2026 UAE Tour Women

For the men's race, see 2026 UAE Tour.

2026 UAE Tour Women
2026 UCI Women's World Tour, race 3 of 27
Race details
Dates5–8 February 2026
Stages4
Distance533 km (331 mi)
Winning time13h 06' 32"
Results
Winner  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (UAE Team ADQ)
  Second  Monica Trinca Colonel (ITA) (Liv AlUla Jayco)
  Third  Femke de Vries (NED) (Visma–Lease a Bike)
Points  Lorena Wiebes (NED) (Team SD Worx–Protime)
Youth  Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) (Team Picnic–PostNL)
Sprints  Sara Luccon (ITA) (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo)
  Team Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto

The 2026 UAE Tour Women was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 8 February in the United Arab Emirates. It was the fourth edition of the UAE Tour Women, and the third race of the 2026 UCI Women's World Tour.

The race was won by Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini of UAE Team ADQ for the third time.[1]

Teams

Fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams, three UCI Women's ProTeams and three UCI Women's Continental Teams participated in the race.[2]

UCI Women's ProTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 5 February Al Mirfa to Madinat Zayed 111 km (69 mi) Flat stage  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
2 6 February Dubai Police Academy to Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University 145 km (90 mi) Flat stage  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
3 7 February Abu Dhabi TeamLab Phenomena to Abu Dhabi Breakwater 121 km (75 mi) Flat stage  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
4 8 February Al Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet 156 km (97 mi) Mountain stage  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Total 533 km (331 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

5 February 2026 — Al Mirfa to Madinat Zayed, 111 km (69 mi)[3]
Stage 1 Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 2h 26' 17"
2  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ + 0"
3  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 0"
4  Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN) Human Powered Health + 0"
5  Martina Alzini (ITA) Cofidis + 0"
6  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal + 0"
7  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 0"
8  Emma Norsgaard (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
9  Rachele Barbieri (ITA) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
10  Carys Lloyd (GBR) Movistar Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 2h 26' 07"
2  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ + 4"
3  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 6"
4  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 7"
5  Franziska Koch (GER) FDJ United–Suez + 8"
6  Alison Jackson (CAN) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 9"
7  Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN) Human Powered Health + 10"
8  Martina Alzini (ITA) Cofidis + 10"
9  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal + 10"
10  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 10"

Stage 2

6 February 2026 – Dubai Police Academy to Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, 145 km (90 mi)[5]
Stage 2 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 3h 38' 44"
2  Chiara Consonni (ITA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 0"
3  Nienke Veenhoven (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
4  Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) FDJ United–Suez + 0"
5  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ + 0"
6  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Cofidis + 0"
7  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 0"
8  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal + 0"
9  Charlotte Kool (NED) Fenix–Premier Tech + 0"
10  Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN) Human Powered Health + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 6h 04' 41"
2  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ + 14"
3  Chiara Consonni (ITA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 14"
4  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 16"
5  Nienke Veenhoven (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 16"
6  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 17"
7  Franziska Koch (GER) FDJ United–Suez + 18"
8  Alison Jackson (CAN) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 19"
9  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 20"
10  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal + 20"

Stage 3

7 February 2026 – Abu Dhabi TeamLab Phenomena to Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 121 km (75 mi)[7]
Stage 3 Result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 2h 48' 37"
2  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ + 0"
3  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Cofidis + 0"
4  Nienke Veenhoven (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
5  Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) FDJ United–Suez + 0"
6  Chiara Consonni (ITA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 0"
7  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 0"
8  Charlotte Kool (NED) Fenix–Premier Tech + 0"
9  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal + 0"
10  Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN) Human Powered Health + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 8h 53' 08"
2  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ + 18"
3  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 23"
4  Chiara Consonni (ITA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 24"
5  Franziska Koch (GER) FDJ United–Suez + 25"
6  Nienke Veenhoven (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 26"
7  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Cofidis + 26"
8  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 27"
9  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal + 28"
10  Alison Jackson (CAN) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 29"

