Plapp and Evenepoel share overall lead as UAE Tour 2023 heads to the mountains

21.02.2023 - 17:51 thenationalnews.com

Soudal-Quick-Step followed up their rider Tim Merlier’s victory in stage one with success in the team time trial on day two of the UAE Tour at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

The Belgian squad was the last team out of the start ramp on the 17.3-kilometre course and they finished on top by edging past EF Education-EasyPost by a second.

Ineos Grenadiers was a further two seconds back in third. Sharing the general classification lead was Luke Plapp of Ineos Grenadiers and Soudal-Quick-Step’s world champion Remco Evenepoel with the same timing, but the former will wear the leader’s red jersey on Wednesday’s stage three. Stage 2:1.

Soudal–Quick-Step - 18’11”2. EF Education – EasyPost - 1"3. Ineos Grenadiers - 3"General classification:1. Lucas Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers2.

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