2024 UAE Tour

Dates19–25 February 2024

Stages7

Distance985.1 km (612.1 mi)

Winning time22h 31' 18"

2024 UAE Tour

2024 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 35

Race details

Dates

19–25 February 2024

Stages

7

Distance

985.1 km (612.1 mi)

Winning time

22h 31' 18"

Results


Winner	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	(Lotto–Dstny)
Second	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	(Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale)
Third	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	(Team Bahrain Victorious)
Points	Tim Merlier (BEL)	(Soudal–Quick-Step)
Youth	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	(Lotto–Dstny)
Sprints	Mark Stewart (GBR)	(Team Corratec–Vini Fantini)
Team	Lidl–Trek

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The 2024 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 19 and 25 February in the United Arab Emirates. It was the sixth edition of the UAE Tour, and the third race of the 2024 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Belgian rider Lennert Van Eetvelt of Lotto-Dstny with a margin of victory of two seconds, after a late attack on the final mountain stage.^[1]

Sixteen of eighteen UCI WorldTeams, and four UCI ProTeams participate in the race.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	19 February	Al Dhafra Walk to Liwa Palace	143 km (89 mi)	Flat stage	Tim Merlier (BEL)
2	20 February	Hudayriat Island to Hudayriat Island	12.1 km (7.5 mi)	Individual time trial	Brandon McNulty (USA)
3	21 February	Al Marjan Island to Jebel Jais	176 km (109 mi)	Mountain stage	Ben O'Connor (AUS)
4	22 February	Dubai Police Officer's Club to Dubai Harbour	173 km (107 mi)	Flat stage	Tim Merlier (BEL)
5	23 February	Al Aqah to Umm Al Quwain	182 km (113 mi)	Flat stage	Olav Kooij (NED)
6	24 February	Louvre Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater	138 km (86 mi)	Flat stage	Tim Merlier (BEL)
7	25 February	Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet	161 km (100 mi)	Mountain stage	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)
Total			985.1 km (612.1 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

19 February 2024 — Al Dhafra Walk to Liwa Palace, 143 km (89 mi)^[2]

Stage 1 Result^[3]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	3h 09' 55"
2	Arvid De Kleijn (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
3	Jakub Mareczko (ITA)	Team Corratec–Vini Fantini	+ 0"
4	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 0"
5	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
6	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
7	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 0"
8	Simone Consonni (ITA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 0"
9	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
10	Jarne Van de Paar (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1^[3]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	3h 09' 45"
2	Arvid De Kleijn (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 4"
3	Mark Stewart (GBR)	Team Corratec–Vini Fantini	+ 4"
4	Jakub Mareczko (ITA)	Team Corratec–Vini Fantini	+ 6"
5	Marco Murgano (ITA)	Team Corratec–Vini Fantini	+ 6"
6	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 9"
7	Loe van Belle (NED)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 9"
8	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 10"
9	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 10"
10	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 10"

Stage 2

20 February 2024 – Hudayriat Island to Hudayriat Island, 12.1 km (7.5 mi) (ITT)^[4]

Stage 2 Result^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Brandon McNulty (USA)	UAE Team Emirates	13' 27"
2	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 2"
3	Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 4"
4	Tobias Foss (NOR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 14"
5	Rainer Kepplinger (AUT)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 16"
6	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 17"
7	Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 19"
8	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 19"
9	Bruno Armirail (FRA)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 20"
10	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 21"

General classification after Stage 2^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Brandon McNulty (USA)	UAE Team Emirates	3h 23' 22"
2	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 2"
3	Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 4"
4	Tobias Foss (NOR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 14"
5	Rainer Kepplinger (AUT)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 16"
6	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 17"
7	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 18"
8	Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 19"
9	Bruno Armirail (FRA)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 20"
10	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 21"

Stage 3

21 February 2024 – Al Marjan Island to Jebel Jais, 176 km (109 mi)^[6]

Stage 3 Result^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	4h 16' 21"
2	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 5"
3	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 5"
4	Max Poole (GBR)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 5"
5	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 5"
6	Attila Valter (HUN)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 5"
7	Matthew Riccitello (USA)	Israel–Premier Tech	+ 5"
8	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 5"
9	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 5"
10	Simon Carr (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 5"

General classification after Stage 3^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	7h 39' 44"
2	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 11"
3	Brandon McNulty (USA)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 13"
4	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 21"
5	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 22"
6	Max Poole (GBR)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 31"
7	Tobias Foss (NOR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 33"
8	Simon Carr (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 36"
9	Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 37"
10	Attila Valter (HUN)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 39"

