Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for UAE Tour Women 2025

This week, many cyclists, both women and men, will travel to the Arabian Peninsula to participate in two of the region's most important races: the UAE Tour Women, part of the Women’s WorldTour, and the Tour of Oman, a race integrated in the men’s UCI ProSeries.

UAE Tour Women: route and favorites

The race consists of four stages, three of which are completely flat and should end in a sprint, although desert winds could create exciting echelons, potentially eliminating some favorites. The general classification will be decided on the traditional climb to Jebel Hafeet (10.9 km at 6.7%) on the third stage.

Less than 24 hours before the race begins, the start list is still not 100% confirmed, so we should watch for last-minute additions. For now, Juliette Labous (1000), Elisa Longo Borghini (1200), Mavi García (800), Antonia Niedermaier (600), Riejanne Markus (800), Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (800), and Silvia Persico (800) are among the main favorites for the overall victory.

On the other hand, the abundance of flat stages has attracted several of the world's best sprinters: Lorena Wiebes (1200), Charlotte Kool (1000), Elisa Balsamo (1000), Chiara Consonni (800), Chloe Dygert (800), Letizia Paternoster (400), and Emma Norsgaard (400) are among them.

Tour of Oman: route and favorites

As in recent editions, the Tour of Oman consists of five stages: two flat (stages 1 and 4), two mountain stages with summit finishes (stages 3 and 5), and one undulating stage for punchers (stage 2).

The start list for the race is still in an early phase. Last year's winner, Adam Yates (1200), is the main favorite for the overall title. David Gaudu (800), Cian Uijtdebroeks (600), Jay Vine (600), Wout Poels (600), and Valentin Paret-Peintre (400) are some of the main challengers to Yates.

Sprinters like Olav Kooij (1000), Fernando Gaviria (600), Pavel Bittner (400), Giacomo Nizzolo (200), and Erlend Blikra (200), as well as punchers like Ethan Hayter (400), Orluis Aular (400), Anthony Turgis (400), and Iván García Cortina (400), will be aiming for stage victories.

Photo: © UAE Tour Women

Favourites

Best riders in general classification

1	LONGO BORGHINI Elisa LONGO BORGHINI Elisa UAE TEAM ADQ 10-12-1991 (33 years), Ornavasso GC 224 CL 250 F 93 I 271 M 80 ITT 49 UAE TEAM ADQ	1200
2	LABOUS Juliette LABOUS Juliette FDJ - SUEZ 03-11-1998 (26 years), Roche-lez-Beaupré GC 203 CL 107 F 51 I 217 M 115 ITT 59 FDJ - SUEZ	1000
3	WIEBES Lorena WIEBES Lorena TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME 16-03-1999 (26 years), Mijdrecht GC 156 CL 203 F 543 I 132 M 0 ITT 26 TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME	1200
4	MARKUS Riejanne MARKUS Riejanne LIDL - TREK 01-09-1994 (30 years), Diemen GC 99 CL 80 F 41 I 95 M 58 ITT 66 LIDL - TREK	800
5	KOOL Charlotte KOOL Charlotte TEAM PICNIC POSTNL 05-05-1999 (25 years), Blaricum GC 94 CL 25 F 300 I 16 M 0 ITT 22 TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	1000
6	MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM 09-12-1985 (39 years), Pretoria GC 89 CL 77 F 48 I 111 M 53 ITT 0 AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM	800
7	GARCÍA Mavi GARCÍA Mavi LIV ALULA JAYCO 01-01-1984 (41 years), Marratxi GC 82 CL 74 F 45 I 147 M 52 ITT 0 LIV ALULA JAYCO	800
8	BALSAMO Elisa BALSAMO Elisa LIDL - TREK 27-02-1998 (27 years), Cuneo GC 64 CL 155 F 264 I 114 M 0 ITT 6 LIDL - TREK	1000
9	DYGERT Chloe DYGERT Chloe CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO 01-01-1997 (28 years), Brownsburg GC 54 CL 58 F 126 I 46 M 5 ITT 56 CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO	800
10	BARIL Olivia BARIL Olivia MOVISTAR TEAM 09-10-1997 (27 years), Rouyn-Noranda GC 52 CL 15 F 22 I 86 M 18 ITT 17 MOVISTAR TEAM	600

