UAE Tour
Stage 2: Al Hudayriyat Island - Al Hudayriyat Island
United Arab Emirates
Tuesday 18 February 2025
12.2 km
UAE Tour: Time trial on the Al Hudayriyat Island
A short and flat individual time trial reshuffled the general classification, where the gaps where almost inexistent following Monday’s bunch sprint. The 12.2km course wasn’t a challenging one, and in the absence of the wind, it was all about raw power at this second stage of the UAE Tour.
Pascal Eenkhoorn, who came here after a solid block of racing in Australia, was among the first Soudal Quick-Step riders to get underway, and thanks to a solid effort which saw him average close to 53km/h, he concluded the day as the best placed member of our team, with a time of 13:50. The stage was won by Joshua Tarling (Ineos-Grenadiers), who is the new leader of the standings.
The UAE Tour continues with the first summit finish of this edition, Jebel Jais. This 19km climb, taking the peloton to an altitude of around 1500 meters, promises fireworks, some substantial gaps between the red jersey favourites, but also a chance for those who lost important seconds in the time trial to return in the fight for a good general classification.
Photo credit: ©Dario Belingheri / Getty Images
Race details
| 1 |
Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers |
12:55 |
| 2 |
Stefan Bissegger Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:13 |
| 3 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:18 |
| 4 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:21 |
| 5 |
Max Walscheid Team Jayco AlUla |
0:24 |
| 6 |
Pablo Castrillo Zapater Movistar Team |
0:27 |
| 7 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
0:28 |
| 8 |
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia Bahrain - Victorious |
0:39 |
| 9 |
Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:39 |
| 10 |
Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
0:40 |
| 30 |
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:55 |
| 50 |
Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:14 |
| 61 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:22 |
| 62 |
Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:26 |
| 65 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:27 |
| 78 |
Ayco Bastiaens
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:39 |
| 83 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:41 |
| 1 |
Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers |
3:44:29 |
| 2 |
Stefan Bissegger Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:13 |
| 3 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:18 |
| 4 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:21 |
| 5 |
Pablo Castrillo Zapater Movistar Team |
0:27 |
| 6 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
0:28 |
| 7 |
Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
0:34 |
| 8 |
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia Bahrain - Victorious |
0:39 |
| 9 |
Bruno Armirail Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:41 |
| 10 |
Harold Tejada Canacue XDS Astana Team |
0:42 |
| 32 |
Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:26 |
| 59 |
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:08 |
| 65 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:23 |
| 68 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:35 |
| 78 |
Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:56 |
| 83 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal Quick-Step |
3:00 |
| 112 |
Ayco Bastiaens
Soudal Quick-Step |
4:11 |
| 1 |
Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers |
20 pt |
| 2 |
Jonathan Milan Lidl - Trek |
20 pt |
| 3 |
Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
17 pt |
| 4 |
Stefan Bissegger Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
16 pt |
| 5 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
13 pt |
| 6 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL |
12 pt |
| 7 |
Manuele Tarozzi VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
11 pt |
| 8 |
Carlos Samudio Carrera Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini |
11 pt |
| 9 |
Federico Biagini VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
10 pt |
| 10 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
9 pt |
| 1 |
Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers |
3:44:29 |
| 2 |
Pablo Castrillo Zapater Movistar Team |
0:27 |
| 3 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
0:28 |
| 4 |
Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
0:34 |
| 5 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
0:43 |
| 6 |
Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
0:44 |
| 7 |
Lennert Van Eetvelt Lotto |
0:46 |
| 8 |
Thomas Gloag Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:51 |
| 9 |
Georg Steinhauser EF Education - EasyPost |
0:54 |
| 10 |
Paul Seixas Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:55 |
| 14 |
Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:26 |
| 1 | INEOS Grenadiers | 11:15:11 |
| 2 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 0:01 |
| 3 | Movistar Team | 0:23 |
| 4 | Lidl - Trek | 0:37 |
| 5 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 0:46 |
| 6 | Lotto | 1:02 |
| 7 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1:07 |
| 8 | Bahrain - Victorious | 1:12 |
| 9 | XDS Astana Team | 1:25 |
| 10 | Israel - Premier Tech | 1:26 |
