2021 UAE Team Emirates season

UAE Team Emirates
2021 season
UAE Team Emirates on Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia, with race leader Tadej Pogačar (green jersey)
UCI code	UAD
Status	UCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank	4th
Manager	José Antonio Fernández (ESP)
Main sponsor(s)	Emirates
Based	United Arab Emirates
Bicycles	Colnago
Groupset	Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races	5
Stage race overall	5
Stage race stages	20
Grand Tours	1
National Championships	3
Most wins	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO) (19)
Best ranked rider	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO) (1st)
Jersey
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The 2021 road bicycle racing season for UAE Team Emirates was the 23rd season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Team roster

As of 1 August 2021. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Rider Date of birth   Andres Camilo Ardila  (COL) (1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 21)   Juan Ayuso [a]  (ESP) (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18)   Mikkel Bjerg  (DEN) (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 22)   Sven Erik Bystrøm  (NOR) (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 28)   Valerio Conti  (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27)   Alessandro Covi  (ITA) (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)   Rui Costa  (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 34)   David de la Cruz  (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 31)   Joe Dombrowski  (USA) (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 29)   Finn Fisher-Black [b]  (NZL) (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 19)   Davide Formolo  (ITA) (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28)   Fernando Gaviria  (COL) (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26)   Ryan Gibbons  (RSA) (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 26)   Felix Groß [c]  (GER) (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (aged 22)   Marc Hirschi [d]  (SUI) (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22)   Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 33)

Rider Date of birth   Vegard Stake Laengen  (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)   Rafał Majka  (POL) (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31)   Marco Marcato  (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 36)   Brandon McNulty  (USA) (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 22)   Yousif Mirza  (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32)   Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL) (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 26)   Cristian Camilo Muñoz  (COL) (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 24)   Ivo Oliveira  (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)   Rui Oliveira  (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)   Tadej Pogačar  (SLO) (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22)   Jan Polanc  (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 28)   Alexandr Riabushenko  (BLR) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25)   Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG) (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 37)   Matteo Trentin  (ITA) (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31)   Oliviero Troia  (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 26)   Diego Ulissi  (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 31)

1. Ayuso spent the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July. ^{[4] [5]}
2. Fisher-Black joined from the Jumbo–Visma Development Team on 21 July 2021. ^[6]
3. Groß joined as a stagiaire from Rad-Net Rose Team on 1 August. ^[7]
4. After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January. ^{[8] [9]}

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season Rider 2020 team Juan Ayuso [4] [5] neo-pro(Team Colpack–Ballan) Finn Fisher-Black [6] [10] Jumbo–Visma Development Team Ryan Gibbons [3] [11] [12] NTT Pro Cycling Marc Hirschi [9] [13] Team DSM Rafał Majka [14] [15] Bora–Hansgrohe Matteo Trentin [16] [17] CCC Team

Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season Rider 2021 team Fabio Aru [18] [19] Team Qhubeka Assos Tom Bohli [20] Cofidis Sergio Henao [21] Team Qhubeka Assos Jasper Philipsen [22] [23] Alpecin–Fenix Edward Ravasi [24] [25] Eolo–Kometa

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location	Ref.
23 February	UAE Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	United Arab Emirates	Jebel Hafeet	[26]
27 February	UAE Tour, Overall	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	United Arab Emirates		[27]
27 February	UAE Tour, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	United Arab Emirates		[27]
27 February	UAE Tour, Team classification	UCI World Tour	[a]	United Arab Emirates		[27]
13 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Italy	Prati di Tivo	[28]
16 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Italy		[29]
16 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Italy		[29]
16 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Italy		[29]
7 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Spain	Ermualde (Laudio)	[30]
25 April	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Belgium	Liège	[31]
11 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Joe Dombrowski  (USA)	Italy	Sestola	[32]
13 May	Trofeo Calvia	UCI Europe Tour	Ryan Gibbons  (RSA)	Spain	Palma Nova	[33]
10 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Slovenia	Celje	[34]
12 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Diego Ulissi  (ITA)	Slovenia	Nova Gorica	[35]
13 June	Tour of Slovenia, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Slovenia		[36] [37]
13 June	Tour of Slovenia, Team classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	[b]	Slovenia		[37]
30 June	Tour de France, Stage 5 (ITT)	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France	Laval	[38] [39]
14 July	Tour de France, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France	Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet)	[40] [41]
14 July	Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi  (ITA)	Italy	Sassari	[42]
15 July	Tour de France, Stage 18	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France	Luz Ardiden	[43] [44]
17 July	Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi  (ITA)	Italy	Cagliari	[45]
18 July	Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi  (ITA)	Italy		[46]
18 July	Tour de France, Overall	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France		[47] [48]
18 July	Tour de France, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France		[47] [48]
18 July	Tour de France, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France		[47] [48]
1 August	Ronde d'Aix	UCI Europe Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	France	Aix-en-Provence	[49]
4 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL)	Spain	Briviesca	[50]
6 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL)	Spain	Aranda de Duero	[51]
7 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL)	Spain		[52]
11 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria  (COL)	Poland	Rzeszów	[53]
27 August	Deutschland Tour, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)	Germany	Ilmenau	[54]
29 August	Deutschland Tour, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)	Germany	Nuremberg	[55]
29 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 15	UCI World Tour	Rafał Majka  (POL)	Spain	El Barraco	[56] [57]
15 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Marc Hirschi  (SUI)	Luxembourg	Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf)	[58]
19 September	Trofeo Matteotti	UCI Europe Tour	Matteo Trentin  (ITA)	Italy	Pescara	[59]
28 September	Giro di Sicilia, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL)	Italy	Licata	[60]
29 September	Giro di Sicilia, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL)	Italy	Mondello (Palermo)	[61]
1 October	Giro di Sicilia, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL)	Italy		[62]
1 October	Giro di Sicilia, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Alessandro Covi  (ITA)	Italy		[62]
9 October	Il Lombardia	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)	Italy	Bergamo	[63]

National, Continental, and World Champions

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location	Ref.
6 March	United Arab Emirates National Road Race Championships		Yousif Mirza  (UAE)	United Arab Emirates	Kalba	[64]
6 March	African Continental Road Race Championships		Ryan Gibbons  (RSA)	Egypt	Cairo	[65]
6 March	African Continental Time Trial Championships		Ryan Gibbons  (RSA)	Egypt	Cairo	[66]
19 March	South African National Time Trial Championships		Ryan Gibbons  (RSA)	South Africa	Swellendam	[67]
30 March	United Arab Emirates National Time Trial Championships		Yousif Mirza  (UAE)	United Arab Emirates	Al Hamriya	[68]

Notes

1. The riders in the squad were Mikkel Bjerg, Davide Formolo, Fernando Gaviria, Rafał Majka, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, and Maximiliano Richeze.
2. The riders in the squad were Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafał Majka, Rui Oliveira, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, Matteo Trentin, and Diego Ulissi.

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External links

• 2021 UAE Team Emirates season at ProCyclingStats