UAE Tour

Here's what's making headlines on Tuesday, February 23.

Ganna unstoppable on 13km circuit as Tadej Pogačar and João Almeida take advantage in the overall.

Kuss takes first steps toward grand tour goals with early opportunity to test TT and climbing chops.

Coronavirus returns to the race in a throwback to last year's shuttered Emirati event.

A new sense of urgency underscores the opening races of 2021.

Dutch cross-discipline maestro wins from small group after crosswinds battered a day of echelon racing.

Here's the news making headlines on Sunday, February 21.

Is Chris Froome still a contender? Is Sam Bennett still the fastest man in the bunch? And will Sepp Kuss continue climbing to the top of the peloton?

Here's how to watch next week's UAE Tour broadcast in North America.

Coloradan ace feels no pressure as he sets wheels turning on season of increased responsibility at Jumbo-Visma.

Israel Start-Up Nation downplays expectations in 2021 debut for four-time Tour de France champion.

Sam Bennett, João Almeida lead Deceuninck-Quick-Step in WorldTour season opener.

Tadej Pogačar, Chris Froome headline marquee start-list for WorldTour opener.

Still no word from key stakeholders as more races forced to postpone or cancel events.

Race drawing likes of Chris Froome, Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar as officials press on with February dates.

Worsening pandemic conditions across Europe see more postponements of early season races.

Portuguese race saw record interest before worsening health conditions forced organizers' hand.

Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna also headline star-studded startlist for February race.

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The February stage race was the first WorldTour event impacted by COVID-19 one year ago.

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From the positive cases at the UAE Tour to the canceled final stage at Paris-Nice, the story of how pro cycling's 2020 season halted due to COVID-19.

Following release from the hospital, the Jumbo-Visma team director would agree to allow his team to race only under strict conditions.

UAE-Team Emirates riders released from Abu Dhabi hospital after getting all-clear from coronavirus tests.

VeloNews spoke to two photographers at the UAE Tour about the challenges and quirks of capturing the action in suburban sprawls and sandy highways.

Colombian sprinter reported to have contracted coronavirus while racing UAE Tour, has been in Abu Dhabi hospital for two weeks.

Dmitry Strakhov diagnosed having undergone five tests for coronavirus in Abu Dhabi, Pogacar posts update after 11 days in lockdown.

Pro cycling teams are being extra cautious when it comes to deciding when to deploy riders, for fear of infection, and quarantine away from family and training.

How do you build a perfect leadout unit? What does it take to deliver a sprinter to victory through the melee of a WorldTour sprint? VeloNews spoke to those who know at February's UAE Tour.

Teams to be released from lockdown ahead of schedule after a third test for Covid-19

On this week's episode we speak with editor Jim Cotton who was on the ground at the UAE Tour and underwent four days of quarantine due to coronavirus.

Pressure is mounting as weekend races face growing coronavirus crisis. Teams have been placed in extended quarantine, doctors post warning, and others vow not to race.

Coronavirus outbreak at UAE Tour continues to wreak havoc on the peloton, with impacts for Team Cofidis' squad selection for upcoming block of racing.

Six more individuals connected to the UAE Tour have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Riders are losing valuable training time as more questions than answers remain in the wake of the UAE Tour coronavirus crisis.

The French sport minister said Paris-Nice will be allowed to be held, ending worries for now that the coronavirus could derail the 'Race to the Sun'

UCI president Lappartient says the cycling governing body is doing what it can as coronavirus threatens more WorldTour races.

Quarantine lifted after media, riders underwent Coronavirus testing Friday, though travel schedules reliant on the issue of paperwork giving all-clear.

Danish rider will race in Berlin after first wave of health controls at the UAE Tour reveal no traces of coronavirus.

"We’re on a race track and there’s Ferraris going around, there’s four or five restaurants here, so it’s not so bad. You know, we've got an internet connection, coffee machines, and so it could be worse. It's very, very comfortable."

In the basement of a hotel packed with businessmen, tourists, and cycling media from around the world, a medical team was slowly but surely working through the guests in the hotel, calling them down to be tested for Covid-19.

Chris Froome says that walking presents more of a problem than pedaling a bicycle these days. The Tour de France champion's comeback has begun.

