Druga etapa UAE Toura bo postregla s kratko vožnjo na čas na otoku Al Hudayriyat. Tadej Pogačar se je z ekipo odločil, da se na progo opravi med prvimi in skuša čim prej postaviti nepremagljiv čas.
Po uvodnem šprinterskem dnevu, v katerem je noge pretegnil tudi Tadej Pogačar, karavano danes čaka povsem drugačna preizkušnja.
Vožnja na čas bo ena izmed treh etap, ki bodo odločale o končnem zmagovalcu, zato lahko pričakujemo hud boj tudi med kandidati za skupni seštevek. Med njimi bo nesporni favorit naš as, ki pa bo moral za etapni uspeh ugnati tudi nekaj specialistov za kronometer.
Kolesarje čaka 12,2 kilometra dolg krog po otoku Al Hudayriyat, ki se skriva v laguni ob Abu Dabiju. Čeprav bo trasa potekala tik ob morju, je otok dovolj skrit v laguno, da tekmovalci ne bi smeli imeti preveč težav z vetrom.
Tadej Pogačar bi si verjetno želel vsaj kakšen višinski meter več, kjer bi lahko ustvarjal razliko, a njegova želja ne bo uslišana. Višinskih metrov se bo nabralo zgolj osem, kar pomeni, da bo o zmagovalcu odločala predvsem surova moč in aerodinamika.
Pogačar na progo kot trinajsti
Tadej Pogačar je v cilj uvodne etape zapeljal na 10. mestu, kar bi v večini primerov pomenilo, da bi kronometer druge etape začel med zadnjimi.
A organizatorji dirke so sklenili, da skupni seštevek (z izjemo vodilnega kolesarja) ne vpliva na razpored kolesarjev in ekipe lahko same določijo, kateri kolesar zasede posamezno mesto, ki je ekipi namenjeno.
Tadeja Pogačarja bomo tako na delu videli že zelo zgodaj. Na štartni rampi se bo pojavil kot trinajsti, po njej pa zapeljal, ko bo ura odbila 10.12 po slovenskem času. V cilju ga pričakujemo približno 15 minut kasneje.
Na štartu bosta sicer še dva slovenska predstavnika. Luka Mezgec bo svoj nastop začel ob 11.19, Domen Novak pa ob 11.52.
Štartni časi
| PRIIMEK in IME | EKIPA | ŠTARTNI ČAS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price-Pejtersen Johan | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 10:00:00 |
| 2 | Černý Josef | Soudal Quick-Step | 10:01:00 |
| 3 | Storer Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 10:02:00 |
| 4 | Steinhauser Georg | EF Education – EasyPost | 10:03:00 |
| 5 | Gall Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 10:04:00 |
| 6 | Thijssen Gerben | Intermarché – Wanty | 10:05:00 |
| 7 | Samudio Carlos | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 10:06:00 |
| 8 | Romeo Iván | Movistar Team | 10:07:00 |
| 9 | Lutsenko Alexey | Israel – Premier Tech | 10:08:00 |
| 10 | Pinarello Alessandro | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 10:09:00 |
| 11 | Rodríguez Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:10:00 |
| 12 | Lemmen Bart | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:11:00 |
| 13 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 10:12:00 |
| 14 | Bilbao Pello | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:13:00 |
| 15 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | 10:14:00 |
| 16 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto | 10:15:00 |
| 17 | Onley Oscar | Team Picnic PostNL | 10:16:00 |
| 18 | Fisher-Black Finn | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 10:17:00 |
| 19 | Konrad Patrick | Lidl – Trek | 10:18:00 |
| 20 | Durbridge Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:19:00 |
| 21 | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 10:20:00 |
| 22 | Lecerf Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | 10:21:00 |
| 23 | Zijlaard Maikel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 10:22:00 |
| 24 | Carthy Hugh | EF Education – EasyPost | 10:23:00 |
| 25 | Bissegger Stefan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 10:24:00 |
| 26 | Petit Adrien | Intermarché – Wanty | 10:25:00 |
| 27 | González Roberto Carlos | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 10:26:00 |
| 28 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 10:27:00 |
