2021 UAE Team Emirates season

The 2021 season for UAE Team Emirates is the twenty-third season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

UAE Team Emirates
2021 season
UCI codeUAD
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerGiuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)Emirates
BasedUnited Arab Emirates
BicyclesColnago
GroupsetCampagnolo

Team roster
As of 9 January 2021.[1][2]
Rider Date of birth
 Andres Camilo Ardila (COL) (1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 22)
 Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 28)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Alessandro Covi (ITA) (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 34)
 David de la Cruz (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 31)
 Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 29)
 Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Fernando Gaviria (COL) (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Marc Hirschi[N 1] (SUI) (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 33)
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Rafał Majka (POL) (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 36)
 Brandon McNulty (USA) (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 22)
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32)
 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 26)
 Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 24)
 Ivo Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Rui Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 28)
 Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25)
 Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 37)
 Matteo Trentin (ITA) (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31)
 Oliviero Troia (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 26)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 31)
  1. After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January.[3][4]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation

National, Continental and World champions
DateRaceJerseyRiderCountryLocation

Footnotes
  1. Ayuso will spend the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July.

References
  1. "Team UAE Team Emirates 2021 Roster". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. Farrand, Stephen (15 December 2020). "2021 Team Preview: UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. Ryan, Barry (5 January 2021). "Tour de France stage winner Marc Hirschi leaves Team DSM". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. Fletcher, Patrick (9 January 2021). "Marc Hirschi joins UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. "UAE Team Emirates sign Juan Ayuso". UAE Team Emirates. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. Ballinger, Alex (30 April 2020). "17-year-old junior rider signs five-year deal with UAE Team Emirates". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. Gomes, Alaric (27 October 2020). "South African Ryan Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  8. "Lachlan Morton renews with EF Pro Cycling - Transfer shorts". CyclingNews. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. Mickey, Abby (9 January 2021). "Marc Hirschi joins UAE Team Emirates on a three-year contract". CyclingTips. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. Fletcher, Patrick (19 October 2020). "Majka joins UAE Team Emirates as 'wing-man' for Pogacar". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  11. "Rafal Majka to UAE Team Emirates on two-year deal". VeloNews. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  12. "Matteo Trentin signs for UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  13. Ballinger, Alex (7 September 2020). "Matteo Trentin latest rider to leave CCC Team as squad's future still looks bleak". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  14. Benson, Daniel (2 December 2020). "Fabio Aru signs for Qhubeka Assos as he looks to save his career". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  15. Cotton, Jim (3 December 2020). "Fabio Aru to ride for Qhubeka-Assos in 2021". VeloNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. "Bohli joins Cofidis to strengthen Viviani sprint train". CyclingNews. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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  18. Fletcher, Patrick (9 September 2020). "Jasper Philipsen signs for Alpecin-Fenix". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  19. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (2 December 2020). "Here are eight WorldTour riders to step down a level in 2021 during tough contract year". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  20. Fotheringham, Alasdair (11 December 2020). "Contador and Basso invest in the long term at upscaled Eolo-Kometa". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  21. Fotheringham, Alasdair (18 November 2020). "Edward Ravasi's 'WorldTour' experience, at the service of the EOLO-KOMETA". Kometa Xstra Cycling Team. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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