Stage 4

8 February 2026 – Al Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet, 156 km (97 mi)[9]
Stage 4 Result[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) UAE Team ADQ 4h 13' 04"
2  Monica Trinca Colonel (ITA) Liv AlUla Jayco + 12"
3  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 14"
4  Kimberley Le Court (MRI) AG Insurance–Soudal + 57"
5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 59"
6  Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) Team Picnic–PostNL + 1' 15"
7  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) Lidl–Trek + 1' 19"
8  Steffi Häberlin (SUI) Team SD Worx–Protime + 1' 35"
9  Justine Ghekiere (BEL) AG Insurance–Soudal + 1' 37"
10  Juliette Berthet (FRA) FDJ United–Suez + 1' 38"
General classification after Stage 4[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) UAE Team ADQ 13h 06' 32"
2  Monica Trinca Colonel (ITA) Liv AlUla Jayco + 16"
3  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 17"
4  Kimberley Le Court (MRI) AG Insurance–Soudal + 1' 07"
5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 1' 09"
6  Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) Team Picnic–PostNL + 1' 25"
7  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) Lidl–Trek + 1' 29"
8  Steffi Häberlin (SUI) Team SD Worx–Protime + 1' 45"
9  Justine Ghekiere (BEL) AG Insurance–Soudal + 1' 47"
10  Juliette Berthet (FRA) FDJ United–Suez + 1' 48"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Sprints classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
1 Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes Femke de Vries Zoe Bäckstedt AG Insurance–Soudal
2 Lorena Wiebes Sara Luccon Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto
3 Lorena Wiebes Franziska Koch FDJ United–Suez
4 Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini Sara Luccon Eleonora Ciabocco Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto
Final Elisa Longo Borghini Lorena Wiebes Sara Luccon Eleonora Ciabocco Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the sprints classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) UAE Team ADQ 13h 06' 32"
2  Monica Trinca Colonel (ITA) Liv AlUla Jayco + 16"
3  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 17"
4  Kimberley Le Court (MRI) AG Insurance–Soudal + 1' 07"
5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 1' 09"
6  Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) Team Picnic–PostNL + 1' 25"
7  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) Lidl–Trek + 1' 29"
8  Steffi Häberlin (SUI) Team SD Worx–Protime + 1' 45"
9  Justine Ghekiere (BEL) AG Insurance–Soudal + 1' 47"
10  Juliette Berthet (FRA) FDJ United–Suez + 1' 48"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[1]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Team SD Worx–Protime 60
2  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ 53
3  Sara Luccon (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 21
4  Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) FDJ United–Suez 21
5  Chiara Consonni (ITA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto 21
6  Nienke Veenhoven (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike 21
7  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) UAE Team ADQ 20
8  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike 20
9  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto 20
10  Franziska Koch (GER) FDJ United–Suez 20

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)[1]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Sara Luccon (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 21
2  Franziska Koch (GER) FDJ United–Suez 20
3  Lara Gillespie (IRL) UAE Team ADQ 14
4  Sonia Rossetti (ITA) Vini Fantini–BePink 13
5  Margaux Vigié (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike 9
6  Femke de Vries (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike 8
7  Juliette Berthet (FRA) FDJ United–Suez 8
8  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto 8
9  Nina Berton (LUX) EF Education–Oatly 8
10  Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FRA) AG Insurance–Soudal 6

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) Team Picnic–PostNL 13h 07' 57"
2  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto + 1' 35"
3  Gaia Segato (ITA) Vini Fantini–BePink + 2' 34"
4  Chiara Reghini (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo + 3' 44"
5  Francesca Barale (ITA) Movistar Team + 4' 42"
6  Kamilla Aasebø (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 6' 58"
7  Sofia Arici (ITA) Vini Fantini–BePink + 8' 44"
8  Elisa De Vallier (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo + 9' 16"
9  Eglantine Rayer (FRA) FDJ United–Suez + 9' 42"
10  Laura Lizette Sander (EST) Hitec Products–Fluid Control + 9' 50"

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10)[1]
Rank Team Time
1 Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto 39h 27' 24"
2 FDJ United–Suez + 1' 32"
3 AG Insurance–Soudal + 2' 02"
4 Team Picnic–PostNL + 3' 28"
5 Lidl–Trek + 4' 45"
6 UAE Team ADQ + 6' 15"
7 Visma–Lease a Bike + 7' 06"
8 Human Powered Health + 7' 38"
9 Liv AlUla Jayco + 9' 12"
10 Movistar Team + 9' 52"

References

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  2. ^ "Teams". UAE Tour Women. RCS Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Stage 1". UAE Tour Women. RCS Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
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  5. ^ "Stage 2". UAE Tour Women. RCS Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
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