| 29 | Riccitello Matthew | Israel – Premier Tech | 10:28:00 |
| 30 | Zanoncello Enrico | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 10:29:00 |
| 31 | Tarling Joshua | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:30:00 |
| 32 | Gloag Thomas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:31:00 |
| 33 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 10:32:00 |
| 34 | Træen Torstein | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:33:00 |
| 35 | Gate Aaron | XDS Astana Team | 10:34:00 |
| 36 | Currie Logan | Lotto | 10:35:00 |
| 37 | Leijnse Enzo | Team Picnic PostNL | 10:36:00 |
| 38 | Zwiehoff Ben | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 10:37:00 |
| 39 | Ciccone Giulio | Lidl – Trek | 10:38:00 |
| 40 | Walscheid Max | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:39:00 |
| 41 | Dillier Silvan | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 10:40:00 |
| 42 | Eenkhoorn Pascal | Soudal Quick-Step | 10:41:00 |
| 43 | Kluckers Arthur | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 10:42:00 |
| 44 | Chaves Esteban | EF Education – EasyPost | 10:43:00 |
| 45 | Armirail Bruno | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 10:44:00 |
| 46 | Van Hoecke Gijs | Intermarché – Wanty | 10:45:00 |
| 47 | Quartucci Lorenzo | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 10:46:00 |
| 48 | Rubio Einer | Movistar Team | 10:47:00 |
| 49 | Hirt Jan | Israel – Premier Tech | 10:48:00 |
| 50 | Fiorelli Filippo | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 10:49:00 |
| 51 | Leonard Michael | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:50:00 |
| 52 | Behrens Niklas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:51:00 |
| 53 | Bjerg Mikkel | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 10:52:00 |
| 54 | van der Meulen Max | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:53:00 |
| 55 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | 10:54:00 |
| 56 | Thompson Reuben | Lotto | 10:55:00 |
| 57 | Edmondson Alex | Team Picnic PostNL | 10:56:00 |
| 58 | Maciejuk Filip | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 10:57:00 |
| 59 | Hoole Daan | Lidl – Trek | 10:58:00 |
| 60 | Reinders Elmar | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:59:00 |
| 61 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 11:00:00 |
| 62 | Van Lerberghe Bert | Soudal Quick-Step | 11:01:00 |
| 63 | de Kleijn Arvid | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 11:02:00 |
| 64 | Quinn Sean | EF Education – EasyPost | 11:03:00 |
| 65 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 11:04:00 |
| 66 | Goossens Kobe | Intermarché – Wanty | 11:05:00 |
| 67 | Fortin Filippo | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 11:06:00 |
| 68 | Barta Will | Movistar Team | 11:07:00 |
| 69 | Côté Pier-André | Israel – Premier Tech | 11:08:00 |
| 70 | Conforti Lorenzo | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 11:09:00 |
| 71 | Langellotti Victor | INEOS Grenadiers | 11:10:00 |
| 72 | Kooij Olav | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 11:11:00 |
| 73 | Vermeersch Florian | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 11:12:00 |
| 74 | Bauhaus Phil | Bahrain – Victorious | 11:13:00 |
| 75 | Kajamini Florian Samuel | XDS Astana Team | 11:14:00 |
| 76 | Gregaard Jonas | Lotto | 11:15:00 |
| 77 | Märkl Niklas | Team Picnic PostNL | 11:16:00 |
| 78 | Palzer Anton | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 11:17:00 |
| 79 | Ghebreigzabhier Amanuel | Lidl – Trek | 11:18:00 |
| 80 | Mezgec Luka | Team Jayco AlUla | 11:19:00 |
| 81 | Kielich Timo | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 11:20:00 |
| 82 | Merlier Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 11:21:00 |
| 83 | Wilksch Hannes | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 11:22:00 |
