UAE Tour 2026, February 16-22

[Tim Cahill]

Roglic/Remco both in Sanremo is the easiest scheduling choice to make. It benefits both, opportunity cost is 0, etc etc etc. Not doing it is like setting virtual money on fire

It also provides an opportunity for them to give us the best gift of all, the gift of comedy. Who will work for who, decide it all on the road lads.

 

[RedheadDane]

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

 

[Red Rick]

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

Yes. Becuase why not.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes. Becuase why not.

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

1. Adding more kms to the stage.
2. Something out in the desert the organisers really wanted to show people.

 

[Tim Cahill]

As Dennis Thatcher once said about the Falkland Islands, “it’s just miles and miles of *** all”.

 

[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