The UAE Tour race organiser, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, has announced the 20 teams set to race the fourth edition of the only WorldTour race in the Middle East. Seventeen UCI WorldTeams will be joined by three UCI ProTeams on the start line of the race, which will run from 20-26 February across seven stages.
The tour will be the first WorldTour race on the 2022 UCI calendar and has attracted a host of world class professional teams, including UAE Team Emirates, INEOS Grenadiers and Jumbo Visma. Among the three UCI ProTeams who have secured a race invitation is Alpecin-Fenix – the highest ranked ProTeam of both 2021 and 2020, returning for a second year in a row.
The full list of confirmed teams is as follows:
UCI WorldTeams
AG2R Citroen Team
Astana Qazaqstan Team
Bahrain Victorious
BORA – Hansgrohe
EF Education – Easypost
Groupama – FDJ
INEOS Grenadiers
Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux
Israel Premier Tech
Jumbo-Visma
Lotto Soudal
Movistar Team
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
Team Bikeexchange – Jayco
Team DSM
Trek – Segafredo
UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
Alpecin Fenix
Bardiani CSF Faizanè
Gazprom-Rusvelo
A full provisional entry list of riders will be announced in due course.
