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Froome spoke at the start yesterday and explained how his UAE Tour is going, giving an update on his season start following a winter of gym work and rehab.
Chris Froome drops back to the Israel Start-Up Nation car. It looks like the four-time Tour de France champion is on bottle duty today. He gets four on board, but still has a lot to learn.
Unless... a bike race does break out...
The riders are heading into that crosswind section and the pace has picked up a little. It's not quite action stations but everyone's a little more alert now.
Sepp Kuss is talking to Wout Poels. Chris Froome is talking to Jack Haig. Shane Archbold is talking to Harry Sweeny. We'll keep you posted on these pressing developments.
141km to go
The peloton continues along in orderly fashion. No real urgency out there.
The riders are now heading inland and will soon be turning left for a long stretch where the wind will be blowing from the left. It doesn't look like it's blowing hard enough, though, plus we're not far out out into the more exposed desert area.
Pogacar wears the distinctive red leader's jersey. He's safely in the peloton at the moment.
150km to go
David Dekker (Jumbo) wins the first intermediate sprint but the peloton returns to a steady pace.
A huge flag shows there is some wind blowing but its not enough to excite the riders and inspire attacks and echelons.
Today's stager is the longest of this year's race and the longest of the last two years.
160km to go
🇦🇪 #UAETourCalm start to the stage... peloton is all together after 45km of racing. pic.twitter.com/qLftuLj9PqFebruary 24, 2021
The Groupama riders are on the front but the pace is steady at 35km/h.
On Tuesday Tadej Pogacar extended his lead on Adam Yates by winning the stage atop Jebel Hafeet.
With 10 bonus seconds for the stage win, Pogačar extended his overall lead to 43 seconds over Yates, with Almeida, who placed sixth on the stage, now third at 1:03.
Click below to read the full stage report, results and see our photo gallery,
UAE Tour: Pogacar takes control on Jebel Hafeet
The first intermediate sprint is coming up in 12km. We could see some action and a sprint amongst the overall contenders for the 3-2-1 bonus seconds.
The route begins by traversing the desert to reach Umm al Quwain (first intermediate sprint at km 51.3) then heads north along desert roads to Ras al Khaimah (second intermediate sprint at km 171.7) before returning to Marjan Island for the sprint finish.
The entire stage follows smooth, wide and predominantly straight desert roads that may be affected by the wind (and even sand).
The riders are heading to the Al Marjan Islands, a series of four man-made, coral-shaped islands.
After three stages in Abu Dhabi, the UAE Tour has moved north to Ras Al Khaimah, the UAE’s northernmost emirate, above Dubai.
Thomas De Gendt is at the front of the peloton but even he does not seem to attack today after spending most of stage 3 off the front.
The riders turn off the highway and so we could soon see an attack as they head back towards the coast.
Today's stage is 204km long and the riders have covered 25km so far. After three intense days of racing, the riders seem happy to roll along.
Caleb Ewan seems happy today.
All #smiles for the Hope Probe stage today!@CalebEwan @AbuDhabiSC @almarjanisland #UAETour pic.twitter.com/HXY6LRTrSbFebruary 24, 2021
As the Cyclingnews virtual blimp takes height the stage is underway with the peloton enjoying a steady roll out.
There is a risk of cross winds but the riders seem to be holding off their attacks for now.
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