ISAAC DEL TORO WINS STAGE 6 OF THE UAE TOUR AND BECOMES THE NEW RED JERSEY

Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) has won stage 6, the Burjeel Holdings Stage, of the 8th edition of the UAE Tour, ahead of Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) and Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM Team).

Isaac Del Toro becomes the new Red Jersey of the race.

PROVISIONAL STAGE RESULTS

1 - Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG), 168km in 3h27'54", average speed 48.485 km/h

2 - Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) at 12"

3 - Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) at 21"

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1 - Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)

2 - Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) at 20"

3 - Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) at 1'14"

THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS

The leader jerseys of the UAE Tour are provided by ALÉ

•            Red Jersey, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Abu Dhabi Ports Group - Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)

•            Green Jersey, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by Mubadala - Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)

•            White Jersey, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Burjeel Holdings - Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)

•            Black Jersey, leader of the Intermediate Sprint Classification, sponsored by ALDAR - Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Premier Tech)

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Isaac Del Toro said: "I was convinced that I could win today. Up the hill, it was a mental game with Antonio Tiberi. I was confident enough to keep trying. It didn't work the first time so I had to go again. As a team we had the winning mentality today. As I went solo with 2.5km to go, I could see the gap but I had to try and increase the gap as much as I could till the line. Today's win is in the top 3 of my career so far. It's so special to win with such a great team. It's time for me to realise that I have to believe in myself as much as my team does".