Tadej Pogacar won the 2021 UAE Tour, finishing the weeklong race 35 seconds ahead of Adam Yates. Joao Almeida was third overall, 1min 02sec behind Pogacar.
“Every win, every race has its own story. I want to continue like this,” Pogacar said.
Caleb Ewan edged out Sam Bennett in a sprint to win the seventh and final stage – a 147-kilometer route from Yas Island to Abu Dhabi Breakwater.
Yates, who won last year’s race, recovered from a crash that took down a section of the peloton about 40 kilometers from the finish. INEOS Grenadiers said he would be checked at a hospital as a precaution.
“He sustained cuts and bruises to his face but he does not appear to have suffered any more significant injuries,” the team said on Twitter.
Chris Froome finished the race 22 minutes back in his debut with the Israel Start-Up Nation team.
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