| 2021 UAE Tour | |
| Series: | 2021 UCI World Tour |
| Race No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 29 |
| Date: | 21–27 February 2021 |
| Stages: | 7 |
| Distance: | 1044 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 24h 00' 28" |
| First: | Tadej Pogačar |
| First Nat: | SLO |
| First Color: | red |
| Second: | Adam Yates |
| Second Nat: | GBR |
| Third: | João Almeida |
| Third Nat: | POR |
| Points: | David Dekker |
| Points Nat: | NED |
| Points Color: | green |
| Sprints: | Tony Gallopin |
| Sprints Nat: | FRA |
| Sprints Color: | black |
| Youth: | Tadej Pogačar |
| Youth Nat: | SLO |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 21 and 27 February 2021 in the United Arab Emirates. It was the third edition of the UAE Tour and the first race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.[1]
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams were joined by one UCI ProTeam to make up the twenty teams that participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for with six, for a total of 139 riders, of which 125 finished.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 February | Al Dhafra Castle to Al Mirfa | 176km (109miles) | Flat stage | |||
| 2 | 22 February | Al Hudayriat Island | 13km (08miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 3 | 23 February | Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet | 166km (103miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 4 | 24 February | Al Marjan Island to Al Marjan Island | 204km (127miles) | Flat stage | |||
| 5 | 25 February | Fujairah City to Jebel Jais | 170km (110miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 6 | 26 February | Deira Islands to Palm Jumeirah | 168km (104miles) | Flat stage | |||
| 7 | 27 February | Yas Mall to Abu Dhabi | 147km (91miles) | Flat stage | |||
| Total | 1044km (649miles) | ||||||
After a round of COVID-19 testing on 21 February returned a positive result for an staff member, the entire team, including overnight race leader Mathieu van der Poel, withdrew from the race. Consequently, David Dekker, who was second overall, wore the red jersey of the leader of the general classification on Stage 2. He was due to wear the white jersey of the leader of the young rider classification, but that jersey was worn by Tadej Pogačar, who was third in the young rider classification, as the second-placed young rider, João Almeida, wore the green jersey of the leader of the points classification, which had also been led by van der Poel. Almeida had been leading the sprints classification, so the black jersey was worn by second-placed Mattia Cattaneo.[6]
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Sprints classification | Youth classification | Team classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | David Dekker | |||
| 2 | Filippo Ganna | Tadej Pogačar | João Almeida | Tadej Pogačar | |||
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | |||||
| 4 | Sam Bennett | David Dekker | |||||
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard | Tadej Pogačar | |||||
| 6 | Sam Bennett | David Dekker | |||||
| 7 | Caleb Ewan | ||||||
| Final | Tadej Pogačar | David Dekker | Tadej Pogačar | ||||