# 2021 UAE Team Emirates season

The 2021 road bicycle racing season for UAE Team Emirates was the 23rd season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

## Team roster

    As of 1 August 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Andres Camilo Ardila (COL) | Andres Camilo Ardila (COL) | (1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 21) |
| Juan Ayuso (ESP) | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18) |
| Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) | Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) | (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 22) |
| Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 28) |
| Valerio Conti (ITA) | Valerio Conti (ITA) | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27) |
| Alessandro Covi (ITA) | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22) |
| Rui Costa (POR) | Rui Costa (POR) | (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 34) |
| David de la Cruz (ESP) | David de la Cruz (ESP) | (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 31) |
| Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 29) |
| Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) | (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 19) |
| Davide Formolo (ITA) | Davide Formolo (ITA) | (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28) |
| Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26) |
| Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 26) |
| Felix Groß (GER) | Felix Groß (GER) | (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (aged 22) |
| Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22) |
| Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 33) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31) |
| Rafał Majka (POL) | Rafał Majka (POL) | (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31) |
| Marco Marcato (ITA) | Marco Marcato (ITA) | (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 36) |
| Brandon McNulty (USA) | Brandon McNulty (USA) | (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 22) |
| Yousif Mirza (UAE) | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32) |
| Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 26) |
| Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 24) |
| Ivo Oliveira (POR) | Ivo Oliveira (POR) | (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24) |
| Rui Oliveira (POR) | Rui Oliveira (POR) | (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (aged 24) |
| Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22) |
| Jan Polanc (SLO) | Jan Polanc (SLO) | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 28) |
| Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25) |
| Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 37) |
| Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31) |
| Oliviero Troia (ITA) | Oliviero Troia (ITA) | (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 26) |
| Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 31) |
* ↑ Ayuso spent the first half of the year with Team Colpack–Ballan before joining the team on 1 July.
* ↑ Fisher-Black joined from the Jumbo–Visma Development Team on 21 July 2021.
* ↑ Groß joined as a stagiaire from Rad-Net Rose Team on 1 August.
* ↑ After Hirschi's contract with Team DSM was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January, he joined UAE Team Emirates on 9 January.
| Rider | 2020 team |
| Juan Ayuso | neo-pro (Team Colpack–Ballan) |
| Finn Fisher-Black | Jumbo–Visma Development Team |
| Ryan Gibbons | NTT Pro Cycling |
| Marc Hirschi | Team DSM |
| Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| Matteo Trentin | CCC Team |
| Rider | 2021 team |
| Fabio Aru | Team Qhubeka Assos |
| Tom Bohli | Cofidis |
| Sergio Henao | Team Qhubeka Assos |
| Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin–Fenix |
| Edward Ravasi | Eolo–Kometa |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 February | UAE Tour, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | United Arab Emirates | Jebel Hafeet |
| 27 February | UAE Tour, Overall | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 27 February | UAE Tour, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 27 February | UAE Tour, Team classification | UCI World Tour | | United Arab Emirates | |
| 13 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Italy | Prati di Tivo |
| 16 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Italy | |
| 16 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Italy | |
| 16 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Italy | |
| 7 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Spain | Ermualde (Laudio) |
| 25 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Belgium | Liège |
| 11 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Italy | Sestola |
| 13 May | Trofeo Calvia | UCI Europe Tour | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Spain | Palma Nova |
| 10 June | Tour of Slovenia, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Slovenia | Celje |
| 12 June | Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Slovenia | Nova Gorica |
| 13 June | Tour of Slovenia, Overall | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Slovenia | |
| 13 June | Tour of Slovenia, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | | Slovenia | |
| 30 June | Tour de France, Stage 5 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | Laval |
| 14 July | Tour de France, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet) |
| 14 July | Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy | Sassari |
| 15 July | Tour de France, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | Luz Ardiden |
| 17 July | Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy | Cagliari |
| 18 July | Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy | |
| 18 July | Tour de France, Overall | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | |
| 18 July | Tour de France, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | |
| 18 July | Tour de France, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | |
| 1 August | Ronde d'Aix | UCI Europe Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | France | Aix-en-Provence |
| 4 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Spain | Briviesca |
| 6 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Spain | Aranda de Duero |
| 7 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Spain | |
| 11 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Poland | Rzeszów |
| 27 August | Deutschland Tour, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Germany | Ilmenau |
| 29 August | Deutschland Tour, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Germany | Nuremberg |
| 29 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 15 | UCI World Tour | Rafał Majka (POL) | Spain | El Barraco |
| 15 September | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Luxembourg | Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf) |
| 19 September | Trofeo Matteotti | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Italy | Pescara |
| 28 September | Giro di Sicilia, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Italy | Licata |
| 29 September | Giro di Sicilia, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Italy | Mondello (Palermo) |
| 1 October | Giro di Sicilia, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Italy | |
| 1 October | Giro di Sicilia, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | Italy | |
| 9 October | Il Lombardia | UCI World Tour | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Italy | Bergamo |

## National, Continental, and World Champions

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 6 March | United Arab Emirates National Road Race Championships | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | United Arab Emirates | Kalba |
| 6 March | African Continental Road Race Championships | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Egypt | Cairo |
| 6 March | African Continental Time Trial Championships | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Egypt | Cairo |
| 19 March | South African National Time Trial Championships | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | South Africa | Swellendam |
| 30 March | United Arab Emirates National Time Trial Championships | Yousif Mirza (UAE) | United Arab Emirates | Al Hamriya |