UAE Team Emirates | |
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2017 season | |
UCI code | UAD |
Status | UCI WorldTeam |
Manager | Giuseppe Saronni |
Main sponsor(s) | Emirates |
Based | United Arab Emirates |
Bicycles | Colnago |
Groupset | Shimano |
Season victories | |
One-day races | 2 |
Stage race overall | 1 |
Stage race stages | 7 |
Jersey | |
The 2017 season for UAE Team Emirates began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
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Date | Race | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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1 April | UAE National Time Trial Champion | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | United Arab Emirates | ||
9 April | UAE National Road Race Champion | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | United Arab Emirates |
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