2025 is a paramount year for sprinting in professional cycling with the opening stage of the Tour de France and the fight for the first yellow jersey set to be played out by fast men for the first time in five years at the Grand Depárt in Lille.
With that in mind, the UAE Tour becomes more important than ever, having become the yardstick for sprinters as the unofficial ‘sprinters world championships’ and to show who is the best in the world five months ahead of the main event in July.
