2021 UAE Team Emirates season

UAE Team Emirates
UAE Team Emirates
2021 season
	UAE Team Emirates on Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia, with race leader Tadej Pogačar (green jersey)
UCI code	UAD
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Giuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)	Emirates
Based	United Arab Emirates
Bicycles	Colnago
Groupset	Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races	5
Stage race overall	5
Stage race stages	20
Grand Tours	1
National Championships	3
	Jersey

The 2021 season for UAE Team Emirates is the twenty-third season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Team roster

As of 21 July 2021.[1][2][3]

	Rider	Date of birth
Andres Camilo Ardila (COL)		(1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 21)
Juan Ayuso[lower-alpha 1] (ESP)		(2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18)
Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)		(1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 22)
Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR)		(1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 28)
Valerio Conti (ITA)		(1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27)
Alessandro Covi (ITA)		(1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)
Rui Costa (POR)		(1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 34)
David de la Cruz (ESP)		(1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 31)
Joe Dombrowski (USA)		(1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 29)
Finn Fisher-Black[lower-alpha 2] (NZL)		(2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 19)
Davide Formolo (ITA)		(1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28)
Fernando Gaviria (COL)		(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26)
Ryan Gibbons (RSA)		(1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 26)
Marc Hirschi[lower-alpha 3] (SUI)		(1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22)
Alexander Kristoff (NOR)		(1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 33)
Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR)		(1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)

	Rider	Date of birth
Rafał Majka (POL)		(1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31)
Marco Marcato (ITA)		(1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 36)
Brandon McNulty (USA)		(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 22)
Yousif Mirza (UAE)		(1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32)
Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)		(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 26)
Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL)		(1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 24)
Ivo Oliveira (POR)		(1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
Rui Oliveira (POR)		(1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
Tadej Pogačar (SLO)		(1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22)
Jan Polanc (SLO)		(1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 28)
Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR)		(1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25)
Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)		(1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 37)
Matteo Trentin (ITA)		(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31)
Oliviero Troia (ITA)		(1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 26)
Diego Ulissi (ITA)		(1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 31)

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season

Rider	2020 team
Juan Ayuso[7][8]	neo-pro (Team Colpack–Ballan)
Finn Fisher-Black[4][9]	Jumbo–Visma Development Team
Ryan Gibbons[3][10][11]	NTT Pro Cycling
Marc Hirschi[6][12]	Team DSM
Rafał Majka[13][14]	Bora–Hansgrohe
Matteo Trentin[15][16]	CCC Team

Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season

Rider	2021 team
Fabio Aru[17][18]	Team Qhubeka Assos
Tom Bohli[19]	Cofidis
Sergio Henao[20]	Team Qhubeka Assos
Jasper Philipsen[21][22]	Alpecin–Fenix
Edward Ravasi[23][24]	Eolo–Kometa

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
23 February	UAE Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	United Arab Emirates	Jebel Hafeet
27 February	UAE Tour, Overall	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	United Arab Emirates
27 February	UAE Tour, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	United Arab Emirates
27 February	UAE Tour, Team classification	UCI World Tour	[lower-alpha 4]	United Arab Emirates
13 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Italy	Prati di Tivo
16 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Italy
16 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Italy
16 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Italy
7 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Spain	Ermualde (Laudio)
25 April	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Belgium	Liège
11 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Joe Dombrowski (USA)	Italy	Sestola
13 May	Trofeo Calvia	UCI Europe Tour	Ryan Gibbons (RSA)	Spain	Palma Nova
10 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Slovenia	Celje
12 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Slovenia	Nova Gorica
13 June	Tour of Slovenia, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Slovenia
13 June	Tour of Slovenia, Team classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	[lower-alpha 5]	Slovenia
30 June	Tour de France, Stage 5 (ITT)	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France	Laval
14 July	Tour de France, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France	Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet)
14 July	Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Sassari
15 July	Tour de France, Stage 18	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France	Luz Ardiden
17 July	Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Cagliari
18 July	Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy
18 July	Tour de France, Overall	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France
18 July	Tour de France, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France
18 July	Tour de France, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France
1 August	Ronde d'Aix	UCI Europe Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	France	Aix-en-Provence
4 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Spain	Briviesca
6 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Spain	Aranda de Duero
7 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Spain
11 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Poland	Rzeszów
27 August	Deutschland Tour, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Germany	Ilmenau
29 August	Deutschland Tour, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Germany	Nuremberg
29 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 15	UCI World Tour	Rafał Majka (POL)	Spain	El Barraco
15 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Marc Hirschi (SUI)	Luxembourg	Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf)
19 September	Trofeo Matteotti	UCI Europe Tour	Matteo Trentin (ITA)	Italy	Pescara
28 September	Giro di Sicilia, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Italy	Licata
29 September	Giro di Sicilia, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Italy	Mondello (Palermo)
1 October	Giro di Sicilia, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Italy
1 October	Giro di Sicilia, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Alessandro Covi (ITA)	Italy
9 October	Il Lombardia	UCI World Tour	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)	Italy	Bergamo

