2023 UAE Tour

Dates20–26 February 2023

Stages7

Distance1,028.2 km (638.9 mi)

Winning time23h 25' 26"

2023 UAE Tour

2023 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 35

Race details

Dates

20–26 February 2023

Stages

7

Distance

1,028.2 km (638.9 mi)

Winning time

23h 25' 26"

Results


Winner	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	(Soudal–Quick-Step)
Second	Luke Plapp (AUS)	(Ineos Grenadiers)
Third	Adam Yates (GBR)	(UAE Team Emirates)
Points	Tim Merlier (BEL)	(Soudal–Quick-Step)
Youth	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	(Soudal–Quick-Step)
Sprints	Edward Planckaert (BEL)	(Alpecin–Deceuninck)
Team	UAE Team Emirates

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The 2023 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 20 and 26 February 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. It was the fifth edition of the UAE Tour, and the third race of the 2023 UCI World Tour.

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Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	20 February	Al Dhafra Castle to Al Mirfa	151 km (94 mi)	Flat stage	Tim Merlier (BEL)
2	21 February	Khalifa Port to Khalifa Port	17.2 km (10.7 mi)	Team time trial	Soudal–Quick-Step
3	22 February	Umbrella Beach Al Fujairah to Jebel Jais	185 km (115 mi)	Mountain stage	Einer Rubio (COL)
4	23 February	Al Shindagha to Dubai Harbour	174 km (108 mi)	Flat stage	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)
5	24 February	Al Marjan Island to Umm al Quwain	182 km (113 mi)	Flat stage	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
6	25 February	Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater	166 km (103 mi)	Flat stage	Tim Merlier (BEL)
7	26 February	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet	153 km (95 mi)	Mountain stage	Adam Yates (GBR)
Total			1,028.2 km (638.9 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

20 February 2023 — Al Dhafra Castle to Al Mirfa, 151 km (94 mi)^[1]

Stage 1 Result (1–10)^[2]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	3h 17' 35"
2	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 0"
3	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 0"
4	Olav Kooij (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 0"
5	Nikias Arndt (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
6	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
7	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 0"
8	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 0"
9	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
10	Cees Bol (NED)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)^[2]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	3h 17' 25"
2	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 4"
3	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 5"
4	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 6"
5	Nikias Arndt (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 7"
6	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 8"
7	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 8"
8	Olav Kooij (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 10"
9	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 10"
10	Cees Bol (NED)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 10"

Stage 2

21 February 2023 – Khalifa Port to Khalifa Port, 17.2 km (10.7 mi) (TTT)^[3]

Stage 2 Result (1–10)^[4]
Rank	Team	Time
1	Soudal–Quick-Step	18' 17"
2	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1"
3	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 3"
4	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 4"
5	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 5"
6	Team DSM	+ 10"
7	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 15"
8	UAE Team Emirates	+ 16"
9	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 17"
10	Trek–Segafredo	+ 19"

General classification after stage 2^[4]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	3h 35' 50"
2	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 0"
3	Nikias Arndt (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 3"
4	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 4"
5	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 15"
6	Cees Bol (NED)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 21"
7	Olav Kooij (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 23"
8	Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 29"
9	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 30"
10	Jarrad Drizners (AUS)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 50"

Stage 3

22 February 2023 – Umbrella Beach Al Fujairah to Jebel Jais, 185 km (115 mi)^[5]

Stage 3 Result (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	4h 51' 24"
2	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 15"
3	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 15"
4	Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 15"
5	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 15"
6	Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)	Team DSM	+ 15"
7	Thomas Gloag (GBR)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 15"
8	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Team DSM	+ 15"
9	Sepp Kuss (USA)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 15"
10	Ben Zwiehoff (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 15"

General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	8h 27' 22"
2	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 7"
3	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 11"
4	Stefan de Bod (RSA)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 01"
5	Wout Poels (NED)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 1' 04"
6	Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)	Team DSM	+ 1' 10"
7	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Team DSM	+ 1' 10"
8	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 11"
9	Georg Steinhauser (GER)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 11"
10	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 1' 12"

Stage 4

23 February 2023 – Al Shindagha to Dubai Harbour, 174 km (108 mi)^[7]

Stage 4 Result (1–10)^[8]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	UAE Team Emirates	3h 50' 01"
2	Olav Kooij (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 0"
3	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Team DSM	+ 0"
4	Arvid de Kleijn (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
5	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 0"
6	Danny van Poppel (NED)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
7	Marijn van den Berg (NED)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 0"
8	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
9	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 0"
10	Jon Aberasturi (ESP)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)^[8]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	12h 27' 23"
2	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 7"
3	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 11"
4	Stefan de Bod (RSA)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 01"
5	Wout Poels (NED)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 1' 04"
6	Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)	Team DSM	+ 1' 10"
7	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Team DSM	+ 1' 10"
8	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 11"
9	Georg Steinhauser (GER)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 11"
10	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 1' 12"

