Isaac Del Toro's triumph at the 2026 UAE Tour is the first by a non-European cyclist in the brief history of this race. The twenty-two-year-old Mexican is the youngest among the six riders who have written their names in the honor roll of the competition and, at the same time, has won his fourth stage race of his career, his first World Tour. Mexico is the fourth country to have achieved at least one triumph in the eight editions held so far.

Antonio Tiberi, on the other hand, has given Italian cycling its second consecutive podium finish after the 2nd place obtained last year by Giulio Ciccone. At the 2026 UAE Tour, Italy won four stages (three with Jonathan Milan, one with Antonio Tiberi) equaling the record set in 2024 by Belgium (with three wins by Merlier and one by Van Eetvelt). Completing the Italian picture, Tiberi's 3 days in the red jersey.

The victories obtained in this first part of 2026 by Italian riders have risen to 13, a figure that represents the seasonal record tied with Belgium and that improves what happened in previous years: suffice it to say that in 2025 the same number was reached on March 11th, in 2024 it was reached on March 20th, while in 2023 it was necessary to wait until April 12th. Italy is also in first place, alone, for the number of victories in World Tour races, as many as four.

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