Dubai Tour
The Dubai Tour is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Dubai, which began in 2014 as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Region | Dubai |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.HC |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Dubai Sports Council and RCS Sport |
| History | |
| First edition | 2014 |
| Editions | 5 (as of 2018) |
| First winner |  Taylor Phinney (USA) |
| Most wins |  Marcel Kittel (GER) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Elia Viviani (ITA) |
History
The race was classified as a 2.1. in 2014. The race is organized by the Dubai Sports Council in partnership with RCS Sport, and was held for the first time between 5 and 8 February 2014. The race is a men's competition consisting of four stages. The race contains mainly flat stages, with some hillier parts.[1] In 2015, the second edition of the race has been upgraded to 2.HC, meaning that more UCI World Tour teams can compete in the event.[2]
During the race, the leader of the general classification wears a blue jersey, the leader of points classification is denoted by a red jersey and best young rider by white. The race does not award a mountains jersey.
In 2019, the Dubai Tour was merged with the nearby Abu Dhabi Tour to become the UAE Tour.[3]
Past winners
References
- "Road closures all over emirate for Dubai Tour". TimeOutDubai.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- Emil Axelgaard (1 October 2014). "Dubai Tour upgraded for second edition". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- https://www.cyclingweekly.com/tag/uae-tour
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