Overview
- Jonathan Milan claimed a second straight sprint victory on stage 5, adding to his stage 4 win in Fujairah.
- Antonio Tiberi retained the red jersey, with Isaac del Toro second overall at 21 seconds and Harold Tejada third at 1:00.
- Del Toro continues to lead the points classification and remains the principal challenger in his first race of the season.
- Remco Evenepoel, a pre-race favorite, sits 11th overall at 1:44 after losing time in the earlier mountain stage.
- Saturday’s penultimate stage ends atop Jebel Hafeet, a 10.6 km climb at 6.9% that is expected to shape the final podium before Sunday’s flat finale.