
UAE Tour
Stage 6) Palm Jumeirah
United Arab Emirates
Friday 26 February 2021
168 km
Sam Bennett does it again at the UAE Tour

Sam Bennett unleashed another spectacular burst of speed and added another victory to his palmares, this time in Palm Jumeirah – the manmade Dubai archipelago – where stage 6 of the UAE Tour concluded after 165 quiet kilometers. Bennett, who on Wednesday claimed the first World Tour bunch sprint of the season, relied again on the well-drilled lead-out train of Shane Archbold and Michael Mørkøv, who stomped their authority over the final kilometer and delivered him in a perfect position with 200 meters to go.
Once he came out of the Dane’s wheel, last year’s Tour de France green jersey winner never looked back and powered like a locomotive, comfortably winning by two bike lengths, a success that confirmed he is the most in-form sprinter in this start of the season. It was Sam’s ninth victory since joining Deceuninck – Quick-Step, one for which he praised his teammates.
“It feels amazing, but I wouldn’t have done it without my teammates today, who were again tremendous, just like on the first stage I won here. At the end of the day, it’s down to them and my very fast bike. The more sprints we do together, the better we’re getting. It’s just about repeating the same thing and making decisions in the final. We’re really getting to know each other and we’re pretty much nailing it at the minute.”
“I pushed hard this off-season because I wanted to have a strong start to the year and I’m happy to see it pays dividends. We’re having a great time here in the UAE Tour and it feels great to repay the team’s confidence and work. At the same time, it bodes well for Paris-Nice, which will be my next appointment of the season”, a beaming Sam said after the stage and his 28th win at World Tour level.
Photo credit: ©Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Sam Bennett
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
3:32:23 |
2 |
Elia Viviani Cofidis, Solutions Crédits |
0:00 |
3 |
Pascal Ackermann BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
4 |
David Dekker Team Jumbo-Visma |
0:00 |
5 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon UAE-Team Emirates |
0:00 |
6 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Team Qhubeka ASSOS |
0:00 |
7 |
Kaden Groves Team BikeExchange |
0:00 |
8 |
André Greipel Israel Start-Up Nation |
0:00 |
9 |
Cees Bol Team DSM |
0:00 |
10 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:00 |
18 |
João Almeida
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:00 |
30 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:00 |
50 |
Fausto Masnada
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:00 |
86 |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:00 |
94 |
Shane Archbold
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:29 |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE-Team Emirates |
20:41:59 |
2 |
Adam Yates INEOS Grenadiers |
0:35 |
3 |
João Almeida
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1:02 |
4 |
Chris Harper Team Jumbo-Visma |
1:44 |
5 |
Neilson Powless EF Education - Nippo |
1:46 |
6 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
2:37 |
7 |
Damiano Caruso Bahrain - Victorious |
2:39 |
8 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
3:53 |
9 |
Rubén Fernández Andújar Cofidis, Solutions Crédits |
4:13 |
10 |
Fausto Masnada
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
6:30 |
67 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
33:29 |
75 |
Shane Archbold
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
36:17 |
96 |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
42:09 |
103 |
Sam Bennett
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
44:15 |
1 |
David Dekker Team Jumbo-Visma |
57 pt |
2 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE-Team Emirates |
51 pt |
3 |
Sam Bennett
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
40 pt |
4 |
João Almeida
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
35 pt |
5 |
Tony Gallopin AG2R Citroën Team |
33 pt |
6 |
Elia Viviani Cofidis, Solutions Crédits |
33 pt |
7 |
Adam Yates INEOS Grenadiers |
28 pt |
8 |
Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers |
21 pt |
9 |
Sergio Higuita García EF Education - Nippo |
21 pt |
10 |
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen Team Jumbo-Visma |
20 pt |
11 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
19 pt |
21 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
9 pt |
48 |
Fausto Masnada
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1 pt |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar |
20:41:59 |
2 |
João Almeida
|
1:02 |
3 |
Neilson Powless |
1:46 |
4 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen |
2:37 |
5 |
Sergio Higuita García |
9:47 |
6 |
Stefan de Bod |
12:34 |
7 |
Harm Vanhoucke |
13:05 |
8 |
Gino Mäder |
13:14 |
9 |
Samuele Battistella |
14:02 |
10 |
Rémy Rochas |
14:06 |
1 | UAE-Team Emirates | 62:12:17 |
2 | Deceuninck - Quick Step | 5:10 |
3 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 11:01 |
4 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 16:28 |
5 | EF Education - Nippo | 17:25 |
6 | Bahrain - Victorious | 18:59 |
7 | Astana - Premier Tech | 29:11 |
8 | BORA - hansgrohe | 32:12 |
9 | Trek - Segafredo | 34:17 |
10 | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | 34:25 |