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21ST — 27TH FEBRUARY 2021 DUBAI 6 STAGE FRI, FEBRUARY 26TH 2021 TOP SPONSORS OFFICIAL CAR theuaetour.com 26th February 2021 THE STAGE REPORT Stage 6 – Dubai Stage – km 165 START: Deira Islands – 130 riders are underway as the flag is dropped at 12:37. Gallopin, Lutsenko, Ladagnous and Elosegui Momeñe jump away early on, at km 1; Sánchez and Valter follow at 10”, as the peloton trails at 35”. The escapees bunch up at the front at km 3, immediately picking up the pace and growing their advantage: at km 5, the gap stands at 1’26”, at km 10: 3’05”. At km 15, the breakaway are 3’18” up the road already. At km 25, the gap stands at 3’40. Deceuninck-QuickStep and Lotto Soudal are prominent on the front of the peloton. The breakers hold a steady advantage: 3’ at km 30, 3’30” at km 35, still 3’30” at km 40. Bora-Hansgrohe, Deceuninck-QuickStep, Jumbo-Visma, Lotto Soudal, Qhubeka Assos and UAE Team Emirates are pulling the peloton. Average speed after one hour of racing: 46.800 km/h. The situation does not change remarkably 50 and 60 km into the race, as the gap still hovers around 3’45”. Intermediate Sprint (Springs Village - km 67.1) Gallopin leads Ladagnous, Elosegui and Sánchez into the intermediate sprint; the bunch comes through at 3’20”. Stork is caught up in a crash and abandons the race. Around 70 km into the race, the gap is slightly down to 3’. At km 80 and at km 85, the bunch is trailing at 2’45”. Moschetti abandons the race, after being caught in a crash some ten kilometres earlier. Groupama-FDJ’s Roux gives in, too. At km 91, the break still hold a 2’30 lead. The pace picks up, and the peloton splits in two echelons, separated by 30”. All the GC contenders are in the first chasing group, which trails 2’08” behind the break at km 95, as the second echelon is 2’30” down the road. Intermediate Sprint (Al Qudra Cycletrack - km 103.3) Gallopin takes the IS ahead of Sánchez, Valter and Lutsenko. The peloton passes through 1’12” later, with the chasers a handful seconds back (1’29”). At km 105, the escapees are leading by 1’09” over the peloton, and by 1’25” over the chasers. The two echelons are back together at km 110, trailing 1’ behind the break. The gap is getting increasingly smaller, and the breakaway riders are eventually brought back at the -25 km marker. Average speed after three hours: 46.900 km/h. Gruzdev accelerates with a little over 20 km remaining to the finish, building a 15” advantage straight away. The peloton kicks up the pace, trying to leash him in, with Movistar pulling at the front. Grudzev is eventually caught up at the -10 km marker. Astana, Bahrain, Deceuninck-QuickStep and Ineos move to the front. A crash 6 km before the finish causes the peloton to string out. The closing phases are hectic, with teams jostling for position. BikeExchange and DSM also move to the front. At the flamme rouge, Ackermann, Bennett, Dekker, Ewan, Mørkøv and Viviani are battling for stage victory. FINISH (Palm Jumeirah – km 165) Bennett takes the stage ahead of Viviani, Ackermann, Dekker, Gaviria, Nizzolo, Groves, Greipel, Bol and Mørkøv. The other riders in the main peloton follow, scoring the same time. Time of the winner: 3h23’23”, at an average speed of 46.613 km/h. 26th February 2021 THE WINNER’S PROFILE Stage 6 – Dubai Stage – km 165 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 and the Deira Island - Palm Jumeirah stage at the UAE Tour. 26.02.2021 ORDER OF ARRIVAL Dubai Stage - km 165 Average: 46,614 km/h RNK TIME BON GAP NUM RIDER NAT TEAM ID UCI 1. 3:32:23 10 81 BENNETT Sam IRL DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10006599519 2. 3:32:23 6 0:00 71 VIVIANI Elia ITA COF COFIDIS 10005502914 3. 3:32:23 4 0:00 61 ACKERMANN Pascal GER BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 10007738055 4. 