Best riders in flat races

1	WIEBES Lorena WIEBES Lorena TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME 16-03-1999 (26 years), Mijdrecht GC 156 CL 203 F 543 I 132 M 0 ITT 26 TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME	1200
2	KOOL Charlotte KOOL Charlotte TEAM PICNIC POSTNL 05-05-1999 (25 years), Blaricum GC 94 CL 25 F 300 I 16 M 0 ITT 22 TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	1000
3	BALSAMO Elisa BALSAMO Elisa LIDL - TREK 27-02-1998 (27 years), Cuneo GC 64 CL 155 F 264 I 114 M 0 ITT 6 LIDL - TREK	1000
4	CONSONNI Chiara CONSONNI Chiara CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO 23-06-1999 (25 years), Ponte San Pietro GC 27 CL 65 F 221 I 1 M 0 ITT 0 CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO	800
5	DYGERT Chloe DYGERT Chloe CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO 01-01-1997 (28 years), Brownsburg GC 54 CL 58 F 126 I 46 M 5 ITT 56 CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO	800
6	NORSGAARD BJERG Emma NORSGAARD BJERG Emma LIDL - TREK 26-07-1999 (25 years), Silkeborg GC 6 CL 38 F 103 I 23 M 0 ITT 19 LIDL - TREK	400
7	LACH Marta LACH Marta TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME 25-05-1997 (27 years), Osiek GC 22 CL 54 F 99 I 30 M 0 ITT 4 TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME	400
8	LONGO BORGHINI Elisa LONGO BORGHINI Elisa UAE TEAM ADQ 10-12-1991 (33 years), Ornavasso GC 224 CL 250 F 93 I 271 M 80 ITT 49 UAE TEAM ADQ	1200
9	CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia UNO-X MOBILITY 29-03-1993 (32 years), Giussano GC 9 CL 32 F 93 I 7 M 0 ITT 0 UNO-X MOBILITY	400
10	GEORGI Pfeiffer GEORGI Pfeiffer TEAM PICNIC POSTNL 26-09-2000 (24 years), Berkeley GC 29 CL 148 F 89 I 74 M 5 ITT 14 TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	600

Best riders in mountain races

1	LABOUS Juliette LABOUS Juliette FDJ - SUEZ 03-11-1998 (26 years), Roche-lez-Beaupré GC 203 CL 107 F 51 I 217 M 115 ITT 59 FDJ - SUEZ	1000
2	LONGO BORGHINI Elisa LONGO BORGHINI Elisa UAE TEAM ADQ 10-12-1991 (33 years), Ornavasso GC 224 CL 250 F 93 I 271 M 80 ITT 49 UAE TEAM ADQ	1200
3	MARKUS Riejanne MARKUS Riejanne LIDL - TREK 01-09-1994 (30 years), Diemen GC 99 CL 80 F 41 I 95 M 58 ITT 66 LIDL - TREK	800
4	MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM 09-12-1985 (39 years), Pretoria GC 89 CL 77 F 48 I 111 M 53 ITT 0 AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM	800
5	GARCÍA Mavi GARCÍA Mavi LIV ALULA JAYCO 01-01-1984 (41 years), Marratxi GC 82 CL 74 F 45 I 147 M 52 ITT 0 LIV ALULA JAYCO	800
6	PERSICO Silvia PERSICO Silvia UAE TEAM ADQ 24-07-1997 (27 years), Alzano Lombardo GC 41 CL 133 F 49 I 168 M 39 ITT 0 UAE TEAM ADQ	800
7	NIEDERMAIER Antonia NIEDERMAIER Antonia CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO 19-02-2003 (22 years), Rosenheim GC 36 CL 2 F 0 I 52 M 35 ITT 24 CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO	600
8	MEIJERING Mareille MEIJERING Mareille MOVISTAR TEAM 11-03-1995 (30 years), Stadskanaal GC 7 CL 20 F 5 I 35 M 32 ITT 0 MOVISTAR TEAM	200
9	KERBAOL Cédrine KERBAOL Cédrine EF EDUCATION- OATLY 14-05-2001 (23 years), Brest GC 46 CL 33 F 27 I 77 M 26 ITT 24 EF EDUCATION- OATLY	600
10	LE COURT Kimberley LE COURT Kimberley AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM 22-03-1996 (29 years), Pretoria GC 17 CL 23 F 35 I 32 M 21 ITT 0 AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM	200

Race analysis

Previous editions

Won how?

