<p>ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won the UAE Tour on Saturday, finishing the weeklong race 35 seconds ahead of British rider Adam Yates.</p>
<p>The Slovenian’s success was also a win for the United Arab Emirates, as he competes for UAE Team Emirates. João Almeida of Portugal was third overall, 62 second behind Pogacar.</p>
<p>“Every win, every race has its own story. I want to continue like this,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1uJU07CG5A">Pogacar said</a>.</p>
<p>Caleb Ewan of Australia edged out Irishman Sam Bennett in a sprint to win the seventh and final stage — a 147-kilometer (91-mile) route from Yas Island to Abu Dhabi Breakwater.</p>
<p>Yates, who won last year’s race, recovered from a crash that took down a section of the peloton about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the finish. His team, INEOS Grenadiers, said he would be checked at a hospital as a precaution.</p>
<p>"He sustained cuts and bruises to his face but he does not appear to have suffered any more significant injuries,” the team said on Twitter.</p>
<p>Chris Froome, a four-time Tour de France winner, finished the race 22 minutes back in his debut with the Israel Start-Up Nation team.</p>
<p>Chris Harper of Australia was fourth overall, 1:42 minutes behind Pogacar and thee seconds ahead of American rider Neilson Powless in fifth.</p>
<p>Pogacar won the rescheduled Tour de France in September, becoming the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-tour-de-france-primoz-roglic-epidemics-tadej-pogacar-3f1b3b1ddea6a94b4637f9c3ae556367">second-youngest winner</a> in race history.</p>
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