The UAE Tour is the second men’s WorldTour stage race of the season, attended by all of the sport’s biggest teams and a good selection of its biggest riders.

The women’s race has already taken place, running from 5-8 February over four stages. It saw Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Pro Time) reassert her position as the sprinter to beat, while Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) won the GC with her final-day performance at Jebel Hafeet.

SBS, the country’s public service broadcaster and the outlet which shows almost all major bike races Down Under.

Coverage is geo-restricted though, so if you’re not in any of these countries right now, and these channels are your usual port of call, you’ll need a VPN to get your usual coverage while abroad – more on that below.

Discovery+, with a package now priced at £30.99 a month.

HBO Max and FloBikes.

HBO Max is the platform with the rights to show the UAE Tour in the US. Coverage for the Standard version begins at $18.49 per month (or $184.99 annually) which allows 30 downloads and streaming on two devices. Alternatively, viewers can subscribe to the Premium version for $22.49 monthly or $224.99 on an annual basis, which allows for 100 downloads for on-the-go viewing.

Flobikes is in charge of broadcasting the UAE Tour in Canada. Subscriptions cost CA$39.99 a month, with big savings for long-term plans. The Flobikes TV app is available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV, as well as on iOS and Android.

A group of competitors riding alongside a line of camels in the UAE Tour 2025

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Jonathan Milan, while in the super-flat 12.2km time trial on stage two around the familiar territory of Hudayriyat Island, Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) will be out to repeat the win he took here last year.

The mountain stages come on stages 3 and 6, with finishes at Jebel Mobrah and Jebel Hafeet respectively, and are where we’re likely to see riders like Evenepoel and Del Toro feature. The race wraps up with a flat stage to Abu Dhabi Breakwater.

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