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Ewan misses UAE Tour win by millimetres – ‘It’s only promising for the next sprint stages’

Ewan misses UAE Tour win by millimetres - 'It’s only promising for the next sprint stages'


It was a long wait for Caleb Ewan after stage 1 of the UAE Tour to find out whether or not he had scooped up his first WorldTour level win in almost a year. The Lotto Dstny rider worked his way into the lead group in a crosswind strewn day and then in the sprint crossed the line alongside Tim Merlier in a finish that was ultimately so close that even the slow motion video and photo finish didn’t make it clear who had won.

The Australian initially threw his arm in the air after his quickly making ground in his dash from behind Merlier’s wheel in the final metres –  ‘when in doubt claim it’ Ewan said jokingly on instagram – but the uncertainty soon grew. The pair were again alongside each other as they leaned close to the screen in the podium area when the slow motion replay was showing, straining to see who might be the victor in a race that came down to millimetres. 

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