UAE Tour 2026, February 16-22

[Jan the Man]

What size is it - seem to recall Tarling rode a 68 tooth one last year at one race. If you’re going to do it this is the TT to try it.

 

[Berniece]

What size is it - seem to recall Tarling rode a 68 tooth one last year at one race. If you’re going to do it this is the TT to try it.

Also a 68

 

[RedheadDane]

Size of chainring is getting ridiculous.

People are taking that drawing of Chaves' from a few years back way too seriously...

 

[Berniece]

Here we go, Evenepoel is starting. You can follow it live here

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[Samu Cuenca]

This ITT is way too long. It should have been 5m so that Quintana could still be fighting for the overall victory.

 

[Cycling111]

Apart from Del Toro, are there any other important rider for GC or stage who will be start during the TV broadcast?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Does Remco know that his time will be nonchalantly beaten by Ethen hayter???

 

[Red Rick]

Evenepoel 9s down on Tarlings split last year

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Let's go Derrick!!!

 

[Berniece]

Apart from Del Toro, are there any other important rider for GC or stage who will be start during the TV broadcast?

Only Dunbar

 

[Berniece]

Evenepoel finished at 13:03, for comparison Tarling last year did it in 12:55. So there's a shot for others to win.

 

[Rou]

12 secs. Nothing extra terrestrial from Remco.
Tarling can beat this.

 

[Salvarani]

Still pretty good from Remco imo

 

[KoopaCycling]

will indeed be prologue time difference. Would not be surprised if Del Toro is indeed still in the leader jersey after today.
Much will depend on the wind, and not losing time on the corners. remco had one lesser corner that I saw ( vs Tarling 4 the win)

 

[Berniece]

will indeed be prologue time difference. Would not be surprised if Del Toro is indeed still in the leader jersey after today.

Since when is Del Toro better than Cavagna in such a TT?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Since when is Del Toro better than Cavagna in such a TT?

It‘s not 2021 anymore, Cavagna hasn‘t gotten many good results recently

 

[KoopaCycling]

Since when is Del Toro better than Cavagna in such a TT?

Felt indeed more like a prologue. Van der poel can win prologue, not TT. Del Toro is not bad at TT to begin with.
He can def. equal Cavagna.

 

[Berflamand]

Yeah it doesn't look like an unbeatable benchmark. Tarling should be able to go faster and perhaps Hayter can come quite close as well.

 

[Berniece]

Felt indeed more like a prologue. Van der poel can win prologue, not TT. Del Toro is not bad at TT to begin with.
He can def. equal Cavagna.

I'm 100% sure that Evenepoel will be ahead of Del Toro in the GC after today. He's definitely taking more than 10s on him. Not sure if he will be first though. We'll know within the next 15min based on Tarling's result

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bad time by Derrick

 

[Rou]

Remco's double at +30 secs. Del Toro might be 40 secs at this rate.

 

[Samamba]

Did wind already change or what? Bad T1s and riders aren't that losing time in second part anymore. Van Wilder lost half of what he lost at first part in second part. Tejada only 1/3rd. Veistroffer now same.

 

[Red Rick]

Many times seem slower than last year. Maybe conditions arent great now

 

[Samamba]

And now Gee too, barely losing anything in second part

 

[yaco]

That's a shocking time by Plapp whose ITT has gone down the drain so far in 2026.