2018 UAE Team Emirates season

The 2018 season for UAE Team Emirates began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

UAE Team Emirates
2018 season
UCI codeUAD
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerGiuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)Emirates
BasedUnited Arab Emirates
BicyclesColnago
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race stages7
National Championships3
Jersey

Team roster
As of 4 March 2018.
Rider Date of birth
 Anass Aït El Abdia (MAR) (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 24)
 Fabio Aru (ITA) (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 27)
 Darwin Atapuma (COL) (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 (aged 30)
 Matteo Bono (ITA) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 34)
 Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 26)
 Simone Consonni (ITA) (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 23)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 24)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 31)
 Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 30)
 Roberto Ferrari (ITA) (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 34)
 Filippo Ganna (ITA) (1996-07-25)25 July 1996 (aged 21)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 30)
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 34)
 Dan Martin (IRL) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 31)
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 29)
 Manuele Mori (ITA) (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 37)
 Przemysław Niemiec (POL) (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 37)
 Simone Petilli (ITA) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 24)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 25)
 Edward Ravasi (ITA) (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 23)
 Rory Sutherland (AUS) (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 36)
 Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 22)
 Ben Swift (GBR) (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 30)
 Oliviero Troia (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 23)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 28)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
18 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) OmanMatrah Corniche
21 FebruaryAbu Dhabi Tour, Stage 1UCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) United Arab EmiratesMadinat Zayed
1 MayEschborn-FrankfurtUCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) GermanyFrankfurt
7 JuneGrand Prix of Aargau CantonUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  SwitzerlandLeuggern
8 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5UCI World Tour Daniel Martin (IRL) FranceValmorel
13 JuneTour of Slovenia, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Simone Consonni (ITA) SloveniaMurska Sobota
13 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 5UCI World Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA)  SwitzerlandLeukerbad
13 JulyTour de France, Stage 6UCI World Tour Daniel Martin (IRL) FranceMûr-de-Bretagne
29 JulyTour de France, Stage 21UCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) FranceParis Champs-Élysées

National, Continental and World champions 2018
DateRaceJerseyRiderCountryLocation
24 MarchUnited Arab Emirates National Road Race Champion
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) United Arab Emirates
31 MarchUnited Arab Emirates National Time Trial Champion
 Yousif Mirza (UAE) United Arab Emirates
24 JuneNorwegian National Road Race Champion
 Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) NorwaySandefjord

Footnotes
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    References
    1. "Fabio Aru signs for UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    2. "Bystrom joins Kristoff in move to UAE Team Emirates - News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    3. "Kristoff reaches deal to join UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    4. "Dan Martin agrees two-year contract with UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    5. "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". uaeteamemirates.com. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    6. "Dan Martin and Rory Sutherland join UAE Team Emirates". cyclingpub.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    7. "Modolo signs two-year deal with EF Education First-Drapac". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    8. "Louis Meintjes signs for Dimension Data". cyclingnews.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    9. "Bardiani-CSF confirm Guardini and Senni in 17-rider roster for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    10. "New signings for Bahrain-Merida - Transfer Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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