He snatched the red and green shirts on the first day

Belgian Boyle is the champion of the "ADNOC" stage of the Emirates Tour

  • The first stage of the Emirates Tour witnessed great excitement from the beginning to the last few meters.

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  • Boyle celebrates the first stage of the Emirates Tour.

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The bicyclist of the Belgian Phoenix Phoenix team, Matthew Boyle, won the first stage title "ADNOC", the third edition of the Emirates International Tour, whose competitions began yesterday, with the participation of 140 international cyclists, representing 20 teams of 30 nationalities, for a distance of 1045 km.

Boyle finished yesterday’s race distance of 176 km, in a time of 3:45:47 hours, and got the red shirt sponsored by “ADNOC” at the top of the general ranking, and the green jersey sponsored by Etisalat as the leader of the race with points, and his fellow Jumbo team member Wisma David finished Decker is in second place, and he won the white jersey sponsored by Nakheel as the best young cyclist, and the Dane Michel Morjo of the Phoenix team came third in the stage arrangement, and a member of the Quick Step team, Portuguese Joao Almeida, won the black shirt sponsored by "Emirates Airlines", which is intended for medium speed.

The first phase witnessed great excitement from the beginning until the last meters, and it started from Al Dhafra Fort and ended at the port's beach promenade.

The Acting Undersecretary of the Ruler's Representative Court in the Al Dhafra Region, Nasser Al Mansoori, Deputy Chief of Al Dhafra Region Affairs at ADNOC, Mubarak Al Mansouri, Secretary General of Abu Dhabi Sports Council Arif Hamad Al Awani, the Dutchman Matthew Van der Boyle were crowned champion of the stage, and the red shirt.

Today, the circumnavigation is heading to the second stage, "the stage of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, which is held on Al Hudayriat Island", which is one of the new tourist and entertainment destinations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with a race system (against the clock). The race distance is 13 km, and it is held on a fast track with two different tracks. For cyclists with a length of 5 and 10 km in a straight line, interspersed with wide corners, on a perfectly paved road, allowing the riders to maintain their high speed, while the riders enjoy the breeze, the sea air and its strong winds during this stage, and the first contestant will have the fastest team to cross the line The end, with the honor of wearing the "red shirt", the shirt reserved for the leader of the ranking.

First stage champions

Dutchman Matthew Boyle (Phoenix Alpesin, Belgium) got the green and red jerseys.

- Dutch David Decker (Jumbo Visma of the Netherlands) got the white shirt.

- Joao Almeida of Portugal (Decoinik Quick Step, Belgium) gets the black shirt.

Al-Arifi: The preventive measures will contribute to the success of the circumambulation

The Executive Director of the Events Sector at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Suhail Al-Arifi, said in a press statement: “The first stage of the UAE Tour 2021 came without any obstacles and went very well, praising the strong competition that this stage of circulating among the participating riders, and the intense desire of Everyone looks at the best possible level in the first days of Tawaf ».

He added that: “The circumambulation is witnessing the application of the highest safety standards and preventive measures in light of the exceptional circumstances in which the circumambulation is held due to the spread of the Corona virus,” stressing that “the Abu Dhabi Sports Council has taken strict measures in dealing with the events of the circumambulation, before a sufficient period of time from the beginning of the event, passing through With the arrival of the participating teams and riders from different parts of the world ».

Abbey Boyle: The winds played to my advantage

Dutch cyclist Matthew van der Boyle confirmed that he did not expect to win the title of the first stage of the Emirates Tour, expressing at the same time his happiness at the coronation and topping the general arrangement of the circumnavigation after the first stage.

He said in a press statement: “Before the start of the circumambulation, I believed that I came to the Emirates as one of the riders who could appear well, and I was able to be in a good position from the start, and catch up with the group that went far after the first medium speed stage, although the winds were very difficult. However, it played to my advantage and was able to perform strongly in the last few meters. ”

• 140 international cyclists, representing 20 teams from 30 nationalities, competing for the titles of the Emirates Tour stages.

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