The 2021 season for UAE Team Emirates was the 23rd season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Team roster

As of 1 August 2021.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Andres Camilo Ardila (COL) (1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Juan Ayuso[a] (ESP) (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18)
 Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 22)
 Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 28)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Alessandro Covi (ITA) (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 34)
 David de la Cruz (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 31)
 Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 29)
 Finn Fisher-Black[b] (NZL) (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 19)
 Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Fernando Gaviria (COL) (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Felix Groß[c] (GER) (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Marc Hirschi[d] (SUI) (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Rafał Majka (POL) (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31)
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 36)
 Brandon McNulty (USA) (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 22)
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32)
 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 26)
 Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 24)
 Ivo Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Rui Oliveira (POR) (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 28)
 Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25)
 Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 37)
 Matteo Trentin (ITA) (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31)
 Oliviero Troia (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 26)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 31)
  1. ^ Ayuso spent the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July.[4][5]
  2. ^ Fisher-Black joined from the Jumbo–Visma Development Team on 21 July 2021.[6]
  3. ^ Groß joined as a stagiaire from Rad-Net Rose Team on 1 August.[7]
  4. ^ After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January.[8][9]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
23 February UAE Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  United Arab Emirates Jebel Hafeet [26]
27 February UAE Tour, Overall UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  United Arab Emirates [27]
27 February UAE Tour, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  United Arab Emirates [27]
27 February UAE Tour, Team classification UCI World Tour [a]  United Arab Emirates [27]
13 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy Prati di Tivo [28]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy [29]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy [29]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy [29]
7 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Spain Ermualde (Laudio) [30]
25 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Belgium Liège [31]
11 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Joe Dombrowski (USA)  Italy Sestola [32]
13 May Trofeo Calvia UCI Europe Tour  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Spain Palma Nova [33]
10 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Slovenia Celje [34]
12 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Slovenia Nova Gorica [35]
13 June Tour of Slovenia, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Slovenia [36][37]
13 June Tour of Slovenia, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 [b]  Slovenia [37]
30 June Tour de France, Stage 5 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Laval [38][39]
14 July Tour de France, Stage 17 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet) [40][41]
14 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy Sassari [42]
15 July Tour de France, Stage 18 UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Luz Ardiden [43][44]
17 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy Cagliari [45]
18 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy [46]
18 July Tour de France, Overall UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France [47][48]
18 July Tour de France, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France [47][48]
18 July Tour de France, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France [47][48]
1 August Ronde d'Aix UCI Europe Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  France Aix-en-Provence [49]
4 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Spain Briviesca [50]
6 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Spain Aranda de Duero [51]
7 August Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Spain [52]
11 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Fernando Gaviria (COL)  Poland Rzeszów [53]
27 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Germany Ilmenau [54]
29 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Germany Nuremberg [55]
29 August Vuelta a España, Stage 15 UCI World Tour  Rafał Majka (POL)  Spain El Barraco [56][57]
15 September Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Marc Hirschi (SUI)  Luxembourg Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf) [58]
19 September Trofeo Matteotti UCI Europe Tour  Matteo Trentin (ITA)  Italy Pescara [59]
28 September Giro di Sicilia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Italy Licata [60]
29 September Giro di Sicilia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Italy Mondello (Palermo) [61]
1 October Giro di Sicilia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Italy [62]
1 October Giro di Sicilia, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Alessandro Covi (ITA)  Italy [62]
9 October Il Lombardia UCI World Tour  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Italy Bergamo [63]

National, Continental, and World Champions

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
6 March United Arab Emirates National Road Race Championships  Yousif Mirza (UAE)  United Arab Emirates Kalba [64]
6 March African Continental Road Race Championships  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Egypt Cairo [65]
6 March African Continental Time Trial Championships  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Egypt Cairo [66]
19 March South African National Time Trial Championships  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  South Africa Swellendam [67]
30 March United Arab Emirates National Time Trial Championships  Yousif Mirza (UAE)  United Arab Emirates Al Hamriya [68]

Notes

  1. ^ The riders in the squad were Mikkel Bjerg, Davide Formolo, Fernando Gaviria, Rafał Majka, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, and Maximiliano Richeze.
  2. ^ The riders in the squad were Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafał Majka, Rui Oliveira, Tadej Pogačar, Jan Polanc, Matteo Trentin, and Diego Ulissi.

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