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- Titolo: "UAE Tour - Primoz Roglic wins the UAE Tour"
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- Pubblicata: Saturday 02 March 19 18:25
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Primoz Roglic wins the UAE Tour
Sam Bennett wins Stage 7, the Dubai Stage

City Walk, Dubai, 2 March 2019 – The Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo - Visma) has won the inaugural edition of the UAE Tour, ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) and David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) who completed the podium. The Irish rider Sam Bennett (Bora - Hansgrohe) has won the final Stage 7, the Dubai Stage, in a bunch sprint, beating Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal).

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 - Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo - Visma)
2 - Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) at 31"
3 - David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) at 44"

JERSEYS

The Red Jersey, sponsored by Emirates (General individual classification by time) - Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo - Visma)
The Green Jersey, sponsored by ADNOC (General individual classification by points) - Elia Viviani (Deceuninck - Quick-Step)
The White Jersey, sponsored by Nakheel (Best Young Rider born after 1 January 1994) - David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ)
The Black Jersey, sponsored by Abu Dhabi Aviation (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) - Stepan Kuriyanov (Gazprom - RusVelo)
STAGE RESULT
1 - Sam Bennett (Bora - Hansgrohe) , 145km in 3h17’51”, average speed 43.972km/h
2 - Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.
3 - Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) s.t.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the UAE Tour winner Primoz Roglic said: “It was windy from the start but as a team we finished the job the same way we started. We showed again that we are a very strong team. It's nice to have started with a Team Time Trial victory and kept the jersey till the end. As my first race of the year, it's great to begin with a stage race victory. Results show that we're ready for a promising season.”

The stage winner Sam Bennett said: “I needed that. The team did a fantastic job again. I tried to fight for Gaviria's wheel. Today I had the legs to finish it off. I knew if you could get a win here with all the top sprinters, it means you are not so bad. This is good for my confidence. I'm looking forward to the other nice races coming up.”

#UAETOUR

::RCS Sport Cycling - Press Release::