2020_UAE_Tour

2020 UAE Tour
2020 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 21
Race details
Dates	23–27 February 2020
Stages	5
Distance	835 km (518.8 mi)
Winning time	20h 35' 04"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Youth
	Sprints
	Team
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2020 UAE Tour

Cycling race

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]

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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 COVID-19.^[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.

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The race was initially scheduled to be held between 23–29 February 2020, but was shortened when two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

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The race was initially due to have 7 stages, but the last 2 were cancelled when two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

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The stage was cancelled by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council when two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.^[14]

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

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"Caleb Ewan fires to victory on Hatta Dam as Sam Bennett fades on stage two of UAE Tour 2020". Cycling Weekly. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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Stage	Date	Course	Distance		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 4]}
Total		~~1,120 km (700 mi)~~ 835 km (519 mi)

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"

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

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

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"

2020_UAE_Tour

2020 UAE Tour

Teams

Route

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

Classification leadership table

Classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Sprints classification

Young rider classification

Teams classification

Notes

References

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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

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"