UAE Team Emirates-XRG have a new sprinter as young Italian is promoted from the Gen Z squad

UAE Team Emirates-XRG have extended their spate of transfer announcements, revealing the promotion of Davide Stella from their development team to the WorldTour squad.

Aged just 20, Stella will join Tadej Pogačar in the top-tier team on a three-year contract after two seasons with UAE Emirates Gen Z team.

UAE have been busy in the transfer market in recent weeks, Stella joining Marco Frigo and Abel Balderstone as new arrivals at the Emirati squad next. Earlier this month they revealed that Isaac Del Toro had extended his contract through to the end of the 2031 season.

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Stella looks set to fill a sprinting hole soon to be vacated by Juan Sebastian Molano, who has been heavily linked with a move away from UAE in 2027.

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