After the 1st stage Jonathan Milan (Lidl - Trek) also won the fourth stage of the UAE Tour 2025. The 24-year-old won after 181 kilometres between Fujairah Qidfa Beach and Umm al Quwain ahead of Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin - Deceuninck). The best German was Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain - Victorious) in eighth place.
The stage had been ridden very hard beforehand. There were several wind edges. The last of these was only neutralised three kilometres before the finish. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) was always in control and always in the first echelon, defending his overall lead. But Milan remains the master of the sprints. The beefy Italian went into the wind very early on the finishing straight. Although Merlier and Philipsen were on Milan's rear wheel, they were unable to pass him.
UAE Tour 2025: Results of the 4th stage
Stage 4: Fujairah Qidfa Beach - Umm al Quwain
UAE Tour 2025: Stage 4, Fujairah Qidfa Beach - Umm al Quwain
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lidl - Trek | 04:03:01 |
| 2 | Soudal Quick-Step | +00:00:00 |
| 3 | Alpecin - Deceuninck | +00:00:00 |
| 4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | +00:00:00 |
| 5 | Movistar Team | +00:00:00 |
| 6 | Team Picnic PostNL | +00:00:00 |
How the 4th stage of the UAE Tour 2025 went
After the start, two riders broke away from the peloton: Đorđe Đurić (Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini) and Michael Leonhard (INEOS Grenadiers). The duo built up a lead of around five minutes over the peloton. Around 60 kilometres before the finish, there were the first windy stages. Tadej Pogačar and his team UAE Team Emirates - XRG were in the first relay, while many of his rivals were left behind. The race situation lasted around 15 kilometres before everything came together again. The teams VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè and Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini then battled it out for the intermediate sprint classification. In the end, Đorđe Đurić from Solution Tech - Vini Fantini took the eight points at the last intermediate sprint of the day, taking the lead in this classification from his team-mate Carlos Samudio.
Around 16 kilometres before the finish, the peloton flew apart again on the edge of the wind, with around 30 riders in the first group around Pogačar. It wasn't until three kilometres before the finish that the second relay group rejoined the first. What followed was a spectacular showdown between the best sprinters in the world: Merlier, Philipsen, Milan, Groenewegen, Jakobsen, Gaviria and Bauhaus. The Lidl - Trek train dropped Milan at the front of the peloton around 250 metres before the finish, from where the Italian sprinted irresistibly towards the finish. Merlier and Philipsen came back strongly, but with a tiger's leap Milan saved the victory over the line.
