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00:06The sixth and penultimate stage
00:07of the only World Tour race
00:10for men in the Middle East, the UAE Tour
00:11will take the riders over a
00:14168km ride
00:16to the Jebel Hafeet
00:18climb, the traditional
00:19curtain closing climb in this
00:21particular event and a final GC
00:23appointment for the riders
00:25Antonio Tiberi
00:27a significant day in his career
00:29as he looked to preserve
00:31a 21 second advantage
00:32on general classification over
00:34Isak del Toro and the rest
00:36Sylvain Dillier, resplendent
00:39in the intermediate sprints classification
00:41jersey, Jonathan Milan, the green
00:42jersey holder as leader of the points
00:44classification, and Leonard van Eiffelt
00:46wearing white, looking
00:48after that white jersey on behalf of
00:51the young rider leader
00:52Antonio Tiberi as the riders
00:54raced through kilometer zero
00:57168km in front of them
00:59and it was a long battle
01:01for the early break of the day
01:02attacks firing
01:04from the early moments
01:07two riders racing clear
01:09initially thought that they might
01:11form the early break of the day
01:12Pelaini
01:15and Kessler
01:16were called to account though
01:20and a significant group assembled
01:22at the front
01:27Nine riders clear of the field
01:29and some big engines in there
01:32Stefan Bisseker
01:33Josh Tarling
01:35and other strong riders opening up
01:37a little bit of daylight on the peloton
01:40two riders trying to bridge the gulf
01:44Calum Thornley
01:47finding himself
01:49unable to quite make the junction
01:51with Nick Sikowski
01:54they dropped back into the clutches
01:56of the main group
01:58the nine riders up front
02:02foraging clear in the first two hours of racing
02:06covered at an average speed of more than 51km per hour
02:10through to the first of two intermediate sprints along the way
02:13Axel wins
02:15a judge to have taken the eight points on offer
02:18no rider in the break
02:19in contention for that jersey
02:23now Wayne Dool deciding that there was little value in
02:27staying in the breakaway
02:29which he felt wasn't going to last through to the end of the day
02:34Jonathan Milan
02:35with minor malfunction
02:37technical issues addressed
02:39up front
02:40Stefan Bisseker
02:41pressed hard on the pedals
02:42the advantage of the breakaway group
02:44paired back to
02:46just over half a minute at one stage
02:50and everyone
02:51working to stay hydrated
02:53and stay cool in the desert heat
02:55Mercury rising to over 30 degrees Celsius
02:58on the race from Alain
03:01to Jebel Hafeet
03:03Chris Harper among those
03:05most seriously implicated by
03:07that crash
03:10as the breakaway
03:12once again opened up an advantage
03:14north of two minutes
03:17on the approach to the final climb of the day
03:20Jebel Hafeet
03:2010.8km in total
03:23and the second and final intermediate sprint of the day
03:25riders rolling through green Mubazara
03:28in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet
03:31Dian Jacobs at the front of a breakaway group
03:34pushing hard to stay in contention
03:37and sending Axel Hwenz on with his best wishes
03:45into the business end of the climb
03:46Felix Gall
03:47Antonio Tiberi
03:48and Izek Del Toro
03:49among the lead group
03:50Josh Tarling
03:51trying to lead
03:52Peter Oxenberg
03:53his teammates
03:54as far up the climb as possible
03:56before they were overhauled
03:57by
03:57the big
03:58GC guns
04:01lead group led by
04:02Adam Yates
04:03twice a winner
04:04on Jebel Hafeet
04:04now in the service of
04:06Izek Del Toro
04:07Felix Gall going on the attack
04:09bringing with him
04:10Harold Tarada
04:10as
04:11behind
04:12Illen van Wilder hit the deck
04:15Remco Evenepoel
04:15already being distanced
04:19Yates is setting the tempo
04:22trying to put Tiberi under as much pressure as possible
04:24before Izek Del Toro launched the first major salvo
04:28Tiberi
04:29the only rider that could follow the Mexican national champion
04:33the red jersey staying in contention
04:36into the final three kilometers
04:37before Del Toro
04:38attacked again
04:40and opened up some daylight
04:41to the fading
04:42Antonio Tiberi
04:46Mexican fans out to support their man
04:47under the kite
04:49and into the final kilometer
04:52working hard to overturn his 21 second deficit
04:56Tiberi starting to fade
04:58overhauled first by Luke Plapp
05:00and then by Felix Gall
05:02on the run to the line
05:04Del Toro pushing through the final few hundred meters
05:07to open up the maximum lead
05:10and reclaim the overall race leadership
05:13The stage one winner
05:16adding to his total
05:18rounding the final bend
05:19to take the 23rd victory of his fledgling career
05:24Stage honors for Izek Del Toro
05:26and with it the overall race leadership
05:29Antonio Tiberi fighting a rearguard action
05:32fourth across the line
05:33just over half a minute in arrears
05:36now out of red
05:38glory for a Del Toro
05:40disappointment for Antonio Tiberi
05:43after a nonetheless
05:44otherwise great week
05:45Enjoy your moment now Izek
05:47Del Toro win you sir
05:49Congrats guys
05:51congrats
05:55Izek won the stage
05:58Amazing guys
06:00super good
06:01Luke Plapp getting up for second
06:03on the day ahead of Felix Gall
06:05in the final podium position
06:10and now a 22nd advantage
06:13heading into the final day of racing
06:14for Izek Del Toro over Antonio Tiberi
06:19Del Toro also leading the points classification
06:22Jonathan Milan
06:22is going to have to come up with a top 5 finish
06:25to unseat Del Toro from the green jersey
06:29and Del Toro also leads the young rider category
06:32by that 22nd margin from Tiberi
06:37and Sylvain Delier has an unassailable advantage
06:41in the battle for the intermediate sprint
06:42to the next project
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06:54Grazie.
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