Dubai Tour 2018
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Dubai Tour 2018: Viviani seals the deal and sprints to stage and overall victory
Door Martijn Ophorst The final stage of the Dubai Tour is a race on the flat in Dubai City. Elia Viviani sprints to victory, thus cementing his overall lead and winning GC ahead of Magnus Cort and Sonny Colbrelli.
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Dubai Tour 2018: Colbrelli wins at Hatta Dam, 19-year old McNulty just misses out on solo-victory
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 4 at the Dubai Tour amounts to 172 kilometres. The race ends at the Hatta Dam after a 1 kilometre climb with ramps of up to 17% in the last metres. That's where a solo by 19-year old Brandon McNulty dramatically ends before Sonny Colbrelli…
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Dubai Tour 2018: Cavendish sprints to win in 3rd stage, Viviani new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 3rd stage of the Dubai Tour takes the riders across the Arabian Peninsula to finish in Fujairah, the only emirate on the Gulf of Oman. The race boils down to a bunch sprint with Mark Cavendish outgunning Nacer Bouhanni and Marcel Kittel. Race…
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Dubai Tour 2018: Viviani outsprints Groenewegen in 2nd stage - Dutchman still leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2nd stage of the Dubai Tour runs runs along the Persian Gulf to Ras al Khaimah, an emirate south of Dubai. Elia Viviani powers to the win, while leader Dylan Groenewegen remains on top after a late charge, although Viviani is just 2 seconds in…
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Dubai Tour 2018: Groenewegen outsprints all fast men to take overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the Dubai Tour amounts to 167 kilometres on the flat. The sprint finale at the archipelago Palm Jumeirah is as chaotic as it is mind blowing with Dylan Groenewegen outgunning Magnus Cort on the line. Elia Viviani finishes in third…
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Dubai Tour 2018: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2018 Dubai Tour will be held from Tuesday, 6 February until Saturday the 10th. The route features four flat stages, while the only hilly stage is played out in the foothills of the Hajar Mountains. This leg runs to a summit finish at the Hatta…
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Dubai Tour 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Dubai Tour is a feast for fast finishers. Which shows on the start list. Kittel, Kristoff, Cavendish, Groenewegen, Degenkolb, Bouhanni - they are all there.
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Dubai Tour 2018: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst At Dubai Tour it's all about sprints and time bonuses, making it one of only a few stages races with fast finishers eyeing up the overall. Who are the major contenders to win the 2018 Dubai Tour?
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Dubai Tour 2018 Route Stage 1: Skydive Dubai - Palm Jumeirah
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday, 6 February 2018 - The 1st stage of the Dubai Tour starts, as all stages in this edition, at Skydive Dubai to finish after a 167 kilometres race at the iconic archipelago Palm Jumeirah. A bunch sprint is the most likely outcome.
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Dubai Tour 2018 Route Stage 2: Skydive Dubai - Ras al Khaimah
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, 7 February 2018 - At 190 kilometres, the 2nd stage of the Dubai Tour runs from Skydive Dubai to Ras al Khaimah. The flat route travels chiefly along the Persian Gulf.
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Dubai Tour 2018 Route Stage 3: Skydive Dubai - Fujairah
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, 8 February 2018 - The 3rd stage of the Dubai Tour is a 183 kilometres race across the Arabian Peninsula. As everyday, the riders start at Dubai skydive and they travel to Fujairah, capital of the emirate with the same name on the Gulf of Oman.
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Dubai Tour 2018 Route Stage 4: Skydive Dubai - Hatta Dam
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, 9 February 2018 - The route of the Dubai Tour's 4th stage travels from Skydive Dubai to the Hatta Dam. It's the most hilly endeavour of the five-day race. At the end of the 172 kilometres leg through the desert the closing climb up the…
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Dubai Tour 2018 Route Stage 5: Skydive Dubai - City Walk
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 10 February 2018 - At 129 kilometres, the 5th and last stage of the 2018 Dubai Tour is entirely played out within the perimeters of Dubai City. Expect the sprinters to detonate the fireworks one last time. Last year, Marcel Kittel…
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Dubai Tour: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst The Dubai Tour was an annual stage race which was held from 2014 to 2018. The race merged with the Abu Dhabi Tour in 2019 to become the Tour of the UAE. Cyclingstage.com brings you all winners of the Dubai Tour, and the records.