Date | Monday February 16 to Sunday February 22, 2026 |
Start location | Row 1 - Cell 1 |
Finish location | Row 2 - Cell 1 |
Distance | Row 3 - Cell 1 |
Category | WorldTour |
Previous edition winner | Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) |
Previous edition |
UAE Tour 2026 Information
The UAE Tour returns for a eighth edition in 2026, taking place over seven days from February 16 to February 22.
The only WorldTour race in the Middle East is positioned as the third event on the men's WorldTour calendar, after the Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, and before Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
The UAE Tour launched in 2019 when two existing races merged, the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. Primož Roglič won the inaugural race.
In 2023, Remco Evenepoel claimed the overall victory, besting Luke Plapp and Adam Yates. In 2022, Tadej Pogačar won the overall title for the second year in a row, making it a replay of 2021 as he finished in front of runner-up Adam Yates.
In 2024, Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto-Dstny) won the overall title at the UAE Tour after winning the final summit finish to Jebel Hafeet on the finale stage 7. Jebel Hafeet has become a defining climb in the Middle East, having been part of the Abu Dhabi Tour and now the UAE Tour. The climb sits on one of the highest mountains in the United Arab Emirates and near the border with Oman.
Pogačar dominated again in 2025, winning two stages and riding away from his GC rivals on the final climb to Jebel Hafeet. Josh Tarling won the time trial stage, while Tim Merlier and Jonathan. Milan won two sprint stages each.
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UAE Tour stages
To be announced.
UAE Tour Schedule
Date | Stage | Start time | Finish time |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday February 16, 2026 | Stage 1 | tbd | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
Tuesday February 17, 2026 | Stage 2 | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Stage 3 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Stage 4 | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
Friday, February 20, 2026 | Stage 5 | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
Saturday, February 21, 2026 | Stage 6 | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
Sunday, February 22, 2026 | Stage 7 | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
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