Good Morning from Stage 4 of the UAE Tour Women
The final stage, around the city of Abu Dhabi, will crown the first winner of the race.
Xiaoyin Yang, Chief solution Officer – Presight.AI, H.E Mansour Bouassiba – President of UAE Cycling Federation, H.E Suhail Abdulla Areefi – Executive Director of Events Sector, Al Nakheera Al Khaili – Executive Director of Abu Dhabi Cycling Club and Faisal Mohamed Al Neyadi – Abu Dhabi Police get the Presight AI Stage underway (©LaPresse)
Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy (Abu Dhabi), 12 February 2023 – Good morning from the Presight AI Stage, the fourth and final stage of the first edition of the UAE Tour Women (9-12 February 2023), the first UCI WorldTour race in the Middle East.
The fourth stage features 119km of riding around the city of Abu Dhabi until arriving at Abu Dhabi Breakwater where a bunch sprint is highly probable.
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The peloton, 110 riders strong, passed km 0 at 13:29.
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WEATHER
Abu Dhabi (start): Sunny 23°C. Wind: weak – 5kmh, N.
Abu Dhabi (finish): Sunny 23°C. Wind: weak – 14kmh, N.
THE ROUTE
Stage 4: Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy – Abu Dhabi Breakwater (119 KM)
A stage around the city of Abu Dhabi. Departure is from the Sports Academy where the first part of the route heads northward to Khalifa City and then to the industrial area of Khalifa Port. It then converges on Yas Marina to go to Saadiyat Island, touching the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Corniche, until arriving at Abu Dhabi Breakwater for a sprint finish.
Last kms
Last 5 km is on a wide road with large semi-curves that lead to the finish line on asphalt.
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OFFICIAL JERSEYS
- Red Jersey, General Classification. Sponsor: Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Academy
– Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) - Green Jersey, Points Classification. Sponsor: Bike Abu Dhabi – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx)
- White Jersey, Young Rider Classification. Sponsor: Abu Dhabi 360 – Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo)
- Black Jersey, Intermediate Sprint Classification. Sponsor: Experience Abu Dhabi -Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon//Sram Racing)
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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo)
2 – Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) at 7″
3 – Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) at 1’18”
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