walk 173 km (107 mi) Flat stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
5 27 February Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet 162 km (101 mi) Mountain stage  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
6 28 February Al Ruwais to Al Mirfa 158 km (98 mi) Flat stage Cancelled'[nb 3]
7 29 February Al Maryah Island to Abu Dhabi 127 km (79 mi) Flat stage Cancelled[nb 3]
Total 1,120 km (700 mi) 835 km (519 mi)

Stages

Stage 1
23 February 2020 – The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah to Dubai Silicon Oasis, 148 km (92 mi)[7]
Stage 1 Result[15][16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 29' 19"
2  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
3  Rudy Barbier (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0"
4  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
5  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
6  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Team Sunweb + 0"
7  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) CCC Team + 0"
8  Max Walscheid (GER) NTT Pro Cycling + 0"
9  José Joaquin Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
10  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[15][16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 29' 09"
2  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 4"
3  Veljko Stojnić (SRB) Vini Zabù–KTM + 5"
4  Rudy Barbier (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation + 6"
5  Leonardo Tortomasi (ITA) Vini Zabù–KTM + 6"
6  Nikolay Cherkasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 7"
7  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 10"
8  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 10"
9  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Team Sunweb + 10"
10  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) CCC Team + 10"

Stage 2
24 February 2020 – Hatta to Hatta Dam, 168 km (104 mi)[8]
Stage 2 Result[18][19][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 4h 18' 16"
2  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 2"
3  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
4  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 4"
5  Rick Zabel (GER) Israel Start-Up Nation + 4"
6  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 4"
7  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 4"
8  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 4"
9  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 4"
10  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
General classification after Stage 2[18][19][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 7h 47' 19"
2  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 12"
3  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 16"
4  Nikolay Cherkasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 17"
5  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 19"
6  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 20"
7  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 20"
8  Rick Zabel (GER) Israel Start-Up Nation + 20"
9  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Team Sunweb + 20"
10  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 20"

Stage 3
25 February 2020 – Al Qudrah Cycle Track to Jebel Hafeet, 184 km (114 mi)[9]
Stage 3 Result[20][21][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 4h 42' 33"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 03"
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 1' 30"
4  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 30"
5  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 30"
6  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 56"
7  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 56"
8  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 1' 56"
9  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 56"
10  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Ineos + 1' 56"
General classification after Stage 3[20][21][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 12h 30' 02"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 07"
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 1' 35"
4  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 40"
5  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 40"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Team Sunweb + 2' 06"
7  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 06"
8  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 06"
9  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 06"
10  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Ineos + 2' 06"

Stage 4
26 February 2020 – Zabeel Park to Dubai City Walk, 173 km (107 mi)[10]
Stage 4 Result[22][23][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4h 16' 13"
2  Fernando Gaviria (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
5  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
6  Kaden Groves (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
7  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) CCC Team + 0"
8  Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis + 0"
9  Rudy Barbier (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0"
10  Max Walscheid (GER) NTT Pro Cycling + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[22][23][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 16h 46' 15"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 07"
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 1' 35"
4  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 40"
5  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 40"
6  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 05"
7  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Team Sunweb + 2' 06"
8  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 06"
9  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 06"
10  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Ineos + 2' 06"

Stage 5
27 February 2020 – Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet, 162 km (101 mi)[11]
Stage 5 Result[24][25][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 3h 48' 53"
2  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 0"
3  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
4  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
5  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) CCC Team + 7"
6  Davide Formolo (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 23"
7  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team + 23"
8  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Team Sunweb + 24"
9  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 24"
10  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 27"
General classification after Stage 5[24][25][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 20h 35' 04"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 01"
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 1' 33"
4  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 48"
5  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 11"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Team Sunweb + 2' 34"
7  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) CCC Team + 2' 34"
8  Davide Formolo (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 39"
9  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 47"
10  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 2' 51"

Stage 6
28 February 2020 – Al Ruwais to Al Mirfa, 158 km (98 mi)[12]

Stage cancelled by local authorities following positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Coronavirus disease 2019, from two staff members.[14]

Stage 7
29 February 2020 – Al Maryah Island to Abu Dhabi, 127 km (79 mi)[13]

Stage cancelled by local authorities following positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Coronavirus disease 2019, from two staff members.[14]

Classification leadership table
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Sprints classification
 Youth classification
 Team classification
1 Pascal Ackermann Pascal Ackermann Pascal Ackermann Veljko Stojnić Veljko Stojnić Israel Start-Up Nation
2 Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan Nikolay Cherkasov Deceuninck–Quick-Step
3 Adam Yates Adam Yates Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates
4 Dylan Groenewegen
5 Tadej Pogačar
6 Cancelled[nb 3]
7 Cancelled[nb 3]
Final Adam Yates Caleb Ewan Veljko Stojnić Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates

Classification standings

General classification
Final general classification (1–10)[24][25][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 20h 35' 04"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 01"
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 1' 33"
4  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 48"
5  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 11"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Team Sunweb + 2' 34"
7  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) CCC Team + 2' 34"
8  Davide Formolo (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 39"
9  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 47"
10  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 2' 51"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[24][25][17]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 43
2  Veljko Stojnić (SRB) Vini Zabù–KTM 42
3  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 39
4  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 35
5  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 33
6  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 32
7  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 29
8  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 25
9  Leonardo Tortomasi (ITA) Vini Zabù–KTM 21
10  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 19

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)[24][25][17]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Veljko Stojnić (SRB) Vini Zabù–KTM 42
2  Leonardo Tortomasi (ITA) Vini Zabù–KTM 21
3  Cristian Scaroni (ITA) Gazprom–RusVelo 18
4  Andrea Garosio (ITA) Vini Zabù–KTM 13
5  Will Clarke (AUS) Trek–Segafredo 13
6  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 10
7  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) NTT Pro Cycling 9
8  Umberto Marengo (ITA) Vini Zabù–KTM 9
9  Nikolay Cherkasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 8
10  Stijn Steels (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 6

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[24][25][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 20h 36' 05"
2  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 47"
3  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Ineos + 1' 57"
4  Niklas Eg (DEN) Trek–Segafredo + 2' 35"
5  Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) Astana + 4' 16"
6  Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) AG2R La Mondiale + 4' 44"
7  Jai Hindley (AUS) Team Sunweb + 5' 19"
8  Héctor Carretero (ESP) Movistar Team + 5' 39"
9  Florian Stork (GER) Team Sunweb + 6' 44"
10  Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Vini Zabù–KTM + 10' 22"

Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10)[24][25][17]
Rank Team Time
1 UAE Team Emirates 61h 51' 55"
2 Astana + 3' 25"
3 CCC Team + 5' 22"
4 Trek–Segafredo + 7' 04"
5 AG2R La Mondiale + 7' 55"
6 Team Sunweb + 9' 26"
7 Movistar Team + 10' 27"
8 Cofidis + 11' 56"
9 Bora–Hansgrohe + 12' 38"
10 Bahrain–McLaren + 14' 24"

Notes
  1. The race was initially scheduled to be held between 23–29 February 2020, but was shortened due to positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Coronavirus disease 2019, from two staff members.
  2. The race was initially due to have 7 stages, but 2 were cancelled due to positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Coronavirus disease 2019, from two staff members.
  3. Stage cancelled by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council following positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Coronavirus disease 2019, from two staff members.[14]

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