Primož Roglič of Team Jumbo Visma is set to secure overall victory tomorrow after he triumphed on the sixth stage ©Getty Images

Primož Roglič of Team Jumbo Visma is set to secure overall victory tomorrow after he triumphed on the sixth stage of the UAE Tour.

The Slovenian rider opened up a 31-second lead over nearest challenger Alejandro Valverde of Movistar after he sealed an emphatic win atop Jebel Jais.

Roglič timed his sprint for the line to perfection as he kicked away from Sunweb's Tom Dumoulin to cross in 4 hours 15min 36sec.

The success for Roglič saw him move to the brink of overall glory with just one sprint stage left to come.

Spaniard Valverde, the reigning world champion, sits in second, with David Gaudu of the Groupama team third at 44 seconds.

Slovenian Primož Roglič is likely to be crowned the winner when the race concludes tomorrow ©Getty Images
Slovenian Primož Roglič is likely to be crowned the winner when the race concludes tomorrow ©Getty Images

"We showed with the whole team how strong we are and I’m really happy I managed to finish it off today,” Roglic said, according to Cycling News.

“From the beginning our guys did a perfect job and I was protected all day from the wind. 

"We had a lot of guys for the last climb and Laurens [De Plus] pulled until the last 500 metres. 

"It was really impressive from the whole team.

"Now we just have to stay focused to the finish."

The UAE Tour concludes tomorrow with the final stage, which sees the riders tackle a 145 kilometres trek from Dubai Safari Park to City Walk.