Published October 25, 2021 08:35PM
UAE Tour confirms February dates to open 2022 WorldTour
With COVID-19 sidelining racing in Australia, the UAE Tour will open the WorldTour for the second year in a row.
Officials confirmed the dates for the 2022 UAE Tour, which will open the 2022 WorldTour calendar. (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The UAE Tour confirmed its dates for February to open the 2022 WorldTour.
Despite ongoing rumblings with COVID-19, which forced the cancelation of the Santos Tour Down Under and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, race officials in the United Arab Emirates confirmed it’s a green light for 2022.
Officials confirmed Tuesday the dates will be 20-26 February 2022, starting and finishing in Abu Dhabi. The race will open the men’s UCI WorldTour for 2022 for the second year in a row.
“The UAE Tour has come a long way from the post-COVID pandemic to plan for the fourth edition of the UAE Tour,” said Aref Hamad Al Awani, general secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council. “After a challenging but successful 2021 UAE Tour amidst the coronavirus pandemic we are now looking ahead to host the 2022 UCI WorldTour opener.”
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Tadej Pogačar won the 2021 edition for “home team” UAE-Team Emirates to kick-start his season capped by a second yellow jersey at the Tour de France and victories in two of cycling’s monuments.
Details of the route will be released in January, officials said.