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  "description": "Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) won his third stage of the 2026 UAE Tour on Sunday's finale in Abu Dhabi, ending the WorldTour stage race on a high after crashing hard on the opening day. Stage 7 was a high-speed and windswept affair that ultimately registered as the fastest in UAE Tour history – 149 km completed at an average of 50.566 km/h.\n\n\"Last year I was close to winning this finale. Tim Merlier [yet to make his 2026 debut - ed.] started sprinting very early back then, and I kind of copied that",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T12:50:27.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) won his third stage of the 2026 UAE Tour on Sunday's finale in Abu Dhabi, ending the WorldTour stage race on a high after crashing hard on the opening day. Stage 7 was a high-speed and windswept affair that ultimately registered as the fastest in UAE Tour history – 149 km completed at an average of 50.566 km/h.\n\n\"Last year I was close to winning this finale. Tim Merlier [_yet to make his 2026 debut - ed._] started sprinting very early back then, and I kind of copied that today,\" Milan said. \"It was another lightning-fast stage, and the breakaway was very strong. We had to control the race, and we did. I have to thank my teammates for that. We showed our class again today.\"\n\nAs Milan galloped to his 30th career victory, ahead of Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) and Sam Welsford (Ineos Grenadiers), Isaac Del Toro crossed the line safely to seal overall victory after his stage 6 win. It's the Mexican's fourth GC title since turning pro with UAE Team Emirates-XRG in 2024, and the first at WorldTour level.\n\n[race_result id=9800 stage_id=90106 count=5 gc=0 year=2026]\n\n[race_result id=9800 stage_id=90106 count=5 gc=5 year=2026]",
  "title": "Milan continues UAE sprint domination on stage 7 as Del Toro seals GC",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-22T13:59:05.490Z"
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