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Follow us on GoogleLorena Wiebes won the final stage of the UAE Tour for women in Abu Dhabi in a sprint. Elisa Longo Borghini kept her leading position in the GC and could thus immediately give her new team, UAE Team ADQ, a very
important victory in their home race.
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After three stages in the United Arab Emirates, SD Worx-Protime and UAE Team ADQ exclusively did the work. On day one, Wiebes won in a sprint, then the Dutch (stage) and Longo Borghini ( GC) joined forces in the wind on day two. Heading into Jebel Hafeet, the Italian took the win again, thanks in part to excellent work by number two Silvia Persico.
The final day featured a 127-kilometer stage in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, starting at the Abu Dhabi Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Academy and finishing at the Abu Dhabi Breakwater. A ride that will have been marked out with the help of the local tourist office because, along the way, the tour also included the Yas Marina Island (including its Formula One circuit) and Qasr al Hosn.
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Adegeest in the breakaway, but SD Worx-Protime controls for Wiebes
It was predicted as a sprint stage, and with so many fast women in the peloton, it became just that. Loes Adegeest (FDJ-SUEZ), Morgane Coston (Roland), Nina Berton (EF Education-Oatly), Millie Couzens (Fenix-Deceuninck), and Yuliia Biriukova (LABORAL Kutxa) rode in front for a while. Still, this leading group of five barely got any space from SD Worx-Protime.
Wiebes' team reeled in the five and saw Elinor Barker (Uno-X) break away. The British rider grabbed a minute but, of course, knew it was all against the odds. She was caught with four kilometers to go, and we got ready for the sprint. In that sprint, Wiebes went incredibly simple to stage three in four days, while behind her, there were hard crashes...
Stage 4 results and GC UAE Tour women 2025
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- Eight riders told to go for stages, and nobody gets one—hard to know what the plan was there. It’ll be interesting to see whether they pick a clear leader next time.bikebuffj10-11-2026
- Was Bernal’s 20th place really their best GC result? I thought he might have finished higher. Either way, it sounds like a rough Tour for the whole team.gearguru3310-11-2026
- Five days in breaks with no stage win is a painful stat. The team had chances, but they need to turn those opportunities into results.julien10-11-2026
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- Thomas is right about the ambiguity. Eight riders all chasing stages can end up pulling in different directions, even if nobody’s deliberately working against anyone. They need a clearer plan once the GC leaders are out.robert6510-11-2026
- What a mess. The report makes it sound as though nobody properly explained the decision, and that’s hard to defend.jennifer1910-11-2026
- I’m still learning the rules: does moving left in a sprint automatically bring a penalty, or does it depend on whether the other rider is blocked? It sounds like Brand wasn’t impeded here.patriciaw10-11-2026
- A final decision still needs a proper explanation. If the federation’s complaint goes nowhere, I hope the officials at least review how they handled the riders afterwards.michael5410-11-2026
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