As WorldTour racing resumed in February, the eighth edition of the men's UAE Tour brought a mix of shocks and expected performances from some of the biggest names in the sport, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG coming out on top again at their home race.
UAE's Isaac del Toro emerged as the top rider to claim his first WorldTour stage race win overall. But the Mexican's expected main rival, Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was well off the pace on the two climbing days, despite making a flying start to the season and winning the UAE stage 2 time trial.
