This morning the official route of the 2026 UAE Tour was presented.

The 'scheme' is always the classic one with: an individual time trial, two uphill finishes and 4 possible bunch sprints.

The first stage reaches Liwa Palace on a slight climb, just like last year when Milan won after Pogačar's attempt. This is followed by the 12.2 km individual time trial .

New in the third stage is the uphill finish at Jebel Mobrah , which replaces Jebel Jais: it is a tough climb, 15 km long, with an average gradient of 8.5% and peaks of 17%.

The fourth and fifth stages will be dedicated to the sprinters, before the customary and decisive finish at Jebel Hafeet . The UAE Tour will finally conclude with a final sprint on a completely flat stage.

Below are the official elevation profiles for the 7 stages scheduled for February 16th to 22nd.