News | Dubai Tour • February 3, 2018
The race is on in the United Arab Emirates: UAE Team Emirates all set for the Dubai Tour
Kristoff ready for his debut with his new team in the race from 6 -10 February
UAE Team Emirates is preparing meticulously for their first “at home” race, the 2018 Dubai Tour from 6 to 10 February.
The Emirati race is an important event in light of the basic premise behind the UAE Team Emirates cycling project, which is to promote the sport in the UAE; it will also mark Alexander Kristoff’s professional debut riding for President Matar’s formation.
Sport Directors Matxin (Spain) and Marzano (Italy) will call on the following seven athletes:
– Anass Ait El Abdia (Morocco)
– Matteo Bono (Italy)
– Sven Erik Bystrøm (Norway)
– Simone Consonni (Italy)
– Filippo Ganna (Italy)
– Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
– Yousif Mirza (United Arab Emirates)
Kristoff is enthusiastic about the idea of starting the season in Dubai. “I can’t wait to start my season with the new team. This will be my first time racing in the Dubai Tour. I really like the idea, because when I went to the United Arab Emirates for holidays I discovered that it’s a wonderful place.
It’s going to be a very competitive race; there will be a lot of top notch sprinters. It will be fantastic if we manage to win a stage. It’s always nice to start off a season on a positive note”.
Mirza is also highly motivated. “I’m as excited as I was for the 2017 edition, when the Dubai Tour marked my first race with the team. I am very motivated and I really want to give it my all for the team.
Last year I made a break in the second stage; we’ll see if I will be able to make the most of my skills as an attacker in this edition as well”.
