Great Britain’s Adam Yates won stage three and took the red jersey at the UAE Tour, which finished in Jebel Hafeet today.
Adam Yates won stage three and took the red jersey at the UAE Tour in Jebel Hafeet today. Photo: LaPresse
The Mitchelton-Scott rider completed the 184km race in 4:42:33. Tadej Pocagar (UAE Team Emirates) crossed the line a minute later, with Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) finishing a further 30 seconds back.
“I attacked early because, this race being the first of the season for me, it was hard to know how everyone is going,” said Yates.
“I just wanted to test the legs. Maybe I attacked too early but in the end I felt good.
“One minute difference is a lot but we’ll have to do this climb again and maybe my legs will not be so good.
“I also heard there might be crosswinds tomorrow so I’m still far from the overall victory.”
View more results below:
Stage three results
| 1 | Adam Yates | GBR | Mitchelton-Scott | 4:42:33 |
| 2 | Tadej Pocagar | SLO | UAE Team Emirates | +0:01:03 |
| 3 | Alexey Lutsenko | KAZ | Astana | +0:01:30 |
| 4 | David Gaudu | FRA | Groupama-FDJ | |
| 5 | Rafal Majka | POL | Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi | ITA | UAE Team Emirates | +0:01:56 |
| 7 | Patrick Konrad | AUT | Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 8 | Gorka Izaguirre | SPA | Astana | |
| 9 | Jesus Herrada | SPA | Cofidis | |
| 10 | Eddie Dunbar | GBR | Team Ineos |
*Selected
| 15 | Stefan de Bod | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:02:13 |
| 67 | Chris Froome | GBR | Team Ineos | +0:10:49 |
| 111 | Jay Thomson | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:18:57 |
General classification
| 1 | Adam Yates | GBR | Mitchelton-Scott | 12:30:02 |
| 2 | Tadej Pocagar | SLO | UAE Team Emirates | +0:01:07 |
| 3 | Alexey Lutsenko | KAZ | Astana | +0:01:35 |
| 4 | David Gaudu | FRA | Groupama-FDJ | +0:01:40 |
| 5 | Rafal Majka | POL | Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 6 | Wilco Kelderman | NED | Team Sunweb | +0:02:06 |
| 7 | Diego Ulissi | ITA | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 8 | Patrick Konrad | AUT | Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 9 | Jesus Herrada | SPA | Cofidis | |
| 10 | Eddie Dunbar | GBR | Team Ineos |
*Selected
| 14 | Stefan de Bod | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:02:23 |
| 88 | Chris Froome | GBR | Team Ineos | +0:14:41 |
| 125 | Jay Thomson | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:26:10 |
