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21ST — 27TH FEBRUARY 2021 HOPE PROBE 4 STAGE WED, FEBRUARY 24TH 2021 TOP SPONSORS OFFICIAL CAR theuaetour.com 24th February 2021 THE STAGE REPORT Stage 4 – Hope Probe Stage – km 204 START: Al Marjan Island – 130 riders are underway as the flag is dropped at 11:48. Jumbo-Visma’s Van Emden does not start. After an intense stage yesterday, the peloton rolls along together at a steady pace. Fifteen, 20, and 35 kilometres into the race, the riders seem to be holding off their attacks. After one hour of racing, the average speed is 37.500 km/h. Groupama riders are in prominent position at the front of the bunch, but the pace is steady. The situation remains unchanged 40 and 45 km into the race: the peloton is still all together. Intermediate Sprint (Umm-al-Quwain – km 51.3) Dekker claims the first intermediate sprint ahead of Milan, Cattaneo and Gallopin. The peloton returns to a steady pace immediately afterwards. Seventy kilometres into the race, the peloton is still packed, although the speed has picked up a little. Average speed after two hours of racing: 39.400 km/h. Ineos, Deceuninck, Bora and UAE rotate at the front, but the peloton is not splitting. At the -100 km marker, all is calm. We are starting to see some action, as Bidard and Le Gac clip off at km 117, immediately opening up an advantage. At the first time recording, they are 25” ahead of the bunch; at km 119, the gap rises to 45”, and is further up to 1’05” at km 122. Average speed after three hours: 41.300 km/h. At the -75 km marker, the bunch is 1’35” down on the two escapees; time gap at km 135: 1’55”. UAE Team Emirates are prominent at the head of the peloton, trying to control the breakaway. At km 142, the front duo are 2’07” two minutes up the road; at km 147: 2’02”. At the -50 km marker, the peloton is 2’26” down on the breakaway. After a puncture with 46 km to go, Bidard gets a replacement bike and starts to make his way back up to the front. Average speed after 4h: 41.400 km/h. The pace eases off: with 3 km remaining to the intermediate sprint, the advantage of the leading duo is down to 43”. Intermediate Sprint (Ras al Khaimah – km 171.1) Le Gac leads Bidard into the sprint. Dekker and Liepins come through in third and fourth, respectively. With 30 km remaining to the finish, the break is finally over. The peloton rolls along together, with teams trying to hit the front to organise their leadout trains as the finish approaches. With less than 5 km remaining, UAE Team Emirates are prominent at the front. Lotto Soudal and Deceuninck step up the pace with 2 km to go. Trek and Bora are well placed, too. At the flamme rouge, the battle is on. FINISH (Jebel Hafeet – km 166) Sam Bennet takes the stage ahead of Dekker, Ewan, Viviani, Moschetti, Ackermann, Bauhaus, Nizzolo, Gaviria, and the rest of the race coming home quickly behind them. Time of the winner: 4h51’51”, at an average speed of 41.939 km/h. 24th February 2021 THE WINNER’S PROFILE Stage 4 – Hope Probe Stage – km 204 Sam Bennett, an Irish national, was born in Wervik (Belgium) on 16 October 1990. He has been professional since 2011. His record of achievements includes: 2011 – An Post-Sean Kelly The GP Stad Geel; 5th place at the National R.R. Championships. 2012 – An Post-Sean Kelly 3rd place at the Ronde van Noord-Holland; 10th place at the U23 World R.R. Championships (Valkenburg). 2013 – An Post-Chainreaction Two stages at the An Post Ras; one stage at the Tour of Britain. 2014 – Team NetApp-Endura The Clasica de Almeria; the Rund um Köln; one stage at the Bayern-Rundfahrt 2015 – Bora-Argon 18 One stage at the Tour of Qatar; two stages at the Bayern-Rundfahrt; one stage at the Arctic Race of Norway; the Paris-Bourges. 2016 – Bora-Argon 18 One stage at the Critérium International; one stage at the Giro della Toscana; the Paris-Bourges. 2017 – Bora-Hansgrohe One stage at the Paris-Nice; two stages at the Giro di Slovenia; two stages at the Czech Cycling Tour; Münsterland Giro; four stages at the Presidential Tour of Turkey. 2018 – Bora-Hansgrohe Three stages at the Giro d’Italia; the Rund um Köln; three stages at the Presidential Tour of Turkey. 2019 – Bora-Hansgrohe One stage at the Vuelta a San Juan; one stage at the UAE Tour; one stage at the Paris-Nice; two stages and the Points Classification at the Presidential Tour of Turkey; one stage at the Critérium du Dauphiné; the National Championships Ireland (Derry) R.R.; three stages and the Points Classification at the BinckBank Tour; two stages at the Vuelta a España. 2020 – Deceuninck - Quick Step One stage at the Tour Down Under; the Race Torquay; one stage at the Vuelta a Burgos; one stage at the Tour de Wallonie; two stages and the Points Classification at the Tour de France; one stage at the Vuelta a España. 