Dubai Tour 2015

Dubai Tour 2015The 2nd edition of the Dubai Tour started February 4th and finished February 7th. Mark Cavendish won two stages and held on for dear life in the hilly stage with the 17% ramp-finish at Hatta Dam. The 26 bonus-seconds he gathered in the flat stages brought him the overall victory. (Slideshow route/profile)

Click links in the table below to find out details on all individual stages.

Dubai Tour 2015 stages:

Date Start and finish Length Type Results Winner Leader
1 We 4-2 Marine Club – Union House Flag 145 km flat Read more Cavendish Cavendish
2 Th 5-2 Marine Club – Palm Jumeirah 187 km flat Read more Viviani Cavendish
3 Fr 6-2 Marine Club – Hatta Dam 205 km hilly Read more Degenkolb Degenkolb
4 Sa 7-2 Marine Club – Burj Khalifa 128 km flat Read more Cavendish Cavendish

Dubai Tour 2015: Images and more

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Dubai Tour 2015: Route presentation


Presentation route – video

Dubai Tour 2015: The Hatta DamHatta Dam from above

Dubai Tour 2015



Watch the highlights of recent races here:

Dubai Tour 2015: Cav powers to stage-win plus overall

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 and the third 4 seconds. Did we just say clash? Degenkolb is nowhere to be seen and Cavendish power to a double win.
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Dubai Tour 2015: John Degenkolb wins at 17% arrival!

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

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 Cavendish just like yesterday, but it is Italian Viviani taking the flowers.
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Dubai Tour 2015: Cavendish outsprints Guardini by a tube-width

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 best at...
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Dubai Tour 2015: Riders

Dubai Rider Vincenzo NibaliDubai, 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 as well. Cyclingstage.com brings you the list of participants of the 2015 Dubai Tour.
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More articlesDubai Tour 2015: The RouteDubai Tour 2015: FavouritesDubai Tour 2015 Route stage 1: Marine Club - Union HouseDubai Tour 2015 Route stage 2: Marine Club - Palm JumeirahDubai Tour 2015 Route stage 3: Marine Club - HattaDubai Tour 2015 Route stage 4: Marine Club - Burj Khalifa