The United Arab Emirates concluded 2025 with a record-breaking series of athletic achievements, securing unprecedented medal hauls across regional, continental, and global competitions.
The year marked the country’s most successful historical performances in multi-sport events, including record tallies at the GCC Beach Games –
Bringing an end to his season in style, Isaac del Toro won the Giro del Veneto on Wednesday afternoon. The Italian one-day race brought Del Toro’s 16th victory of the season, and UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s 95th.
Behind the Mexican, his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Pavel Sivakov made a late attack to secure second place over the
Tadej Pogačar, for the second time in as many years, won the UCI World Championships Road Race, ensuring that UAE Team Emirates-XRG will have the rainbow jersey for another year. The Slovenian went alone with 66km to go, and would not be caught before the line.
Hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, the 2025 Road Race drew impressive crowds and the
In the first of two races in Canada to kick off the late-season succession of one-day Classics, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Pavel Sivakov rode to second place at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec.
Sivakov manoeuvred himself into an elite group that contested the day’s honours on the east coast, with Julian Alaphilippe of
Isaac Del Toro produced a stunning ride to win the Giro della Toscana – Memorial Alfredo Martini in 4:25:38, adding another chapter to the UAE Team Emirates–XRG’s memorable season.
The young Mexican talent launched his decisive move on the Monte Serra climb, breaking free with around 27km remaining. Despite fierce chasing
