Tadej Pogacar crossed the finish line alongside UAE Team Emirates teammate Rafal Majka to make it a one-two for the Emirati team on the fourth stage of Tour of Slovenia.
The 152.4km Queen stage from Laško to Velika Planina saw the breakaway of the day brought back at the foot of the last climb.
Here the Emirati team took control, with Slovenia's two-time Tour de France champion Pogacar and Poland's Majka clipping away in the last 5km.
The pair crossed the line together with Majka the official winner, embracing to celebrate a successful day for the team.
Majka: “I am very happy with this victory.
"I want to thank Tadej and the whole team. We got through the last climb well knowing that Tadej could do better than everyone here, but he still left me the stage win. We have won three stages and we are leaders of the General Classification.
"Every day we give our best trying to stay in control of the race be as good as we can for Tour de France. ”
Sunday's final stage takes in 155.7km from Vrhnika to Novo Mesto.
Pogacar will still wear the leader’s jersey.
About Takalam
Date started: early 2020
Founders: Khawla Hammad and Inas Abu Shashieh
Based: Abu Dhabi
Sector: HealthTech and wellness
Number of staff: 4
Funding to date: Bootstrapped
The years Ramadan fell in May
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
What is THAAD?
It is considered to be the US' most superior missile defence system.
Production:
It was first created in 2008.
Speed:
THAAD missiles can travel at over Mach 8, so fast that it is hypersonic.
Abilities:
THAAD is designed to take out projectiles, namely ballistic missiles, as they are on their downward trajectory towards their target, otherwise known as the "terminal phase".
Purpose:
To protect high-value strategic sites, such as airfields or population centres.
Range:
THAAD can target projectiles both inside and outside of the Earth's atmosphere, at an altitude of 93 miles above the Earth's surface.
Creators:
Lockheed Martin was originally granted the contract to develop the system in 1992. Defence company Raytheon sub-contracts to develop other major parts of the system, such as ground-based radar.
UAE and THAAD:
In 2011, the UAE became the first country outside of the US to buy two THAAD missile defence systems. It then deployed them in 2016, becoming the first Gulf country to do so.
The candidates
Dr Ayham Ammora, scientist and business executive
Ali Azeem, business leader
Tony Booth, professor of education
Lord Browne, former BP chief executive
Dr Mohamed El-Erian, economist
Professor Wyn Evans, astrophysicist
Dr Mark Mann, scientist
Gina MIller, anti-Brexit campaigner
Lord Smith, former Cabinet minister
Sandi Toksvig, broadcaster
