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Race winner and UAE Team Emirates rider Isaac del Toro Romero celebrates on the podium after the seventh and final stage of the UAE Tour cycling event from Zayed National Museum to Abu Dhabi Breakwater in Abu Dhabi on February 22, 2026. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)
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