UAE Tour Women 2026

UAE Tour Women 2026 results

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Stage 4: Elisa Longo Borghini seals third overall victory with another Jebel Hafeet masterclass

Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) lived up to her pre-race favourite status to win stage 4 and the overall atop Jebel Hafeet, going solo 3km from the top of the decisive climb.

Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) was initially able to stick with the Italian, the Longo Borghini's attacks soon broke the Polish rider and she soloed to the finish. Monica Trinca Colonel (Liv AlUla Jayco) took second overall with second on the stage, whilst Femke de Vries (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished third.

Stage 3: Untouchable Lorena Wiebes powers to third straight victory but pushed close by rivals in hectic finish

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) made it three wins from three on the third stage, sprinting to victory once again despite another imperfect lead-out.

The Dutch rider was pushed perhaps the closest she had been all race, only beating Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) by a bike length, whilst Amalie Dideriksen (Cofidis) took third.

Stage 2: Lorena Wiebes takes back-to-back wins after chaotic sprint finish

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won stage 2 of the UAE Tour Women, defending her red leader's jersey on a messy sprint finale.

After a flat 145km stage through the emirate of Dubai, the Dutch sprinter distanced Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) and Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) to the line at the Mohammed Bin Hamdan Smart University.

Stage 1: Lorena Wiebes storms to dominant sprint victory

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won stage 1 of the 2026 UAE Tour Women, taking her total number of victories in the Emirati stage race to seven.

After a flat stage to Madinat Zayed, the Dutch champion came through in a somewhat chaotic final to win ahead of Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) and Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto).

2026 UAE Tour Women information

The UAE Tour Women is the third event of the Women's WorldTour, this year held from February 5-8.

The race again included four stages around the Middle East nation. In previous years, the race has seen three flat sprints and a summit finish which decides the GC.

Four editions of the UAE Tour Women have been held so far, including 2026. In 2023, Elisa Longo Borghini took the win ahead of her Trek teammate Gaia Realini.

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-ProTime) beat Neve Bradbury (Canyon-SRAM) to win in 2024, while Longo Borghini won again in 2025, dominating on the Jebel Hafeet climb on stage 3.

UAE Tour Women stages

• Stage 1: Al Mirfa – Madinat Zayed, 111km
• Stage 2: Dubai Police Academy – Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University, 145km
• Stage 3: Abu Dhabi TeamLab Phenomena – Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 121km
• Stage 4: Al Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium – Jebel Hafeet, 156km