The 2024 UAE Tour Women was a road cycling stage race that took place between 8 and 11 February in the United Arab Emirates. It was the second edition of the UAE Tour Women, and the third race of the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour. The race was won by Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky of Team SD Worx–Protime, with Kopecky also winning the sprints jersey.[1]
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| Dates | 8–11 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 468 km (290.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11h 16' 51" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editThirteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and seven UCI Women's Continental Teams took part in the race.[2]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Route
editThe route was announced in January 2024, with three sprint stages and one mountain stage.[3]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 8 February | Dubai Miracle Garden to Dubai Harbour | 122 km (76 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
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| 2 | 9 February | Al Mirfa to Madinat Zayed | 113 km (70 mi) |
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Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED)
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| 3 | 10 February | Al Ain Police Museum to Jebel Hafeet | 128 km (80 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
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| 4 | 11 February | Louvre Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater | 105 km (65 mi) |
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Flat stage | Amber Kraak (NED)
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| Total | 468 km (291 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 8 February 2024 — Dubai Miracle Garden to Dubai Harbour, 122 km (76 mi)[4]
Stage 2
edit- 9 February 2024 – Al Mirfa to Madinat Zayed, 113 km (70 mi)[6]
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Stage 3
edit- 10 February 2024 – Al Ain Police Museum to Jebel Hafeet, 128 km (80 mi)[8]
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Stage 4
edit- 11 February 2024 – Louvre Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 105 km (65 mi)[10]
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Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Sprints classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Lorena Wiebes | Lorena Wiebes | Lorena Wiebes | Yanina Kuskova | Yanina Kuskova | Roland Cycling |
| 2 | Lorena Wiebes | Lotte Kopecky | FDJ–Suez | |||
| 3 | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | Neve Bradbury | Canyon–SRAM | ||
| 4 | Amber Kraak | |||||
| Final | Lotte Kopecky | Lorena Wiebes | Lotte Kopecky | Neve Bradbury | Canyon–SRAM | |
Classification standings
edit| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
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Team SD Worx–Protime | 11h 16' 51" |
| 2 |  Neve Bradbury (AUS)
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Canyon–SRAM | + 13" |
| 3 |  Mavi García (ESP)
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Liv AlUla Jayco | + 44" |
| 4 |  Gaia Realini (ITA)
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Lidl–Trek | + 59" |
| 5 |  Marion Bunel (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 1' 16" |
| 6 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED)
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Fenix–Deceuninck | + 1' 20" |
| 7 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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Lidl–Trek | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Silvia Persico (ITA)
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UAE Team ADQ | + 1' 45" |
| 9 | Mareille Meijering (NED)
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Movistar Team | + 1' 45" |
| 10 |  Ricarda Bauernfeind (GER)
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Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 48" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Lorena Wiebes (NED)
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Team SD Worx–Protime | 62 |
| 2 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
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Team SD Worx–Protime | 39 |
| 3 | Chiara Consonni (ITA)
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UAE Team ADQ | 37 |
| 4 | Amber Kraak (NED)
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FDJ–Suez | 26 |
| 5 |  Daria Pikulik (POL)
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Human Powered Health | 26 |
| 6 | Rachele Barbieri (ITA)
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Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL | 21 |
| 7 | Georgia Baker (AUS)
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Liv AlUla Jayco | 18 |
| 8 |  Monica Greenwood (GBR)
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Team Coop–Repsol | 16 |
| 9 | Neve Bradbury (AUS)
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Canyon–SRAM | 16 |
| 10 | Clara Copponi (FRA)
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Lidl–Trek | 15 |
Sprints classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
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Team SD Worx–Protime | 17 |
| 2 | Monica Greenwood (GBR)
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Team Coop–Repsol | 16 |
| 3 | Daria Pikulik (POL)
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Human Powered Health | 13 |
| 4 | Loes Adegeest (NED)
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FDJ–Suez | 10 |
| 5 | Sophie Wright (GBR)
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Fenix–Deceuninck | 10 |
| 6 | Marie Le Net (FRA)
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FDJ–Suez | 9 |
| 7 |  Yanina Kuskova (UZB)
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Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team | 8 |
| 8 | Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA)
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FDJ–Suez | 8 |
| 9 | Alice Palazzi (ITA)
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Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 8 |
| 10 | Amber Kraak (NED)
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FDJ–Suez | 6 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Neve Bradbury (AUS)
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Canyon–SRAM | 11h 17' 04" |
| 2 | Gaia Realini (ITA)
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Lidl–Trek | + 46" |
| 3 | Marion Bunel (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 1' 03" |
| 4 |  Petra Stiasny (SUI)
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Fenix–Deceuninck | + 2' 52" |
| 5 | Alice Towers (GBR)
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Canyon–SRAM | + 4' 20" |
| 6 | Silke Smulders (NED)
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Liv AlUla Jayco | + 4' 48" |
| 7 | Yanina Kuskova (UZB)
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Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team | + 5' 07" |
| 8 | Linda Zanetti (SUI)
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Human Powered Health | + 7' 02" |
| 9 | Flora Perkins (GBR)
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Fenix–Deceuninck | + 7' 41" |
| 10 | Gaia Segato (ITA)
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Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 9' 01" |
Teams classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Canyon–SRAM
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33h 56' 10" |
| 2 | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93
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+ 49" |
| 3 |  UAE Team ADQ
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+ 1' 53" |
| 4 | Fenix–Deceuninck
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+ 4' 38" |
| 5 | FDJ–Suez
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+ 8' 48" |
| 6 | Liv AlUla Jayco
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+ 9' 09" |
| 7 |  Lidl–Trek
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+ 9' 13" |
| 8 |  Uno-X Mobility
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+ 11' 59" |
| 9 | Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL
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+ 13' 39" |
| 10 | Cofidis
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+ 14' 23" |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Knöfler, Lukas; Ostanek, Daniel (11 February 2024). "UAE Tour Women: Breakaway survivor Kraak holds off sprinters to win stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "UAE Tour Women 2024 Teams". UAE Tour Women. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b "UAE Tour Women 2024: The route has been announced". UAE Tour Women. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 1". UAE Tour Women. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas; Farrand, Stephen (8 February 2024). "UAE Tour Women: Lorena Wiebes powers to stage 1 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 2". UAE Tour Women. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas; Moultrie, James (9 February 2024). "UAE Tour Women: Lorena Wiebes takes back-to-back wins on stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 3". UAE Tour Women. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas; Ostanek, Daniel (10 February 2024). "UAE Tour Women: Lotte Kopecky takes Jebel Hafeet summit finish victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 4". UAE Tour Women. Retrieved 10 March 2024.