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Our Women's program kicks off their European calendar at this exciting four-day race where there is no easy stage to overcome, with hills and climbs littered throughout the parcours.

Making our return for the fourth edition of the race, if the first three years are anything to go by then we can expect some attacking racing over punchy terrain, where the climbing sprinters look to hold on.

With a variety of terrain including fast sprints and mountain-top finishes, the bunch will find a bit of everything at the UAE Tour. However, they’ll need to be wary of the wind that blows in the desert!

A couple of tough sprint days, two hill-top finishes and a time trial will see the peloton take on the roads of the stunning Algarve region, where the GC battle will go down to the wire on the final day.

A changed parcours for this year, 2026 looks set to be one for the climbing fast-men of the peloton, but some might look to the hills in the earlier in the day to split things up.