VeloNews reports from inside the media hotel placed under quarantine in Abu Dhabi, with participating teams locked down in neighboring accommodation.

Teams at the UAE Tour have been informed that the race has been cancelled due to fears of coronavirus in the country.

American Larry Warbasse rolled the dice during Thursday's stage at the UAE Tour, powering a breakaway that nearly made it to the line.

Mark Cavendish spoke exclusively to VeloNews during stage 5 at the UAE Tour. Cavendish says he is contributing to Bahrain-McLaren's efforts in ways other than winning sprints.

Pogačar managed to regain six seconds on Yates as a result of a time bonus for the stage win.

The Dutch sprint star came around Gaviria and Ackermann during the closing meters, in a chaotic battle to the line.

Yates took the stage by just over a minute ahead of Tadej Pogačar, and now leads Pogačar in the general classification.

German eager to team up with Sagan at Giro d’Italia as Bora-Hansgrohe look to rack up the wins.

The Australian sprint star patiently waited before attacking in the closing meters, on a double-digit grade to the line.

Italian climber Domenico Pozzovivo is also making his return to the WorldTour at the UAE Tour, eight months after he was struck by an automobile.

Chris Froome spoke to reporters after stage 1 of the UAE Tour and said he was overjoyed to be back in the pro peloton after eight months away.

German sprinter Pascal Ackermann won the opening stage of the UAE Tour in Dubai after a chaotic push to the line.

Caleb Ewan is targeting sprint wins at the UAE Tour, which this year boasts five stages that could fall to the sprinters.

Adam Yates is using the UAE Tour to prepare for his fifth run at the Tour de France overall.

The British rider is targeting a strong showing against a deep field, to put his 2020 campaign off to a good start.

Chris Froome says he's been given a second chance to return to pro racing. Froome will make his return to the pro peloton at next week's UAE Tour.

Multiple grand tour champion to come back to racing at challenging WorldTour race, eight months since sustaining list of serious injuries in crash.

Illness will force Dutch star to miss Tirreno and San Remo, while Froome on track to race this month in high-profile comeback.

The new-look route features wind-blown, flat stretches of road, and climbs exceeding 18 percent.

Four-time Tour de France champion to race UAE Tour after eight months away from racing.

As it does every year, pro cycling produced an amazing array of photography in 2019. Our editorial team sifted through hundreds of images from various cycling photographers to come up with our favorite photos from the 2019 season for our annual VeloNews Awards Issue. Here are our selections from the year in racing:

Have you always wondered why major cycling races are held in the Middle East? We explain. Plus, analysis of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and more.

Exploring all seven Emirates brings new climbs and spectacular scenery, but also long transfers and basic post-race facilities.

Irishman takes first WorldTour win of the season amongst stellar field.

Giro winner Tom Dumoulin toughs it out in UAE Tour stage 6 after an early crash and manages to finish on the day's podium.

American Joey Rosskopf happy to animate the UAE Tour's queen stage, regardless of whether he was caught in the waning kilometers.

Slovenian star Primoz Roglic extends his overall lead at the UAE Tour, winning the stage 6 summit finish ahead of Tom Dumoulin.

The UAE Tour's penultimate stage features a 20-kilometer ascent of the Jebel Jais mountain, a climb the pro peloton has never raced before.

WorldTour riders don't come to UAE to work on their suntans. They head to the Middle East to race hard in an event that is increasingly important.

The Italian beats a talented field of sprinters to notch his third victory of the season.

This week's UAE Tour is a preview of how Jumbo-Visma intends to rally behind Primoz Roglic in his bid to win the Giro d'Italia this May.

The Australian picks up his first WorldTour victory of the season on Hatta Dam.

Alejandro Valverde wins the third stage of the UAE Tour, which culminated with a 10km climb up Jebel Hafeet.

The Colombian wins the second stage of the Middle Eastern race in a bunch sprint.

Some riders are nearing peak form. Others are still building. Plus, there are new transfers for 2019. All this adds up to make the UAE Tour TTT a vexing puzzle.

Roglic takes leader's jersey with Dumoulin and Nibali within striking distance.

Inclusion of 20km Jebel Jais climb lures grand tour contenders as event look to become entrenched in WorldTour calendar.