2017 UAE Team Emirates season

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UAE Team Emirates
2017 season
UCI codeUAD
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 overall1
Stage race stages7
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Jersey
  2016
2018  

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.

Contents

Team roster

As of 1 January 2017.
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Morocco.svg  Anass Aït El Abdia  (MAR) (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Darwin Atapuma  (COL) (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 (aged 28)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Bono  (ITA) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 33)
Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Valerio Conti  (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 30)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Kristijan Đurasek  (CRO) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Ferrari  (ITA) (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 33)
Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Ganna  (ITA) (1996-07-25)25 July 1996 (aged 20)
Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Guardini  (ITA) (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Marko Kump  (SLO) (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 28)
Flag of Norway.svg  Vegard Stake Laengen  (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Marcato  (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 32)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of South Africa.svg  Louis Meintjes  (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 24)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Yousif Mirza  (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 28)
Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA) (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Mori  (ITA) (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 36)
Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Niemiec  (POL) (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 36)
Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Petilli  (ITA) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Polanc  (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Edward Ravasi  (ITA) (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR) (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of Italy.svg  Oliviero Troia  (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Ulissi  (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Federico Zurlo  (ITA) (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 22)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
27 January Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Alto Colorado
4 February Dubai Tour, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 1] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
5 February Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Ulissi  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Donoratico
23 February Tour La Provence, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Polanc  (SLO)Flag of France.svg  France
25 February Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Jebel Hafeet
26 February Abu Dhabi Tour, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
26 February Abu Dhabi Tour, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
30 March Three Days of De Panne, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
18 April Tour of Croatia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Koprivnica
19 April Tour of Croatia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Croatia.svg  Kristijan Đurasek  (CRO)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Biokovo (Sveti Jure)
23 April Tour of Croatia, Stage 6 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Zagreb
9 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Polanc  (SLO)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Etna
8 June Grand Prix of Aargau Canton UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Leuggern
30 July Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Katowice

National, Continental and World champions 2017

DateRaceJerseyRiderCountryLocation
1 AprilUAE National Time Trial Champion
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Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Yousif Mirza  (UAE)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
9 AprilUAE National Road Race Champion
UAE NC.png
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Yousif Mirza  (UAE)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

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