Rui Costa to lead UAE Team Emirates’ charge
dubai — Former World Champion, Rui Costa will be leading the charge for UAE Team Emirates at the upcoming Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland).
The Portuguese rider, making his race debut, will be joined by Italians Sacha Modolo, Valerio Conti and Roberto Ferrari, Moroccan Anass Ait El Abdia, Slovenian Matej Mohoric and Pole Przemyslaw Niemiec.
Commenting on his Tour de Pologne debut, the 2017 Abu Dhabi Tour champion Rui Costa said: “This will be my first time racing at the Tour of Poland. I have been working really hard for the past couple of weeks, undergoing intensive altitude training alongside my teammates on the Passo San Pellegrino.
“The constant coaching and performance monitoring from the trainers has been immensely helpful and I feel optimistic about the second part of my season. I cannot wait to test my form this coming Saturday.”
The 2017 Tour de Pologne starts in Krakow on Saturday, July 29 and ends in Bukowina Tatrzanska on Friday, Aug. 4. Consisting of seven stages, the race features 23 categorised climbs with a new addition at the third stage, Szczyrk as well as two uphill finishes in Zakopane and a summit finish in Bukowina Tatrzanska.