BRANDON MCNULTY WINS STAGE 2 OF THE UAE TOUR AND BECOMES THE NEW RED JERSEY

Hudayriyat Island, 20 February 2024 - Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) has won Stage 2, the Presight Stage, of the sixth edition of the UAE Tour, ahead of Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) and Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates).
PROVISIONAL STAGE RESULTS
1 - Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), 12.1km in 13’27”, av. speed 53.977 km/h
2 - Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) at 2"
3 - Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) at 4"

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 - Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates)
2 - Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) at 2"
3 - Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) at 4"

THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS

The leader jerseys of the UAE Tour are provided by ALÉ

• Red Jersey, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by International Holding Company - Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates)
• Green Jersey, leader of the Points Classification - Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates)
• White Jersey, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Nakheel - Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Black Jersey, leader of the Intermediate Sprint Classification, sponsored by Bin Hamoodah Auto - Mark Stewart (Team Corratec - Vini Fantini)

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and new Red Jersey Brandon McNulty said: "Looking at the forecast we thought it was better to start early. It looked like the wind would pick up a little bit throughout the day. It paid off to start first I guess. Personally it's been a good race. I wasn't sure how I was feeling. But I had good speed during the whole TT. The team put so much emphasis on the time trial set up that we have the whole top 3. It's huge for me. I had my first GC win a couple of weeks ago and now my first WorldTour time trial. It's hard to say if I will win the overall. We have a hard day tomorrow and Jebel Hafeet for the conclusion. Adam Yates is always one of the best on this climb so we have a good position as a team".