Stage 5

24 February 2023 – Al Marjan Island to Umm al Quwain, 182 km (113 mi)^[9]

Stage 5 Result (1–10)^[10]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)	Team Jayco–AlUla	3h 57' 07"
2	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
3	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
4	Emīls Liepiņš (LAT)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"
5	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 0"
6	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Team DSM	+ 0"
7	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 0"
8	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 0"
9	Olav Kooij (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 0"
10	Jon Aberasturi (ESP)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 5 (1–10)^[10]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	16h 14' 28"
2	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 9"
3	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 13"
4	Stefan de Bod (RSA)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 03"
5	Wout Poels (NED)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 1' 06"
6	Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)	Team DSM	+ 1' 12"
7	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Team DSM	+ 1' 12"
8	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 13"
9	Georg Steinhauser (GER)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 13"
10	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 1' 14"

Stage 6

25 February 2023 – Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 166 km (103 mi)^[11]

Stage 6 Result (1–10)^[12]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	3h 41' 12"
2	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
3	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 0"
4	Olav Kooij (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 0"
5	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
6	Arvid de Kleijn (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
7	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Team DSM	+ 0"
8	Gerben Thijssen (BEL)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 0"
9	Emīls Liepiņš (LAT)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"
10	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 6 (1–10)^[12]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	19h 55' 40"
2	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 9"
3	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 13"
4	Stefan de Bod (RSA)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 03"
5	Wout Poels (NED)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 1' 06"
6	Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)	Team DSM	+ 1' 12"
7	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Team DSM	+ 1' 12"
8	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 13"
9	Georg Steinhauser (GER)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 13"
10	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 1' 14"

Stage 7

26 February 2023 – Hazza bin Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet, 153 km (95 mi)^[13]

Stage 7 Result (1–10)^[14]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	3h 29' 42"
2	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 10"
3	Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 42"
4	Sepp Kuss (USA)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 47"
5	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 54"
6	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 54"
7	Wout Poels (NED)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 1' 16"
8	Antonio Tiberi (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 1' 16"
9	Ben Zwiehoff (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 1' 25"
10	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 1' 25"

General classification after Stage 7 (1–10)^[14]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	23h 25' 26"
2	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 59"
3	Adam Yates (GBR)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 1' 00"
4	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 1' 03"
5	Sepp Kuss (USA)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 2' 06"
6	Wout Poels (NED)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 2' 18"
7	Antonio Tiberi (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 33"
8	Ben Zwiehoff (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 2' 38"
9	Emanuel Buchmann (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 2' 38"
10	Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)	Team DSM	+ 2' 40"

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the sprints classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

v t e UAE Tour
Men's editions	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Women's editions	2023 2024 2025 2026
Predecessor events Abu Dhabi Tour (2015–2018) Dubai Tour (2014–2018)

v t e 2023 UCI World Tour
Races	Tour Down Under Great Ocean Road Race UAE Tour Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Strade Bianche Paris–Nice Tirreno–Adriatico Milan–San Remo Volta a Catalunya Classic Brugge–De Panne E3 Saxo Classic Gent–Wevelgem Dwars door Vlaanderen Tour of Flanders Tour of the Basque Country Paris–Roubaix Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège–Bastogne–Liège Tour de Romandie Eschborn–Frankfurt Giro d'Italia Critérium du Dauphiné Tour de Suisse Tour de France Clásica de San Sebastián Tour de Pologne Hamburg Cyclassics Renewi Tour Vuelta a España Bretagne Classic Ouest-France Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Il Lombardia Tour of Guangxi
Teams	AG2R Citroën Team Alpecin–Deceuninck Arkéa–Samsic Astana Qazaqstan Team Bora–Hansgrohe Cofidis EF Education–EasyPost Groupama–FDJ Ineos Grenadiers Intermarché–Circus–Wanty Movistar Team Soudal–Quick-Step Team Bahrain Victorious Team Jayco–AlUla Team DSM Team Jumbo–Visma Trek–Segafredo UAE Team Emirates
List of 2023 UCI WorldTeams and riders

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

References

External links

Related Articles

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Tim Merlier	Tim Merlier	Tim Merlier^[a]	Luke Plapp^[b]^[c]	Luke Plapp^[d]	Soudal–Quick-Step
2	Soudal–Quick-Step	Luke Plapp	Tim Merlier^[a]	Luke Plapp^[b]^[c]	Luke Plapp^[d]	Soudal–Quick-Step
3	Einer Rubio	Remco Evenepoel	Luke Plapp	Edward Planckaert	Remco Evenepoel^[e]^[f]	EF Education–EasyPost
4	Juan Sebastián Molano		Olav Kooij
5	Dylan Groenewegen		Tim Merlier
6	Tim Merlier
7	Adam Yates					UAE Team Emirates
Final		Remco Evenepoel	Tim Merlier	Edward Planckaert	Remco Evenepoel	UAE Team Emirates

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Edward Planckaert (BEL)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	34
2	Samuele Zoccarato (ITA)	Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	24
3	Luke Plapp (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	13
4	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	10
5	Alex Baudin (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	10
6	Nikias Arndt (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	9
7	Thomas De Gendt (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	9
8	Jaakko Hänninen (FIN)	AG2R Citroën Team	8
9	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Team DSM	8
10	Josef Černý (CZE)	Soudal–Quick-Step	8
Source: ^[14]

Rank	Team	Time
1	UAE Team Emirates	69h 48' 08"
2	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 1' 15"
3	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 41"
4	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 6' 37"
5	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 6' 58"
6	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 7' 09"
7	Trek–Segafredo	+ 7' 19"
8	Israel–Premier Tech	+ 10' 02"
9	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 10' 39"
10	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 11' 23"
Source: ^[14]