UAE Tour: Jonathan Milan takes sprint victory on stage 1 following late attack from Tadej Pogačar

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The opening stage of the UAE Tour 2025 was taken by Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek ahead of Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck in a brutal uphill sprint to the line in Liwa. 

The race began with a stage that was very difficult to predict with a lumpy stage in the dunes around Liwa with a short 138km stage. The riders took on changeable weather with some speckles of rain to begin with followed by sunshine.