The final stage of this year’s UAE Tour was the fiftieth King of the Sprint title race. Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) went in as the reigning King, but was unable to retain his title. It was his King of the Sprint nemesis, Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal), who beat him to the line, and won his first title of 2021, his eleventh in total. Not since the fifth stage of the 2020 Tour de France has anyone but Ewan or Bennett held the title, by the way.
Where next? Ewan is set to ride Tirreno-Adriatico. He won’t meet Bennett there, but we might see some duels with the likes of Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).
King of the Sprint 