Good Morning from Stage 3 of the UAE Tour Women
It is the classic mountain stage of the UAE Tour with the final climb of Jebel Hafeet.
(©LaPresse)
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, 11 February 2023 – Good morning from the Abu Dhabi Sports Council Stage (Stage 3) of the first edition of the UAE Tour Women (9-12 February 2023), the one and only UCI WorldTour race in the Middle East.
The third stage features 107km of riding. In the first part, the route winds through Al Ain, it then makes a passage through the desert, before the final climb of Jebel Hafeet, where its final 10 km will be the judge of the race.
(©LaPresse)
The peloton, 111 riders strong, passed km 0 at 13:31. Did not start bib nr 106 – Margot Pompanon( St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) and 136 – Urška Žigart (Team Jayco AlUla).
H.E. Aref Al Awani – General Secretary Abu Dhabi Sports Council, H.E Suhail Abdulla AlAreefi – Executive Director of Events Sector, H.E Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili
– Chairman of the department of community Development, Mr. Rashid Abdulla Ali –
Director of Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Executive director of Al Ain Club Company, H.E Mansour Bouassiba – President Of the Cycling Federation and AlNekhaira Alkhyeli, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Cycling Club got the stage underway (©LaPresse)
WEATHER
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium (Starts): Sunny 24°C. Wind: moderate – 21kmh, E.
Jebel Hafeet (circa 16.30): Sunny 21°C. Wind: moderate – 19kmh, SE.
(©Sprint Cycling Agency)
THE ROUTE
Stage 3: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium – Jebel Hafeet (107 KM)
The classic mountain stage of the UAE Tour. In the first part, the route winds through Al Ain, where many of the symbolic places are visited (including Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, UAE University). It then makes a passage through the desert, along the Truck Road E30 and returns to Al Ain for the classic passage of Green Mubazzarah. Here the final climb of Jebel Hafeet begins, where its final 10 km will be the judge of the race.
Last kms
The final climb winds through wide-ranging hairpin bends on a 3-lane roadway. Gradients mainly around 8-9% with a peak of 11% at 3 km from the finish. Very short descent in the last km before a final ramp upwards. The finish straight is on asphalt.
(©LaPresse)
OFFICIAL JERSEYS
- Red Jersey, General Classification. Sponsor: Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Academy
– Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx) - Green Jersey, Points Classification. Sponsor: Bike Abu Dhabi – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx), worn by Charlotte Kool (Team DSM)
- White Jersey, Young Rider Classification. Sponsor: Abu Dhabi 360 – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx), worn by Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ)
- Black Jersey, Intermediate Sprint Classification. Sponsor: Experience Abu Dhabi -Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon//Sram Racing)
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx)
2 – Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) s.t.
3 – Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ) at 10″
(©LaPresse)
UAE TOUR APP
Download the official UAE Tour App now and stay updated on the race, riders’ timings and everything that’s happening during the stage:
• IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/ae/app/uae-tour/id1451821362?mt=8
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.rcs.uaetour
• Website: www.theuaetour.com
UAE TOUR PRESS ROOM
The media can download high resolution pictures of the race from the official online pressroom. In order to download the pictures, just go to http://pressroom.rcssport.it/ (username: press / password: press), select “Media”, then “Cycling”, then UAE Tour. The photos are free of charge for editorial use, as long as both the UAE Tour and the photographer’s name are credited.
#UAETOURWOMEN
www.theuaetourwomen.com