National, Continental and World champions

Date	Race	Rider	Country	Location
6 March	United Arab Emirates National Road Race Championships	Yousif Mirza (UAE)	United Arab Emirates	Kalba
6 March	African Continental Road Race Championships	Ryan Gibbons (RSA)	Egypt	Cairo
6 March	African Continental Time Trial Championships	Ryan Gibbons (RSA)	Egypt	Cairo
19 March	South African National Time Trial Championships	Ryan Gibbons (RSA)	South Africa	Swellendam
30 March	United Arab Emirates National Time Trial Championships	Yousif Mirza (UAE)	United Arab Emirates	Al Hamriya

Notes

Ayuso spent the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July.
Fisher-Black joined from the Jumbo–Visma Development Team on 21 July 2021.[4]
After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January.[5][6]
The riders in the squad were Mikkel Bjerg, Davide Formolo, Fernando Gaviria, Rafał Majka, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc and Maximiliano Richeze.
The riders in the squad were Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafał Majka, Rui Oliveira, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, Matteo Trentin, and Diego Ulissi.

References

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"Lachlan Morton renews with EF Pro Cycling - Transfer shorts". CyclingNews. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
Mickey, Abby (9 January 2021). "Marc Hirschi joins UAE Team Emirates on a three-year contract". CyclingTips. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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"Rafal Majka to UAE Team Emirates on two-year deal". VeloNews. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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Ballinger, Alex (7 September 2020). "Matteo Trentin latest rider to leave CCC Team as squad's future still looks bleak". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Benson, Daniel (2 December 2020). "Fabio Aru signs for Qhubeka Assos as he looks to save his career". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Cotton, Jim (3 December 2020). "Fabio Aru to ride for Qhubeka-Assos in 2021". VeloNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
"Bohli joins Cofidis to strengthen Viviani sprint train". CyclingNews. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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Fotheringham, Alasdair (11 December 2020). "Contador and Basso invest in the long term at upscaled Eolo-Kometa". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
"Edward Ravasi's 'WorldTour' experience, at the service of the EOLO-KOMETA". Kometa Xstra Cycling Team. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

External links

2021 UAE Team Emirates season at ProCyclingStats

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[4] Ayuso spent the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July.

[6] Fisher-Black joined from the Jumbo–Visma Development Team on 21 July 2021.[4]

[9] After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January.[5][6]

[28] The riders in the squad were Mikkel Bjerg, Davide Formolo, Fernando Gaviria, Rafał Majka, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc and Maximiliano Richeze.

[29] The riders in the squad were Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafał Majka, Rui Oliveira, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, Matteo Trentin, and Diego Ulissi.

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[2] "Team - UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[preview-3] Farrand, Stephen (15 December 2020). "2021 Team Preview: UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[ffb-cn-5] "Tour de France winners UAE Team Emirates sign Finn Fisher-Black". CyclingNews. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[7] Ryan, Barry (5 January 2021). "Tour de France stage winner Marc Hirschi leaves Team DSM". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[hirschi-uae-8] Fletcher, Patrick (9 January 2021). "Marc Hirschi joins UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[10] "UAE Team Emirates sign Juan Ayuso". UAE Team Emirates. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[11] Ballinger, Alex (30 April 2020). "17-year-old junior rider signs five-year deal with UAE Team Emirates". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[12] "UAE Team Emirates sign young Kiwi talent Finn Fisher-Black". UAE Team Emirates. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[13] Gomes, Alaric (27 October 2020). "South African Ryan Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[14] "Lachlan Morton renews with EF Pro Cycling - Transfer shorts". CyclingNews. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[15] Mickey, Abby (9 January 2021). "Marc Hirschi joins UAE Team Emirates on a three-year contract". CyclingTips. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[16] Fletcher, Patrick (19 October 2020). "Majka joins UAE Team Emirates as 'wing-man' for Pogacar". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[17] "Rafal Majka to UAE Team Emirates on two-year deal". VeloNews. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[18] "Matteo Trentin signs for UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[19] Ballinger, Alex (7 September 2020). "Matteo Trentin latest rider to leave CCC Team as squad's future still looks bleak". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[20] Benson, Daniel (2 December 2020). "Fabio Aru signs for Qhubeka Assos as he looks to save his career". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[21] Cotton, Jim (3 December 2020). "Fabio Aru to ride for Qhubeka-Assos in 2021". VeloNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[22] "Bohli joins Cofidis to strengthen Viviani sprint train". CyclingNews. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[23] "Sergio Henao, Sander Armée, and Mauro Schmid to join Qhubeka-Assos in 2021". VeloNews. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[24] Fletcher, Patrick (9 September 2020). "Jasper Philipsen signs for Alpecin-Fenix". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[25] Bonville-Ginn, Tim (2 December 2020). "Here are eight WorldTour riders to step down a level in 2021 during tough contract year". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[26] Fotheringham, Alasdair (11 December 2020). "Contador and Basso invest in the long term at upscaled Eolo-Kometa". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[27] "Edward Ravasi's 'WorldTour' experience, at the service of the EOLO-KOMETA". Kometa Xstra Cycling Team. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.