UAE Tour 2026, February 16-22

[Red Rick]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong that the YT stream is about as findable as hay in a needlestack

 

[Salvarani]

Hold on... did they just ride out in the middle of the desert, just to do a U-turn, and are now heading back?

Proving flat earth theory

 

[tobydawq]

2. Something out in the desert the organisers really wanted to show people.

Maybe some sand?

 

[Red Rick]

Maybe some sand?

Maybe it's more untapped oil reserves underground.

 

[Berniece]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong that the YT stream is about as findable as hay in a needlestack

Might be geoblocked, just use link from Netserk on previous page

https://www.admn.ae/video/stream-player/909fbae6-4135-11eb-8fed-501ac5085fa0?channelId=144

 

[tobydawq]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong that the YT stream is about as findable as hay in a needlestack

At least that would be much easier than a needle in a haystack.

 

[Salvarani]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong that the YT stream is about as findable as hay in a needlestack

Boomer alert

 

[RedheadDane]

At least that would be much easier than a needle in a haystack.

If you have to dig through the stack with your bare hands, a needlestack might be... uncomfortable.

 

[Red Rick]

Harper looks like he broke his collarbone

 

[Netserk]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong that the YT stream is about as findable as hay in a needlestack

after stage 1 or 2 they made it geo restricted

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZS8OMEL-jE

 

[Netserk]

keldermerckx somehow not injured

 

[Red Rick]

keldermerckx somehow not injured

Better subversion of expectations than Game of Thrones.

 

[canina82]

I thought this kid was a dwarf.

 

[repre]

"Why not?" was definitely the first reason I could think of. The others were:

2. Something out in the desert the organisers really wanted to show people.

Sand is really interesting in this particular part of the desert. It's yellow, you know. Astonishing...

 

[RedheadDane]

Sand is really interesting in this particular part of the desert. It's yellow, you know. Astonishing...

They did show a bike track at some point, but I'm not sure whether that was during that little detour.

 

[Berniece]

Alright here we go, last climb of the UAE Tour. Hope Tiberi can hold Del Toro’s wheel and take the GC, while Evenepoel takes the stage.

 

[Salvarani]

Thought Gaffuri would climb a bit better

 

[Netserk]

love to see milan taking geesus to the front !

 

[Red Rick]

Peloton not exploding yet.

 

[houtdffan]

Alright here we go, last climb of the UAE Tour. Hope Tiberi can hold Del Toro’s wheel and take the GC, while Evenepoel takes the stage.

The way Remco is pouring water over his head, he's already overheating. He's likely not winning today

 

[Berniece]

The way Remco is pouring water over his head, he's already overheating. He's likely not winning today

Del Toro did the same on Wednesday

 

[Netserk]

damn, the ineos kit is hot as fork

 

[RedheadDane]

OKAY! I need to go have a serious talk with Brian Smith!

 

[Red Rick]

Hard pace on the flat all day destroyed all the climbing domestiques that should make the climb hard?

 

[Squire]

Thought Gaffuri would climb a bit better

Probably would if he wasn't in the breakaway all day. Guys like that have less trouble with WT climbing level than WT flat riding level, I think.