Emirates airline is new co-title sponsor of UAE WorldTour cycling team

UAE pro cycling team unveil Emirates airline as their new co-title sponsor ahead of the Abu Dhabi Tour, and will be known as UAE Team Emirates

UAE Team Emirates.

(Image credit: Gregor Brown)

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines will takes over the title sponsorship of the UAE-Abu Dhabi team, which includes British sprinter Ben Swift.

The team, which is racing this week in the Middle East at the Abu Dhabi Tour, will become UAE Team Emirates immediately and wear red, green, white and black – the United Arab Emirates colours.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.