His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, witnessed an part of the Dubai stage competitions “from the university to the university”, which was held yesterday, within the Tour of the Emirates International Bicycles 2025, with the participation of 20 global teams .
The tour witnessed the return of the European champion, the Belgian Tim Merler, again to the podium in the Emirates Tour, after winning the fifth stage, recording his sixth victory in the history of the circumambulation.
The Druze of the Sudal Quick Step team defeated the Italians, Matteo Maloseli, and Jonathan Milan, the first and fourth stages, when entering the finish line, and Merleri traveled the distance of 160 km in 3 hours, 16 minutes and 55 seconds Lidel Trek Drag in third place for the stage.
The average speed in the fifth stage reached 48.751 km/h, which is a new record for the first time in the Emirates Tour of the road, surpassing the previous number registered in the Al Dhafra phase in 2021, which Matthew van der Paul won 46.771 km/h.
The launch badge gave the Vice -President of the Dubai Sports Council, Khalfan Belhoul, and the stage witnessed a lot of excitement with a sudden and unusual plan applied by the Drags of the Emirates team, Tadi Bogatchair, when he separated from the main group, where a group of seven contestants comprising Kobe Josens, and two teams were formed Bardiani, and four bikes from Fennie Vantini, joined by Tadi Bugsher early and it seemed to have placed Himself on an impossible mission, but he attacked his colleague Doman Novak steadily.
Bugsher’s step ignited the race, as his energy focused with that progress to kidnap the first average speed points, and indeed he succeeded in achieving his goal and won 8 points, along with an additional three seconds and expanded the difference with his competitors at the top of the overall ranking, but then the main group succeeded in chasing a constellation Introduction, and the gap did not allow for more than two minutes, while an accident occurred in the last turn as a result of the entry of the two cycles at a high speed The two main competitors affect. Bugsher expanded the difference in the top of the overall standings to 21 seconds from the British Joshua Tarling Drag Inus, to maintain the world champion on the red shirt (sponsored by the World Holding Company).
Jonathan Milan retained the green shirt (sponsored by Mubadala) to arrange points, raising his score to 53 points, and Bugsher succeeded him with 42 points, taking advantage of 9 points he got in today’s race, while Tim Merler jumped third with 36 points. Joshua Tarling also kept the white shirt (sponsored by a palm) for the best young bike, and the Serbian Dordy Gorich in the black shirt (sponsored by the house) for the middle speed phase.
The winners were crowned the CEO of Tu Point Zero Maryam Al -Muhairi, the Secretary -General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Aref Al -Awani, President of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dr. Nasser Al -Awar, Assistant Secretary -General of the Council, Nasser Al Rahma, and President of General Motors Africa and the Middle East Jack Opal, Executive Management Director – Completion of infrastructure projects in Nakheel, Hashem Al Kaabi, The representative of Al -Dar Real Estate Company, Songa Eder Akovic, and Vice President of Institutional Communication in Mubadala, Omaima Abu Bakr.
“I am happy to win again in the Emirates Tour, as it is my first victory in the current version, it was a very difficult stage, and I witnessed a high speed of everyone.”
He added: «The race came unexpected, when Bugsher took the attack early and separated from the main group, and I kept my traffic in a good location when entering the last turn, then pressing the last meters that witnessed a huge speed from Milan and Matteo.
For his part, Bogatcharir, the general ranking leader, said: “I am proud to be a member of the Emirates team, which provides a distinguished work, we had no problem in the position, and Doman, my colleague Doman to get some additional seconds, was a quick and good race for us.”
Belle: Tawaf reflects the leading position of the UAE on the map of global sport
“The UAE’s international tawaf is a national and global event that reflects the leading position of the UAE on the map of global sport in general, and bicycle sport in particular,” said Khalfan Belhoul, Vice -President of Dubai Sports Council. The success of the circumambulation also embodies the integration between sports councils, and confirms the fruitful strategic cooperation between the Dubai Sports Council and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council.
He added, “We are proud of the great success achieved by the circumambulation, and the impressive images that TV lenses were conveyed to the world, which highlight the continuous development witnessed by the state. This stage is of particular importance as it celebrates academic education and excellence, as it started from the American University of Dubai, and concluded at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, reflecting the role of universities in graduating qualified generations capable of leading various sectors in the UAE and around the world, along with traffic in Al -Marmoum Natural Reserve, and a number of residential, commercial and sports areas that have become one of the distinctive features of Dubai and world -famous.
Results of the fifth stage
1. Tim Merler (Sudal Quick Step) 3:16:55 hours
2. Matteo Malossili (XDS Astana)
3. Jonathan Milan (Leidel Trek)
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The general classification of “Tawaf Emirates”
1. Tadi Bugsher (Emirates XRG) 15:40:34 hours
2. Joshua Tarling (Inos) +21 seconds
3. Ivan Romeo (Mofestar) +27 seconds
4. Where is Fisher Black (Red Bell Bara Hansgruhi) +28 seconds
5. Jay Fine (Emirates XRG) +36 seconds
Tawafi shirts
• Red shirt (overall ranking top time time time), Tadi Bugsher.
• Green shirt (top score) Jonathan Milan.
• White shirt (the best young bike) Joshua Tarling.
• Black shirt (medium velocity) Dordy Guric.
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