Tiberi wins the Jebel Mobrah and takes the lead from Evenepoel

The Italian AntonioTiberi (Bahrain Victorious) took a double hit today with stage victory and leadership in the third stage of the UAE Tour, played between Umm al Quwain and Jebel Mobrah (183 km). Today's was the first stage of the mountain in the United Arab Emirates race.

In the big fight at Jebel Mobrah, Antonio Tiberi (Frosinone, 24) has been the strongest of the favourites and has entered the finish line alone, winning his first victory in a World Tour race and wearing the red jersey.

Tiberi has responded 6 kilometers from the finish line to an attack by Austrian Felix Gall and has counterattacked 3 kilometers from the end so as not to look back and has won the stage with a time of 4h: 24:57 with an average of 41.4 kilometers per hour.

Adam Yates (UAE) fell to 1:38 and Evenepoel to 2:04. The first Basque in the general was Markel Beloki , 3 minutes away.

Laporte, leader in Andalusia

On the other hand, theFrench cyclist Christophe Laporte  Visma – Lease a Bike today won the first stage of the Return to Andalusia, in the town of Pizarra (Malaga), in a very closed esprint with a time of 3 hours, 34 minutes and 39 seconds.

The Frenchman has reached the final straight well positioned and has made perfect use of the work of his team to sprint hard and winahead of his compatriot Bastien Tronchon (Groupama-FDJ) and the New Zealand Ben Oliver (Modern Adventure Pro Cycling).

Vizcaíno Jon Barrenetxea (Movistar) finished the race in ninth place with the same time as the winner.

Magnier won the sprint at the Algarve.

Finally, the Frenchman Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) has prevailed in the esprint on the Algarve Tour. Nine runners have completed the getaway early after five kilometers, but the Soudal Quick-Step and Alpecin – Premier Tech have always controlled the difference with the platoon.