| 84 | MacKellar Alastair | EF Education – EasyPost | 11:23:00 |
| 85 | Bouchard Geoffrey | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 11:24:00 |
| 86 | Petilli Simone | Intermarché – Wanty | 11:25:00 |
| 87 | Đurić Đorđe | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 11:26:00 |
| 88 | Gaviria Fernando | Movistar Team | 11:27:00 |
| 89 | Kogut Oded | Israel – Premier Tech | 11:28:00 |
| 90 | Pinazzi Mattia | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 11:29:00 |
| 91 | Castroviejo Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers | 11:30:00 |
| 92 | Vermote Julien | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 11:31:00 |
| 93 | Herregodts Rune | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 11:32:00 |
| 94 | Skerl Daniel | Bahrain – Victorious | 11:33:00 |
| 95 | Su Haoyu | XDS Astana Team | 11:34:00 |
| 96 | Taminiaux Lionel | Lotto | 11:35:00 |
| 97 | Jakobsen Fabio | Team Picnic PostNL | 11:36:00 |
| 98 | Welsford Sam | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 11:37:00 |
| 99 | Consonni Simone | Lidl – Trek | 11:38:00 |
| 100 | Donaldson Robert | Team Jayco AlUla | 11:39:00 |
| 101 | Rickaert Jonas | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 11:40:00 |
| 102 | Pedersen Casper | Soudal Quick-Step | 11:41:00 |
| 103 | Krieger Alexander | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 11:42:00 |
| 104 | Rootkin-Gray Jack | EF Education – EasyPost | 11:43:00 |
| 105 | Pedersen Rasmus Søjberg | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 11:44:00 |
| 106 | Colleoni Kevin | Intermarché – Wanty | 11:45:00 |
| 107 | Sbaragli Kristian | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 11:46:00 |
| 108 | Cimolai Davide | Movistar Team | 11:47:00 |
| 109 | Raisberg Nadav | Israel – Premier Tech | 11:48:00 |
| 110 | Tarozzi Manuele | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 11:49:00 |
| 111 | Heiduk Kim | INEOS Grenadiers | 11:50:00 |
| 112 | Van der Sande Tosh | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 11:51:00 |
| 113 | Novak Domen | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 11:52:00 |
| 114 | Pasqualon Andrea | Bahrain – Victorious | 11:53:00 |
| 115 | Schelling Ide | XDS Astana Team | 11:54:00 |
| 116 | De Schuyteneer Steffen | Lotto | 11:55:00 |
| 117 | Andresen Tobias Lund | Team Picnic PostNL | 11:56:00 |
| 118 | van Poppel Danny | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 11:57:00 |
| 119 | Theuns Edward | Lidl – Trek | 11:58:00 |
| 120 | Groenewegen Dylan | Team Jayco AlUla | 11:59:00 |
| 121 | Ghys Robbe | Alpecin – Deceuninck | 12:00:00 |
| 122 | Bastiaens Ayco | Soudal Quick-Step | 12:01:00 |
| 123 | Kolze Changizi Sebastian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 12:02:00 |
| 124 | van der Lee Jardi Christiaan | EF Education – EasyPost | 12:03:00 |
| 125 | Pollefliet Gianluca | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 12:04:00 |
| 126 | Kuypers Gerben | Intermarché – Wanty | 12:05:00 |
| 127 | Rajović Dušan | Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini | 12:06:00 |
| 128 | Moro Manlio | Movistar Team | 12:07:00 |
| 129 | Froome Chris | Israel – Premier Tech | 12:08:00 |
| 130 | Biagini Federico | VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè | 12:09:00 |
| 131 | Swift Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | 12:10:00 |
| 132 | McLay Daniel | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 12:11:00 |
| 133 | Molano Juan Sebastián | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 12:12:00 |
| 134 | Kepplinger Rainer | Bahrain – Victorious | 12:13:00 |
| 135 | Malucelli Matteo | XDS Astana Team | 12:14:00 |
| 136 | Craps Lars | Lotto | 12:15:00 |
| 137 | van den Berg Julius | Team Picnic PostNL | 12:16:00 |
| 138 | Mullen Ryan | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 12:17:00 |
| 139 | Milan Jonathan | Lidl – Trek | 12:18:00 |