Stage 4

22 February 2024 – Dubai Police Officer's Club to Dubai Harbour, 173 km (107 mi)^[8]

Stage 4 Result^[9]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	4h 01' 47"
2	Arvid de Kleijn (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
3	Olav Kooij (NED)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 0"
4	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
5	Jakub Mareczko (ITA)	Team Corratec–Vini Fantini	+ 0"
6	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 0"
7	Jarne Van de Paar (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 0"
8	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
9	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
10	Oded Kogut (ISR)	Israel–Premier Tech	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 4^[9]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	11h 41' 31"
2	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 11"
3	Brandon McNulty (USA)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 13"
4	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 21"
5	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 22"
6	Max Poole (GBR)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 31"
7	Tobias Foss (NOR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 33"
8	Simon Carr (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 36"
9	Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 37"
10	Attila Valter (HUN)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 39"

Stage 5

23 February 2024 – Al Aqah to Umm Al Quwain, 182 km (113 mi)^[10]

Stage 5 Result^[11]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Olav Kooij (NED)	Visma–Lease a Bike	4h 08' 38"
2	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 0"
3	Sam Welsford (AUS)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
4	Simone Consonni (ITA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 0"
5	Milan Fretin (BEL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
6	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
7	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 0"
8	Tim van Dijke (NED)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 0"
9	Kaden Groves (AUS)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	+ 0"
10	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 5^[11]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	15h 50' 09"
2	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 11"
3	Brandon McNulty (USA)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 13"
4	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 21"
5	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 22"
6	Max Poole (GBR)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 31"
7	Tobias Foss (NOR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 33"
8	Simon Carr (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 36"
9	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 37"
10	Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 37"

Stage 6

24 February 2024 – Louvre Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 138 km (86 mi)^[12]

Stage 6 Result^[13]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	3h 02' 14"
2	Arvid de Kleijn (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
3	Phil Bauhaus (GER)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
4	Milan Fretin (BEL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
5	Gleb Syritsa	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 0"
6	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 0"
7	Jarne Van de Paar (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 0"
8	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
9	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 0"
10	Simone Consonni (ITA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 6^[13]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jay Vine (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates	18h 52' 23"
2	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 11"
3	Brandon McNulty (USA)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 13"
4	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 21"
5	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 22"
6	Max Poole (GBR)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 31"
7	Tobias Foss (NOR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 33"
8	Simon Carr (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 36"
9	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 37"
10	Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 37"

Stage 7

25 February 2024 – Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet, 161 km (100 mi)^[14]

Stage 7 Result^[15]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	3h 38' 28"
2	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 22"
3	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 22"
4	Michael Storer (AUS)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 22"
5	Attila Valter (HUN)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 22"
6	Carlos Verona (ESP)	Lidl–Trek	+ 22"
7	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 27"
8	Brandon Rivera (COL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 38"
9	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 38"
10	Bart Lemmen (NED)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 47"

General classification after Stage 7^[15]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	22h 31' 18"
2	Ben O'Connor (AUS)	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 2"
3	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 11"
4	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 21"
5	Attila Valter (HUN)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 34"
6	Michael Storer (AUS)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 36"
7	Max Poole (GBR)	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL	+ 55"
8	Brandon Rivera (COL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 1' 00"
9	Carlos Verona (ESP)	Lidl–Trek	+ 1' 09"
10	Bart Lemmen (NED)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 1' 13"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Tim Merlier	Tim Merlier	Tim Merlier	Mark Stewart	Loe van Belle	Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
2	Brandon McNulty	Brandon McNulty	Brandon McNulty		Ilan Van Wilder	UAE Team Emirates
3	Ben O'Connor	Jay Vine	Mark Stewart
4	Tim Merlier		Mark Stewart
5	Olav Kooij		Tim Merlier
6	Tim Merlier
7	Lennert Van Eetvelt	Lennert Van Eetvelt			Lennert Van Eetvelt	Lidl–Trek
Final		Lennert Van Eetvelt	Tim Merlier	Mark Stewart	Lennert Van Eetvelt	Lidl–Trek

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 2024 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 Vuelta a España Bretagne Classic Ouest-France Renewi Tour Hamburg Cyclassics Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Il Lombardia Tour of Guangxi
Teams	Alpecin–Deceuninck Arkéa–B&B Hotels Astana Qazaqstan Team Bora–Hansgrohe Cofidis Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale EF Education–EasyPost Groupama–FDJ Ineos Grenadiers Intermarché–Wanty Lidl–Trek Movistar Team Soudal–Quick-Step Team Bahrain Victorious Team dsm–firmenich PostNL Team Jayco–AlUla Visma–Lease a Bike UAE Team Emirates
List of 2024 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

Rank	Team	Time
1	Lidl–Trek	67h 38' 53"
2	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 2' 50"
3	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 5' 26"
4	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 6' 53"
5	Movistar Team	+ 7' 40"
6	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 11' 43"
7	Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale	+ 14' 22"
8	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 14' 51"
9	Israel–Premier Tech	+ 20' 00"
10	UAE Team Emirates	+ 20' 30"
Source: ^[15]