UAE Tour 2025, February 17-23

[Samamba]

on paper it's a bit harder than the Catalunya sprint Roglic and Pogacar (more or less) won the past two years, but yeah... maybe not in UAE.

Yeah that's completely different cause in that Catalunya stage the whole peloton is already stretched out before they hit the final slopes. They go through a very technical city there. I also always feel like that finish is harder than it looks on paper.

 

[Lequack]

Promo pics

 

[Samamba]

Unless it changes again the next 14 hours, no wind tomorrow.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Promo pics

so Philipsen and his lead out guy or whatever......

 

[tobydawq]

Promo pics

Lennert looks in terrific mood.

I'd be scared if I was Pogi.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Lennert looks in terrific mood.

I'd be scared if I was Pogi.

Perhaps Pogi had told him it was mandatory to wear jeans.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I just hope for no crashes in this race and let the best win. Sprint stages will be chaotic and things can go wrong so hard stages with echelons can decrease the risk of crashes

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Promo pics

Tim merlier looks like he travels up and down the UK making youtube videos about lower league football teams.

 

[tobydawq]

Tim merlier looks like he travels up and down the UK making youtube videos about lower league football teams.

That's a specific look.

 

[hayneplane]

Tim merlier looks like he travels up and down the UK making youtube videos about lower league football teams.

He does look vaguely like Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.

Jasper looks like he about to teach a sports class in school.

 

[KZD]

The battle between the sprinters will be the most interesting thing about this race, hopefully there are no crashes. Pogi to win GC and two stages.

 

[Berniece]

I expect Kooij to win, doesn't he have a better uphill punch compared to the others? Or doesn't it matter that much since it's only for 600m?

 

[Peyroteo94]

PCS has this uphill sprint with 9% in the last 200m. Is that true? If so, Pogacar has a chance.

 

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PCS has this uphill sprint with 9% in the last 200m. Is that true? If so, Pogacar has a chance.

not according to the official profile or Veloviewer, which both have the finish at 6%

 

[Lequack]

Merlier says it's windy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891417594571202780

View: https://x.com/soudalquickstep/status/1891417594571202780

 

[Berniece]

Merlier says it's windy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891417594571202780

View: https://x.com/soudalquickstep/status/1891417594571202780

Windy doesn't show this. Wind direction is good, but the speed isn't.

Professional weather forecast

50+ weather layers, weather radar and satellite

www.windy.com

 

[yaco]

Jayco will hope that Groenewegen can win a stage because Harper who could have done a top 10 in GC is a late withdrawal. So far the UAE Tour has been a poisoned chalice with Plapp having to miss with a wrist injury and then Harper's sickness.

 

[MyFTP5.9w/kg]

Windy doesn't show this. Wind direction is good, but the speed isn't.

Professional weather forecast

50+ weather layers, weather radar and satellite

www.windy.com

Local weather websites are a million times more accurate and better than garbage websites like that

NCM.AE

Welcome to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), United Arab Emirates

www.ncm.gov.ae

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Average speed of hardly 37 km/h. No wonder hardly anyone can be bothered to show up, just losing watts out there doing nothing.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

I expect Kooij to win, doesn't he have a better uphill punch compared to the others?

Dropped, illness.

 

[Berniece]

Dropped, illness.

Dissapointing, wanted to see him sprint against the best of the best. The lineup here is basically TDF-level for sprinters

 

[Rob5091]

After Ganna's impressive bit of riding yesterday, be interested to see how Big Johnny Milan does on an uphill finish (did well last year in the classics).

 

[AmRacer]

Dissapointing, wanted to see him sprint against the best of the best. The lineup here is basically TDF-level for sprinters

Pogi wins this

 

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Pogi wins this

he probaly didn't plan to, but now that Molano is out...

 

[hayneplane]

Pogi wins this

He has already flagged up his intentions today with that push earlier.