3:32:23 0:00 132 DEKKER David Y NED TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10010947644 5. 3:32:23 0:00 4 GAVIRIA Fernando COL UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10008656828 6. 3:32:23 0:00 181 NIZZOLO Giacomo ITA TQA TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 10005876160 7. 3:32:23 0:00 165 GROVES Kaden Y AUS BEX TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 10011168320 8. 3:32:23 0:00 125 GREIPEL André GER ISN ISRAEL START-UP NATION 10002214311 9. 3:32:23 0:00 173 BOL Cees NED DSM TEAM DSM 10009403324 10. 3:32:23 0:00 87 MØRKØV Michael DEN DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10003308993 11. 3:32:23 0:00 114 MINALI Riccardo ITA IWG INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX10009027852 12. 3:32:23 0:00 141 EWAN Caleb AUS LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 10007809490 13. 3:32:23 0:00 194 LIEPINS Emils LAT TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10007527584 14. 3:32:23 0:00 44 GIDICH Yevgeniy Y KAZ APT ASTANA - PREMIER TECH 10009816077 15. 3:32:23 0:00 26 VENDRAME Andrea ITA ACT AG2R CITROEN TEAM 10009392412 16. 3:32:23 0:00 52 BAUHAUS Phil GER TBV BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 10008662484 17. 3:32:23 0:00 92 BISSEGGER Stefan Y SUI EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10010118393 18. 3:32:23 0:00 82 ALMEIDA João Y POR DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10010784057 19. 3:32:23 0:00 167 SCHULTZ Nicholas AUS BEX TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 10074756971 20. 3:32:23 0:00 127 ZABEL Rick GER ISN ISRAEL START-UP NATION 10007506366 21. 3:32:23 0:00 94 GUERREIRO Ruben POR EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10008674612 22. 3:32:23 0:00 2 BJERG Mikkel Y DEN UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10015825936 23. 3:32:23 0:00 11 YATES Adam GBR IGD INEOS GRENADIERS 10007059055 24. 3:32:23 0:00 1 POGACAR Tadej Y SLO UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10014972740 25. 3:32:23 0:00 7 RICHEZE Maximiliano Arie ARG UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10089627778 26. 3:32:23 0:00 142 DE BUYST Jasper BEL LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 10007357331 27. 3:32:23 0:00 96 POWLESS Neilson Y USA EFN EF EDUCATION - NIPPO 10008814351 28. 3:32:23 0:00 6 POLANC Jan SLO UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10050785746 29. 3:32:23 0:00 133 HARPER Chris AUS TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10010996043 30. 3:32:23 0:00 84 CATTANEO Mattia ITA DQT DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 10005839885 31. 3:32:23 0:00 193 JENSEN Mattias Y DEN TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10036503306 32. 3:32:23 0:00 55 MÄDER Gino Y SUI TBV BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 10009734942 33. 3:32:23 0:00 76 VANBILSEN Kenneth BEL COF COFIDIS 10006427242 34. 3:32:23 0:00 3 FORMOLO Davide ITA UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 10007518591 35. 3:32:23 0:00 112 MEINTJES Louis RSA IWG INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX10007524251 36. 3:32:23 0:00 131 BOUWMAN Koen NED TJV JUMBO-VISMA 10008653996 37. 3:32:23 0:00 27 WARBASSE Lawrence USA ACT AG2R CITROEN TEAM 10006003270 38. 3:32:23 0:00 72 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben ESP COF COFIDIS 10006587694 39. 3:32:23 0:00 191 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 10002837838 Page 1 of 4 26.02.2021 ORDER OF ARRIVAL Dubai Stage - km 165 Average: 46,614 km/h RNK TIME BON GAP NUM RIDER NAT TEAM ID UCI 40. 3:32:23 0:00 53 CARUSO Damiano ITA TBV BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 10004564337 41. 3:32:23 0:00 157 VILLELLA Davide ITA MOV MOVISTAR TEAM 10008700880 42.