UAE Tour Women

8 – 11 February

First place: Lotte Kopecky (BEL) from Team SD Worx–Protime

Second place: Neve Bradbury (AUS) from Canyon–SRAM

Third place: Mavi García (ESP) from Team Jayco–AlUla

118 cyclists

13 international teams: Canyon–SRAM, Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling, FDJ–Suez, Fenix–Deceuninck, Human Powered Health, Lidl–Trek, Liv AlUla Jayco, Movistar Team, Roland Cycling, Team dsm–firmenich PostNL, Team SD Worx–Protime, UAE Team ADQ, Uno-X Mobility

4 stages:

Dubai Miracle Garden - Dubai Harbour, 122 km

Al Mirfa- Madinat Zayed, 113 km

Al Ain Police Museum - Jebel Hafeet, 128 km

Louvre Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 105 km

468 km

First stage champion: Lorena Wiebes (NED)

Second stage champion: Lorena Wiebes (NED)

Third stage champion: Lotte Kopecky (BEL)

Fourth stage champion: Amber Kraak (NED)

Teams’ classification winner: Canyon–SRAM

Young rider classification winner: Neve Bradbury (AUS)

Points classification winner:  Lorena Wiebes (NED)

Sprints classification winner: Lotte Kopecky (BEL)

The Abu Dhabi Sports Council launched the first edition of the UAE Tour Women, which is part of the only global race for cycling in the Middle East, from 9 to 12 February 2023, with the participation of 20 prominent women’s teams. The teams competed against each other over 4 stages, with the routes winding through the many unique landmarks and diverse locations in the UAE. 

The Tour represented a very important event for both cycling and women’s sports, as it was included within the main agenda of events organized by the International Cycling Union that cemented the increasing popularity of cycling in the region as well as worldwide. It also provided local sports enthusiasts with greater opportunities to experience world-class racing in the region.

The organisation of the UAE Tour Women was an outstanding success for the region, as the UAE has consolidated its position as a global center for cycling. The country had previously hosted bicycle races in the region since 2014, including the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour, which later merged into the UAE Tour. Hosting this event also confirmed the great strides made in developing cycling in the region, alongside efforts to promote professional cycling for women.

9 – 12 February 2023

Winner: Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) of Trek–Segafredo

Second place: Gaia Realini (ITA) of Trek-Segafredo 

Third place: Silvia Persico (ITA) of Trek-Segafredo

Total Number of Cyclists: 120 

Distance: 468 km

4 stages /

1. Port Rashid – Dubai Harbour, 109 km, Winner: Charlotte Kool (NED)

2. Al Dhafra Castle – Al Mirfa, 133 km, Winner: Lorena Wiebes (NED)

3. Hazza bin Zayed Stadium – Jebel Hafeet, 107 km, Winner: Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) 

4. Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy – Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 119 km, Winner: Charlotte Kool (NED)

Best Team: UAE Team ADQ

Best Young Rider: Gaia Realini (ITA) of Trek-Segafredo

Super Sprint Winner: Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL) of Canyon–SRAM

Most Individual Points: Charlotte Kool (NED) of Team DSM

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed part of the 2023 UAE Tour Women, the only global race of its kind in the Middle East. 120 of the best international women cyclists, from across 20 teams that were comprised of 13 international teams and seven continental teams, participated in the first edition of the tour.

The winners were crowned by Mohammed Khalifa Al Nuaimi, Member of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, His Excellency Aref Hamad Al Awani, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Mansour Bu Assiba, President of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Cycling Federation, Amal Al Afifi, member of the Board of Directors of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Al Nakhira Al Khaili, Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Cycling Club, Suhail Al Arifi, Executive Director of the Events Sector at Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Kholoud Al Dhaheri, Member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Cycling Federation, Thomas Promotidham, CEO of Brissayt, Nouf Ali, Director of the Community Sports Department at Abu Dhabi Sports Council, John Sunil, CEO of Burjeel Holding, and Khaled Al Muflhi, Director of Sports Tourism at the Department of Culture and Tourism.