JOSHUA TARLING WINS STAGE 2 OF THE UAE TOUR AND BECOMES THE NEW RED JERSEY
Al Hudayriyat Island, 18 February 2025 – Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) has won stage 2, the Tudor ITT, of the 7th edition of the UAE Tour, ahead of Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG).
Joshua Tarling is the new Red Jersey of the race as he leads the General Classification.
PROVISIONAL STAGE RESULTS
1 – Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), 12.2km in 12’55”, average speed 56.671 km/h
2 – Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) at 13″
3 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) at 18″
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers)
2 – Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) at 13″
3 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) at 18″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of the UAE Tour are provided by ALÉ, proud jersey partner of the leader jersey by ENIT and ITALIA.IT.
- Red Jersey, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by International Holding Company: IHC – Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Green Jersey, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by Mubadala -Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers)
- White Jersey, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Nakheel – Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Black Jersey, leader of the Intermediate Sprint Classification, sponsored by ALDAR – Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and new Red Jersey Joshua Tarling said: “From the end of last year I kept having bad luck and coming second to Remco [Evenepoel] in the TTs. So I needed this, so badly. I had a good winter. I went to the Teide with the team. I got confidence for today. The first part was very wind with a headwind then a long crosswind section. The first part was the hardest then I got my respite with the corners towards the end. It was kind of two halves. 56.6km/h, that was cool! Now that I have the confidence back, I’m excited for tomorrow’s hard stage, the coming weekend and the rest of the season”.
Press conference interviews and further details to follow.
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Photo Credits: Sprint Cycling Agency