3e journée sur cet UAE Tour et première arrivée au sommet, avec le désormais très connu Jebel Jais. Et c'est Ben O'Connor qui a succédé entre autres aux Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard ou encore Tadej Pogacar, tous vainqueurs ici par le passé. Parfaitement lancé par son coéquipier Valentin Paret-Peintre sous la flamme rouge, l'Australien de Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team a réussi à résister au retour de ses adversaires pour s'imposer au sommet de Jebel Jais. Derrière O'Connor, Jay Vine vient prendre la 2e place et sauve la journée très difficile de son équipe UAE Team Emirates, qui a perdu Adam Yates sur chute et qui a vu Brandon McNulty en difficulté dans le final. L'Américain perd d'ailleurs son maillot de leader au profit de Vine.
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00:03 (speaking in foreign language)
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00:27 - Yeah, I mean, it was amazing actually.
00:52 The boys are super good today
00:54 and second win of the year, so it's pretty cool.
00:58 - How did you work it out with the attack 1.2K to go
01:01 with Valentin Paré-Pintre?
01:03 - I just thought, why not?
01:04 In a sprint at the end, I'm not always super confident,
01:08 so I just told him, let's go full.
01:11 And he was kind of dropping me off the wheel,
01:14 but it was sweet to get the gap.
01:16 And then there's no better motivator
01:18 to see everyone behind you.
01:21 And yeah, you try to get to the finish line first.
01:24 - When did you realize that there was space for winning
01:28 despite the domination of UAE Team Emirates?
01:31 - Ah, I mean, all day, it felt super good,
01:33 even with the crosswinds at the start of the stage.
01:35 So I always thought there was a chance.
01:38 And yeah, it was sad to see Adam go down
01:42 and lose his race from the crash.
01:44 But yeah, as soon as you see one of their main GC guys down,
01:49 it's an opportunity you need to take
01:51 once he gets to the climb,
01:52 because yeah, it's one less guy to worry about.
01:55 - One part of the job is done, the stage win, now the GC?
01:59 - Yeah, I mean, I don't know where I am overall now,
02:03 but it's nice to see if you can fight
02:05 for the win for the race.
02:07 We still got three more sprint stages
02:10 and Gébel Afid to come, so still a lot of racing,
02:13 but it's sweet to be in the mix.
02:16 - O'Connor!
02:17 (speaking in foreign language)
02:22 We'd like to invite His Excellency,
02:27 Engineer Abdullah Al-Abdouli,
02:29 Chief Executive Officer at Marjan,
02:32 to present the trophy to Ben O'Connor, our stage winner.
02:36 (speaking in foreign language)
02:44 And we'd like to ask His Excellency, Arif Al-Awani,
02:47 to pick up the medal to hand to our stage winner,
02:51 Ben O'Connor of Agincouzzeh Le Mondial.
02:55 (speaking in foreign language)
03:00 We present to you the winner of stage three
03:06 of the UAE Tour, riding for Decavlon Agincouzzeh Le Mondial,
03:11 Ben O'Connor!
03:14 (speaking in foreign language)
03:18 Congratulations to Ben O'Connor,
03:27 a perfectly executed performance
03:30 by the team of Decavlon Agincouzzeh Le Mondial.
03:34 (speaking in foreign language)
03:39 (crowd applauding)
03:42 We're now ready to present the red jersey
03:49 sponsored by the International Holding Company,
03:52 and that signifies the leader of the race.
03:55 Please now welcome onto the stage,
03:59 the leader of the UAE Tour,
04:01 after three stages, riding for UAE Team Emirates,
04:06 Jay Fine!
04:09 (speaking in foreign language)
04:13 We now invite,
04:20 representing the International Holding Company,
04:22 Ahmed Al-Sada from Easy Lease,
04:24 to present the red jersey to our race leader.
04:27 (speaking in foreign language)
04:34 (crowd cheering)
04:37 And we're ready now to present the medal
04:48 to our race leader.
04:50 (speaking in foreign language)
05:02 (crowd cheering)
05:04 Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you
05:08 the leader of the UAE Tour,
05:11 riding for UAE Team Emirates, Jay Fine!
05:16 (speaking in foreign language)
05:20 (crowd cheering)
05:23 (upbeat music)
05:25 (speaking in foreign language)
05:39 We're ready now to present the green jersey,
05:48 signifying the leader of the points classification,
05:52 sponsored by Italia.it.
05:54 Please now welcome onto the stage,
05:58 the leader of the points classification
06:00 after three stages,
06:01 riding for the Corotec-Vinifantini Team, Mark Stewart!
06:06 (upbeat music)
06:09 (speaking in foreign language)
06:13 We now invite Alessia Piccolo,
06:17 the CEO of AlA,
06:19 to present the AlA leaders jersey
06:23 for the green points classification to Mark Stewart.
06:27 (speaking in foreign language)
06:31 And now we invite the medal to be presented
06:40 to our points classification leader.
06:42 (upbeat music)
06:45 (speaking in foreign language)
06:53 Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you
06:59 the leader of the points classification,
07:01 riding for Corotec-Vinifantini, Mark Stewart!
07:06 (speaking in foreign language)
07:10 (speaking in foreign language)
07:14 We're now ready to present the white jersey,
07:37 sponsored by Nakhil,
07:38 which signifies the best young rider.
07:41 (upbeat music)
07:43 Please now welcome onto the stage,
07:46 the best young rider in the UAE Tour after three stages,
07:50 riding for Sudal Quickstep, Elian Van Wilder!
07:55 (speaking in foreign language)
07:59 We invite Mr. Khaled Alshei,
08:04 Chief Procurement and Protects Officer from Nakhil,
08:06 to present the white jersey to our best young rider.
08:11 (speaking in foreign language)
08:14 And with the white jersey on,
08:22 we now invite the medal to be presented
08:25 to Elian Van Wilder.
08:27 (upbeat music)
08:29 (speaking in foreign language)
08:33 We present to you the best young rider of the race
08:48 for the white jersey, sponsored by Nakhil,
08:51 riding for Sudal Quickstep, Elian Van Wilder!
08:56 (upbeat music)
08:59 Congratulations to Elian Van Wilder!
09:02 (upbeat music)
09:05 (speaking in foreign language)
09:10 Our final jersey presentation,
09:25 before we say some thank yous, is for the black jersey,
09:29 signifying the leader of the intermediate sprints,
09:31 sponsored by Bin Hamouda Auto.
09:34 Please now welcome the leader of the intermediate sprints,
09:37 with another big breakaway today,
09:40 riding for the Corotec Vinifantini Squad, Mark Stewart!
09:45 (speaking in foreign language)
09:53 We invite Mr. Nidal Alashkar, events in charge,
09:57 from Bin Hamouda Auto, to present the black jersey.
10:02 (speaking in foreign language)
10:05 And we now invite the medal to be presented
10:18 to our intermediate sprints leader.
10:20 (upbeat music)
10:22 (speaking in foreign language)
10:26 We present to you the leader of the intermediate sprints,
10:43 riding for Corotec Vinifantini, Mark Stewart!
10:48 (speaking in foreign language)
10:52 Congratulations to Mark Stewart.
10:59 We'd like to thank His Excellency, Arif Al-Awani,
11:02 the General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council,
11:05 His Excellency, Engineer Abdullah Al-Abdouli,
11:08 also Mr. Naif Abdulaziz Jaka.
11:11 (upbeat music)