Overview
- Antonio Tiberi won the first mountain stage to Jebel Mobrah and moved into the red jersey, with Isaac del Toro finishing second on the day.
- Del Toro is now second in the general classification, 21 seconds behind Tiberi, while Remco Evenepoel surrendered the lead after losing over two minutes on the climb.
- Harold Tejada moved up to third overall after placing in the lead group behind Tiberi and Del Toro.
- Evenepoel had taken the race lead in Stage 2 by winning the 12.2 km time trial, where Del Toro finished well down and slipped to 32 seconds behind.
- Del Toro opened the race by winning a wind-shortened Stage 1 sprint, taking the first leader’s jersey, and the remaining stages include flat terrain in Fujairah and a decisive summit finish at Jebel Hafeet.