After the first stage of the UAE Tour Women, Pro Cycling Women caught up with Chiara Consonni, the spearhead of the home team UAE Team ADQ, Rachele Barbieri, the second-place finisher, Carina Schrempf of Fenix-Deceuninck who tried her luck with a late attack in the final, Elisa Longo Borghini and Daria Pikulik, both involved in a crash, and world champion Lotte Kopecky, who guided Wiebes to her first stage victory of the 2024 season.