Al Ain (Al Ittihad)
The Belgian Rimco Evenbol was crowned champion of the “fifth edition” of the Emirates Tour 2023, the only global race in the Middle East, organized by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, which was held in seven stages, for a distance of 1028 km, with the participation of 140 cyclists representing 20 professional teams, and its competitions concluded today. Sunday”, at the top of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain.
Evinpool succeeded in winning the Tour title in his favor, despite the British rider Adam Yates, the rider of the Emirates team, outperformed him in the last stage that was held in Al Ain for a distance of 153 km, as the British rider was able to outperform his Belgian competitor by only ten seconds in the last kilometers at maximum speed, before crossing The finish line is at the top of Jebel Hafeet, and the Briton finished the race distance in 3:29:42 hours, to come first in the stage, and third in the overall standings of the tour, while the Australian Lucas Blabb, rider “Eneos Grenadier”, came second in the general standings of the tour.
The Belgian Rimco Evenbol, the rider of “Sodal Quick Step”, won two jerseys after the end of the race, as he wore the red shirt sponsored by the “International Holding Company” for the leader in the general standings of the race, and the white shirt sponsored by “Al Nakhil Company” for the best young cyclist under 23 years old, while Tim Merler won the green shirt. Sponsored by the “Italian Trade Agency” for the leader in points, and retained the black jersey sponsored by “Sponsored by Abu Dhabi Experience” for the leader of the middle-speed stage, Belgian Edward Planckart, cyclist “Epplesen Deconink”.
The Emirates Team won the title of the best team in the fifth edition of the Emirates Tour.
Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi, Arif Hamad Al Awani, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Osama Al Shaafar, Vice President of the International Federation and President of the Asian Cycling Federation, and Mubarak Hamad Al Muhairi, Undersecretary of the Department, participated in the coronation ceremony. Education and Knowledge, Saeed Al Dhaheri, Director of Tourism Product Development Department at the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abdullah Al Rashidi, CEO of Tamouh Healthcare Company, Ayed Al Ahbabi, Legal Adviser at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Ahmed Ibrahim, Director of Marketing at the International Holding Company, and Ahmed Al Ghafli, representative of Nakheel.
Evenboul said: The race was difficult, and I felt that Yates was very close to me in the last kilometers, but in the end I had to put all my energy to exceed the maximum limit to reach the finish line, and I am very happy with this victory, and to win the two mountain stages, as I finished Jebel Jais in the center The second, and we are all very proud as a team, we will take home three stage wins, the red jersey, and this is my first win as world champion.
After the end of the race, British Adam Yates, the winner of the seventh stage, said: I would like to thank my team for their confidence, and my victory is a victory for everyone, as we were able together to implement the plan that we drew in advance, and with their help I was able to reach the finish line, so I attacked early and crossed the finish line successfully.