2021 – Deceuninck - Quick Step The Al Marjan Island - Al Marjan Island stage at the UAE Tour. 24.02.2021 Hope Probe Stage - km 204 Average: 41,939 km/h RNK TIME BON GAP NUM RIDER NAT TEAM ID UCI 1. 4:51:51 10 81 BENNETT Sam IRL DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10006599519 2. 4:51:51 10 0:00 132 DEKKER David Y NED TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10010947644 3. 4:51:51 4 0:00 141 EWAN Caleb AUS LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 10007809490 4. 4:51:51 0:00 71 VIVIANI Elia ITA COF COFIDIS 10005502914 5. 4:51:51 0:00 195 MOSCHETTI Matteo Y ITA TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10009189015 6. 4:51:51 0:00 61 ACKERMANN Pascal GER BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 10007738055 7. 4:51:51 0:00 52 BAUHAUS Phil GER TBV BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 10008662484 8. 4:51:51 0:00 181 NIZZOLO Giacomo ITA TQA TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 10005876160 9. 4:51:51 0:00 4 GAVIRIA Fernando COL UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10008656828 10. 4:51:51 0:00 165 GROVES Kaden Y AUS BEX TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 10011168320 11. 4:51:51 0:00 26 VENDRAME Andrea ITA ACT AG2R CITROEN TEAM 10009392412 12. 4:51:51 0:00 125 GREIPEL André GER ISN ISRAEL START-UP NATION 10002214311 13. 4:51:51 0:00 114 MINALI Riccardo ITA IWG INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX10009027852 14. 4:51:51 0:00 133 HARPER Chris AUS TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10010996043 15. 4:51:51 0:00 173 BOL Cees NED DSM TEAM DSM 10009403324 16. 4:51:51 0:00 162 BAUER Jack NZL BEX TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 10004439449 17. 4:51:51 0:00 87 MØRKØV Michael DEN DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10003308993 18. 4:51:51 0:00 44 GIDICH Yevgeniy Y KAZ APT ASTANA - PREMIER TECH 10009816077 19. 4:51:51 0:00 2 BJERG Mikkel Y DEN UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10015825936 20. 4:51:51 0:00 1 POGACAR Tadej Y SLO UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10014972740 21. 4:51:51 0:00 135 PFINGSTEN Christoph GER TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10003236043 22. 4:51:51 0:00 121 FROOME Chris GBR ISN ISRAEL START-UP NATION 10004393676 23. 4:51:51 0:00 106 ROUX Anthony FRA GFC GROUPAMA - FDJ 10003223919 24. 4:51:51 0:00 82 ALMEIDA João Y POR DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10010784057 25. 4:51:51 0:00 124 GOLDSTEIN Omer Y ISR ISN ISRAEL START-UP NATION 10009246710 26. 4:51:51 0:00 92 BISSEGGER Stefan Y SUI EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10010118393 27. 4:51:51 0:00 12 AMADOR Andrey CRC IGD INEOS GRENADIERS 10003473994 28. 4:51:51 0:00 11 YATES Adam GBR IGD INEOS GRENADIERS 10007059055 29. 4:51:51 0:00 43 DE BOD Stefan Y RSA APT ASTANA - PREMIER TECH 10009145161 30. 4:51:51 0:00 127 ZABEL Rick GER ISN ISRAEL START-UP NATION 10007506366 31. 4:51:51 0:00 94 GUERREIRO Ruben POR EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10008674612 32. 4:51:51 0:00 93 CRADDOCK G Lawson USA EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10006885566 33. 4:51:51 0:00 65 LAAS Martin EST BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 10008942471 34. 4:51:51 0:00 72 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben ESP COF COFIDIS 10006587694 35. 4:51:51 0:00 194 LIEPINS Emils LAT TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10007527584 36. 4:51:51 0:00 134 KUSS Sepp USA TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10008834660 37. 4:51:51 0:00 96 POWLESS Neilson Y USA EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10008814351 38. 4:51:51 0:00 53 CARUSO Damiano ITA TBV BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 10004564337 39. 4:51:51 0:00 46 SANCHEZ Luis Leon ESP APT ASTANA - PREMIER TECH 10002444784 Page 1 of 4 24.02.2021 Hope Probe Stage - km 204 Average: 41,939 km/h RNK TIME BON GAP NUM RIDER NAT TEAM ID UCI 40. 4:51:51 0:00 7 RICHEZE Maximiliano Arie ARG UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10089627778 41. 4:51:51 0:00 191 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10002837838 42. 4:51:51 0:00 75 SABATINI Fabio ITA COF COFIDIS 10003105394 43. 4:51:51 0:00 115 PETILLI Simone ITA IWG INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX10008906301 44. 4:51:51 0:00 157 VILLELLA Davide ITA MOV MOVISTAR TEAM 10008700880 45. 4:51:51 0:00 193 JENSEN Mattias Y DEN TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10036503306 46.