Alyssa Longo Borghini is champion of "UAE Women’s Tour" For the third time
ABU DHABI, 8 February 2020, WAM – Italian Elisa Longo Borghini, leader of the Emirates Team ADQ, was crowned today with the title of the fourth edition of the UAE Women’s Tour 2026, sponsored by Abu Dhabi Ports Group, the only international race in the Middle East, within the agenda of the International Cycling Federation and organized by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council.
The curtain came down successfully on the activities of the fourth edition of the Emirates Women’s Tour 2026, which was held across 4 stages, with a total distance of 533 km, with the participation of 120 female competitors from 20 international teams from the elite professional teams in the world.
Borghini achieved a major and well-deserved victory in the fourth and final Mudon (mountain) stage, which started today from Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, passing through the most prominent landmarks of the Al Ain region, and reaching the summit of Jebel Hafeet, with her third victory after the 2023-2025 editions, as the Italian was able to cover a distance of 156 kilometers in the final stage with a time of 4 hours, 13 minutes and 4 seconds.
The Italian finished the four stages of the Tour at the top of the overall standings with a total time of 13 hours, 6 minutes, and 32 seconds, eventually winning the red jersey sponsored by Abu Dhabi Ports Group, 16 seconds ahead of her compatriot Trinca Colnell Monica, star of the Liv AlUla Jaeco team, and 17 seconds ahead of the Dutch De Vries Femke, star of the Visma Les Abaek team, who came in third place in the overall standings.
Dutchwoman Laurinia Wiebes, winner of the first three stages of the Tour and star of the Dutch SDWorks team, retained the green jersey sponsored by Mubadala after she managed to collect 60 points during the fourth edition of the Tour, while Italian Kiabuko Eleonora, star of the Picnic Postnelle team, got the white jersey sponsored by Burjeel Holding after achieving a total time in all stages of 13 hours, 7 minutes and 57 seconds. As for the black jersey sponsored by the house, it went to Sarah Locon, star of the Top team. Girls Vassa Bortolo tops the average speed rating.
The German Canyon Sram Zondakrypto team won the title of best team in the fourth edition after its competitors achieved a total time of 39 hours, 27 minutes and 24 seconds.
The start of the final stage was witnessed by His Excellency Mansour Bu Asiba, President of the Emirates Cycling Federation, Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Assistant Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, and Badriya Zahid Al Alawi, Head of the Human Resources and Administrative Services Department at Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club and its companies.
The T-shirt winners were crowned by His Excellency Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Secretary General of the Zayed Humanitarian Legacy Foundation, His Excellency Arif Hamad Al Awani, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, His Excellency Matar Suhail Al Yabhouni, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Cycling Club, His Excellency Talal Mustafa Al Hashimi, Executive Director of the Events Sector at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, and Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Abdullah Al Sharifi, representative of the Traffic Directorate. And patrols in the Al Ain area.
His Excellency Arif Hamad Al Awani stressed that the continuous support provided by the wise leadership to the sports sector contributed to consolidating sports gains and strengthened the advanced position that the UAE occupies at the regional and international levels.
Al-Awani expressed his pride in the great success achieved by the fourth edition of the UAE Women’s Tour, which witnessed the participation of an elite group of the world’s most prominent professional female cyclists, continuing its distinguished presence on the UCI race calendar, as the only international race for women in the Middle East.
Al-Awani congratulated Alyssa Longo Borghini, leader of the Emirates ADQ team, on the occasion of winning the title of the fourth edition of the Tour, praising the high technical level and strong competition that prevailed in the four stages of the Tour, stressing that these levels reflect the growing status of the Tour as one of the most prominent global races on the agenda of the International Federation, and the distinguished indicators and numbers it has achieved.
Borghini, who won the Tour for the third time, said: “This victory definitely tastes great. As a team, we very much wanted to win here, and on a personal level, climbing Jebel Hafeet holds a special place in my heart.”
She added: “My team provided me with the best possible support. We came here not completely sure of my physical level, as we dealt with the preparations this winter with a kind of calm, and that is why winning this year was a little more difficult compared to last year. I am very happy, and I thank my coach and everyone who stands behind me.”
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