UAE Team Emirates

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UAE Team Emirates
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Team information
UCI codeUAD
Registered Italy (1999–2016)
UAE (2017–present)
Founded1999 (1999)
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI WorldTeam
Bicycles Colnago
Components Shimano, Enve
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Mauro Gianetti
Team manager(s)Matxin Fernandez
Team name history
1999–2002 Lampre–Daikin
2003–2004 Lampre–Caffita
2005 Lampre
2006–2007 Lampre–Fondital
2008 Lampre
2009 Lampre–NGC
2010 Lampre–Farnese Vini
2011–2012 Lampre–ISD
2013–2016 Lampre–Merida
2017 UAE Abu Dhabi
2017– UAE Team Emirates
Cycling current event.svg Current season

UAE Team Emirates ( UCI team code:UAD) is an Emirati road bicycle racing team. The team competes at UCI WorldTeam level and has done so since the UCI World Tour was formed as the top category of road cycling in 2005.

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The team at the 2023 Paris-Nice UAE Team Emirates, 2023 Paris-Nice (52917729848).jpg
The team at the 2023 Paris–Nice

History

The team was established in 2017 as UAE Abu Dhabi before being renamed UAE Team Emirates in 2018. It is sponsored by the UAE government and the team has achieved notable success in various prestigious races, including stage wins and overall victories in Grand Tours (the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España) and one-day races.The team was temporarily suspended from the ProTour in 2010, missing one ProTour event. [1]

Transition from an Italian-based team

Chinese involvement

In August 2016 the team (then called Lampre-Merida) confirmed that its WorldTeam licence was being transferred from CGS Cycling to Chinese company TJ Sport Consultation, with the team becoming the first Chinese WorldTour team from 2017. Former Saunier Duval–Prodir team manager Mauro Gianetti was announced as the co-ordinator for the project. [2]

In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport the following month, Saronni confirmed that he and CGS Cycling would continue to manage the team on TJ Sport's behalf, and that the team's bicycles would be supplied by Colnago. He indicated that the project was being co-ordinated by the Chinese government via TJ Sport with involvement from a number of Chinese companies including Alibaba, and that its aim was to develop Chinese cycling and riders. [3]

When the UCI awarded 17 WorldTour licences to teams in November, it announced that TJ Sport's application was "under review" by its Licensing Commission. [4] According to Saronni, the reason for the delay was that the head of the TJ Sport project, Li Zhiqiang, had fallen seriously ill, which prevented funding for the project from being confirmed.

Emirati rescue

As a result, the team looked elsewhere for sponsorship, securing funding from the United Arab Emirates and changing its name to UAE Abu Dhabi. The UCI confirmed the team's WorldTour licence on 20 December. [5] In February 2017, the team announced that airline Emirates had signed on with the team as a naming-rights sponsor. The team was subsequently known as UAE Team Emirates. [6]

In June 2017, two days before the 2017 Tour de France the team announced it would also be sponsored by the First Abu Dhabi Bank, an amalgamation of the First Gulf Bank and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, with their logo being added to the chest and side of the team's jersey. [7]

Team roster

As of 25 January 2024. [8]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Portugal.svg  João Almeida  (POR) (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Igor Arrieta  (ESP) (2002-12-08) December 8, 2002 (age 21)
Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Ayuso  (ESP) (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Baroncini  (ITA) (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 24)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sjoerd Bax  (NED) (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Mikkel Bjerg  (DEN) (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jan Christen  (SUI) (2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 20)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Covi  (ITA) (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Isaac del Toro  (MEX) (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Finn Fisher-Black  (NZL) (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22)
Flag of Austria.svg  Felix Großschartner  (AUT) (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Hirschi  (SUI) (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Álvaro Hodeg  (COL) (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Norway.svg  Vegard Stake Laengen  (NOR) (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35)
Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 35)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon McNulty  (USA) (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Sebastián Molano  (COL) (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30)
Flag of Portugal.svg  António Morgado  (POR) (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Domen Novak  (SLO) (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Ivo Oliveira  (POR) (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Oliveira  (POR) (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO) (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Germany.svg  Nils Politt  (GER) (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30)
Flag of France.svg  Pavel Sivakov  (FRA) (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Marc Soler  (ESP) (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 31)
Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Ulissi  (ITA) (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay Vine  (AUS) (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 29)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Michael Vink  (NZL) (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 33)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Wellens  (BEL) (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 32)

Major wins

National, continental, and world champions

1999
MaillotBelgica.PNG Belgian Road Race, Ludo Dierckxsens
2000
MaillotSudafrica.PNG South African Time Trial, Robbie Hunter
MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Raivis Belohvoščiks
2001
MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Raivis Belohvoščiks
2002
MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Raivis Belohvoščiks
MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Road Race, Raivis Belohvoščiks
2005
MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Road Race, Gerrit Glomser
2006
Jersey italianflag.svg Italian Time Trial, Marzio Bruseghin
2007
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Road Race, Tadej Valjavec
2008
Jersey rainbow.svg World Road Race, Alessandro Ballan
2011
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Road Race, Grega Bole
MaillotUcrania.PNG Ukrainian Road Race, Oleksandr Kvachuk
MaillotUcrania.PNG Ukrainian Time Trial, Oleksandr Kvachuk
Jersey italianflag.svg Italian Time Trial, Adriano Malori
2014
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Time Trial, Nelson Oliveira
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Road Race, Nelson Oliveira
2015
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Time Trial, Nelson Oliveira
Maillot ethiopia.png Ethiopian Road Race, Tsgabu Grmay
Maillot ethiopia.png Ethiopian Time Trial, Tsgabu Grmay
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Road Race, Rui Costa
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Road Race, Luka Pibernik
NC Taipei Taiwan.jpg Taiwanese Road Race, Feng Chun-kai
NC Taipei Taiwan.jpg Taiwanese Time Trial, Feng Chun-kai
2017
UAE NC.png UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
UAE NC.png UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Time Trial, Jan Polanc
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Track (Individual pursuit), Filippo Ganna
2018
Jersey rainbow.svg World Track (Individual pursuit), Filippo Ganna
UAE NC.png UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
UAE NC.png UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
MaillotNoruega.PNG Norwegian Road Race, Vegard Stake Laengen
2019
UAE NC.png UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
UAE NC.png UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar
2020
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Time Trial, Ivo Oliveira
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Road Race, Rui Costa
MaillotNoruega.PNG Norwegian Road Race, Sven Erik Bystrøm
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Track (Individual pursuit), Ivo Oliveira
2021
African Continental Champion Jersey.png African Time Trial, Ryan Gibbons
UAE NC.png UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
UAE NC.png UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
African Continental Champion Jersey.png African Road Race, Ryan Gibbons
MaillotSudafrica.PNG South Africa Time Trial, Ryan Gibbons
2022
UAE NC.png UAE Road Race, Yousif Mirza
UAE NC.png UAE Time Trial, Yousif Mirza
MaillotSuiza.PNG Swiss Time Trial, Joel Suter
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Road Race, João Almeida
2023
MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian Time Trial, Jay Vine
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Road Race, Tadej Pogačar
MaillotUSA.PNG American Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Time Trial, João Almeida
MaillotSuiza.PNG Swiss Road Race, Marc Hirschi
2024
Jersey rainbow.svg World Road Race Championships, Tadej Pogačar
MaillotUSA.PNG American Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Time Trial, Felix Großschartner
MaillotBelgica.PNG Belgian Time Trial, Tim Wellens
MaillotAlemania.PNG German Time Trial, Nils Politt
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Time Trial, António Morgado
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Road Race, Domen Novak

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