**Average won how type since the first race in Cycling Fantasy

Bunch Sprint

Other

Reduced Sprint

Solo

Points distribution

x 3

x 1

Predictions

Stage 1

06/02/2025

Dubai Police Officer's Club > Dubai Harbour

149km

+266m

⭐️⭐️⭐️

SWINKELS Karlijn, BARBIERI Rachele, WIEBES Lorena,

⭐️⭐️

SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin, KOOL Charlotte, BALSAMO Elisa,

⭐️

ZANARDI Silvia, CONSONNI Chiara, DE ZOETE Mylene, AHTOSALO Anniina,

Stage 2

07/02/2025

Al Dhafra Fort > Al Mirfa

111km

+356m

⭐️⭐️⭐️

SWINKELS Karlijn, BARBIERI Rachele, WIEBES Lorena,

⭐️⭐️

SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin, KOOL Charlotte, BALSAMO Elisa,

⭐️

ZANARDI Silvia, CONSONNI Chiara, DE ZOETE Mylene, AHTOSALO Anniina,

Stage 3

08/02/2025

Al Ain Qasr Al Muwaiji > Jebel Hafeet

152km

+1253m

⭐️⭐️⭐️

LABOUS Juliette, LONGO BORGHINI Elisa, GARCÍA Mavi,

⭐️⭐️

NIEDERMAIER Antonia, MARKUS Riejanne, MEIJERING Mareille,

⭐️

MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh, KERBAOL Cédrine, BUNEL Marion, ŽIGART Urška,

Stage 4

09/02/2025

Abu Dhabi Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Academy > Abu Dhabi Breakwater

129.24km

+147m

⭐️⭐️⭐️

SWINKELS Karlijn, BARBIERI Rachele, WIEBES Lorena,

⭐️⭐️

SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin, KOOL Charlotte, BALSAMO Elisa,

⭐️

ZANARDI Silvia, CONSONNI Chiara, DE ZOETE Mylene, AHTOSALO Anniina,

Most picked riders

1	WIEBES Lorena WIEBES Lorena TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME 16-03-1999 (26 years), Mijdrecht GC 156 CL 203 F 543 I 132 M 0 ITT 26 TEAM SD WORX - PROTIME	87.7
2	LONGO BORGHINI Elisa LONGO BORGHINI Elisa UAE TEAM ADQ 10-12-1991 (33 years), Ornavasso GC 224 CL 250 F 93 I 271 M 80 ITT 49 UAE TEAM ADQ	64.3
3	KOOL Charlotte KOOL Charlotte TEAM PICNIC POSTNL 05-05-1999 (25 years), Blaricum GC 94 CL 25 F 300 I 16 M 0 ITT 22 TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	46.9
4	LE COURT Kimberley LE COURT Kimberley AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM 22-03-1996 (29 years), Pretoria GC 17 CL 23 F 35 I 32 M 21 ITT 0 AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM	46.3
5	PATERNOSTER Letizia PATERNOSTER Letizia LIV ALULA JAYCO 21-07-1999 (25 years), Cles GC 16 CL 38 F 87 I 11 M 0 ITT 0 LIV ALULA JAYCO	35.6
6	FERRAND-PRÉVOT Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT Pauline TEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE 09-02-1992 (33 years), Reims GC 0 CL 0 F 0 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	33.9
7	GUAZZINI Vittoria GUAZZINI Vittoria FDJ - SUEZ 26-12-2000 (24 years), Pontedera GC 2 CL 46 F 55 I 11 M 0 ITT 18 FDJ - SUEZ	32.9
8	FIDANZA Martina FIDANZA Martina TEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE 04-11-1999 (25 years), Ponte San Pietro GC 4 CL 0 F 30 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	32.8
9	BARBIERI Rachele BARBIERI Rachele TEAM PICNIC POSTNL 20-02-1997 (28 years), Pavullo nel Frignano GC 8 CL 8 F 88 I 4 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	28.7
10	BALSAMO Elisa BALSAMO Elisa LIDL - TREK 27-02-1998 (27 years), Cuneo GC 64 CL 155 F 264 I 114 M 0 ITT 6 LIDL - TREK	28.5