Tadej Pogačar wins UAE Tour with stage seven victory atop Jebel Hafeet

The Slovenian claimed the red jersey with his second stage win of the race.

Tadej Pogacar wins stage seven UAE Tour 2022.
(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) successfully defended his UAE Tour title with a resounding victory on stage seven’s summit finish.

The 23-year-old, who also won a mountaintop sprint on Jebel Jais on stage four, held off two attacks from Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) to win the race’s red jersey for the second time.

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.