Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar has made a successful start to the cycling season with overall victory at the UAE Tour, just like last year.
The Slovenian also won the mountain arrival in Jebel Hafeet on the seventh and final stage. With an attack shortly before the finish, Pogacar distanced the Briton Adam Yates, who also took second place in the overall standings with a gap of 22 seconds. The Spaniard Pello Bilbao finished third on the day and third overall. German riders played no part in the final classification.
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