Jebel Hafeet (dpa) – Like last year, Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar started the cycling season successfully with the overall victory at the UAE Tour.
The Slovenian also won the mountain finish at Jebel Hafeet on the seventh and final stage. With an attack just before the finish, Pogacar distanced the British Adam Yates, who also finished second in the general classification, 22 seconds behind. Third on the day and overall is the Spaniard Pello Bilbao. German drivers played no role in the final standings.