# 2018 UAE Team Emirates season

The 2018 season for UAE Team Emirates began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 4 March 2018.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Anass Aït El Abdia (MAR) | Anass Aït El Abdia (MAR) | (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 24) |
| Fabio Aru (ITA) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 27) |
| Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 (aged 30) |
| Matteo Bono (ITA) | Matteo Bono (ITA) | (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 34) |
| Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 26) |
| Simone Consonni (ITA) | Simone Consonni (ITA) | (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 23) |
| Valerio Conti (ITA) | Valerio Conti (ITA) | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 24) |
| Rui Costa (POR) | Rui Costa (POR) | (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 31) |
| Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 30) |
| Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 34) |
| Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | (1996-07-25)25 July 1996 (aged 21) |
| Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 30) |
| Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marco Marcato (ITA) | Marco Marcato (ITA) | (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 34) |
| Dan Martin (IRL) | Dan Martin (IRL) | (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 31) |
| Yousif Mirza (UAE) | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 29) |
| Manuele Mori (ITA) | Manuele Mori (ITA) | (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 37) |
| Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 37) |
| Simone Petilli (ITA) | Simone Petilli (ITA) | (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 24) |
| Jan Polanc (SLO) | Jan Polanc (SLO) | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 25) |
| Edward Ravasi (ITA) | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 23) |
| Rory Sutherland (AUS) | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 36) |
| Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 22) |
| Ben Swift (GBR) | Ben Swift (GBR) | (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 30) |
| Oliviero Troia (ITA) | Oliviero Troia (ITA) | (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 23) |
| Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 28) |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Fabio Aru | Astana |
| Sven Erik Bystrom | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Daniel Martin | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Alexandr Riabushenko | neo–pro |
| Rory Sutherland | Movistar Team |
| Rider | 2018 team |
| Sacha Modolo | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale |
| Louis Meintjes | Team Dimension Data |
| Andrea Guardini | Bardiani-CSF |
| Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida |
| Marko Kump | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| Federico Zurlo | Team MsTina–Focus |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 18 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 6 | UCI Asia Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Oman | Matrah Corniche |
| 21 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | United Arab Emirates | Madinat Zayed |
| 1 May | Eschborn–Frankfurt | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Germany | Frankfurt |
| 7 June | Grand Prix of Aargau Canton | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Switzerland | Leuggern |
| 8 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Daniel Martin (IRL) | France | Valmorel |
| 13 June | Tour of Slovenia, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Simone Consonni (ITA) | Slovenia | Murska Sobota |
| 13 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Switzerland | Leukerbad |
| 13 July | Tour de France, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Daniel Martin (IRL) | France | Mûr-de-Bretagne |
| 29 July | Tour de France, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | France | Paris Champs-Élysées |

## National, Continental and World champions 2018

| Date | Race | Rider | Country | Location |
| 24 March | United Arab Emirates National Road Race Champion | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 31 March | United Arab Emirates National Time Trial Champion | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 24 June | Norwegian National Road Race Champion | Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | Norway | Sandefjord |