Dubai Tour 2015
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Dubai Tour 2015: Cav powers to stage-win plus overall
Door Martijn Ophorst In the closing stage of the Dubai Tour five riders are in the break, but the real story of the day is the Degenkolb-Cavendish clash. In the overall, Cav is 4 seconds down on the German and the stage-winner takes 10 seconds, number two 6 seconds…
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Dubai Tour 2015: John Degenkolb wins at 17% arrival!
Door Martijn Ophorst Five escapees try their luck and race to 9 minutes gap, but with 38 kilometres left the last two of them are reeled in. It all boils down to the finale with a 17% closing climb. John Degenkolb is brutal and powers to the win.
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Dubai Tour 2015: Viviani outsprints 'Cav' in stage 2
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2nd stage of the 2015 Dubai Tour starts at the same place as yesterday - the International Marine Club. Feng, Frattini and Chtioui spice up the race, and eventually they are reeled in by one by one. Etixx tries to launch their sprint-leader…
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Dubai Tour 2015: Cavendish outsprints Guardini by a tube-width
Door Martijn Ophorst The season for Vincenzo Nibali has started today, nicely in the pack, while five escapees colour the race. But their party doesn't last and thanks to Etixx they are reeled in with 20 kilometres left. Then it's up to Mark Cavendish to do what he is…
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Dubai Tour 2015: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst Dubai, Qatar and Oman - many riders opt for one or more of these three races while preparing for the spring classics. The most prominent contender in the Dubai Tour is Vincenzo Nibali, but Philippe Gilbert and Joaquim Rodríguez are at the start…
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Dubai Tour 2015: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst On February 4th the 2015 Dubai Tour opens for a four-day stage race totalling 663 kilometres. Most are flat, but not all. Stage 3 is set to finish atop a 17% climb.
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Dubai Tour 2015: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2015 Dubai Tour offers three flat stages and one top-finish after a steep closing-climb with a 17% grade. An arrival for puncheurs like Philippe Gilbert.
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Dubai Tour 2015 Route stage 1: Marine Club - Union House
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - Dubai Tour is a four-day stage race totalling 663 kilometres in edition 2015. The first 145 kilometres takes the riders from Dubai International Marine Club to Union House Flag.
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Dubai Tour 2015 Route stage 2: Marine Club - Palm Jumeirah
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, February 5, 2015 - Stage 2 offers 187 kilometres of racing, but as the crow flies start and finish are less than 1 kilometre apart.
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Dubai Tour 2015 Route stage 3: Marine Club - Hatta
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, February 6, 2015 - Chances are the Dubai Tour is to be decided in stage 3, leading in 205 kilometres to an uphill finish with a steepest section at 17% in the Haja Mountains.
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Dubai Tour 2015 Route stage 4: Marine Club - Burj Khalifa
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, February 7, 2015 – No desert today, only bright city streets. In 128 kilometres riders cruise through the suburbs of Dubai to arrive at the prestigious Burj Khalifa.