Dubai Tour 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 This is the second year of the Dubai Tour, a new stage race that builds on the interest of Western Asia nations hosting early season bike races and bike racers escaping to a nice climate. The overall race winner will receive the Circle of Stars / Dubai Tour Trophy (shown above). |
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| 1 | Wednesday, February 4 | 145 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai → Dubai | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 5 | 187 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai → Dubai | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 6 | 205 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai → Hatta | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 7 | 123 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai → Dubai | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 660 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Dubai Tour 2015
February 8 update:Dubai Tour aiming for a place in the WorldTour — cyclingnews
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 
12 Big Photos from Stage 4 — rcs
Stage 4 Results 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 2:37:15 2 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 3 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) 4 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) 5 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 6 RATTO, Daniele (UHC) 7 VERSCHOOR, Martijn (TNN) 8 CIMOLAI, Davide (LAM) 9 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 10 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) Final General Classification 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 15:22:38 2 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) + 6 3 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) + 10 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 12 5 CANOLA, Marco (UHC) + 14 6 BAZZANA, Alessandro (UHC) + 17 7 BOLE, Grega (CCC) + 18 8 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 9 BOARO, Manuele (TCS) 10 POZZATO, Filippo (LAM)Full Official Stage 4 Results and Final General Classification — rcs
Cavendish wins final stage and overall at Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish bounces back in Dubai, wins finale, takes overall — velonews
Degenkolb disappointed to lose the Dubai Tour to Cavendish — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish says Dubai Tour success proves he is 'on target' for successful spring campaign — skysports
Last 10 Km of Stage 4 (13:50 English) — eurosport
Stage 4 Highlights (02:25 English) — universalsports
Mark Cavendish Post Stage 4 Interview (01:05 English) — dubaitour
John Degenkolb Post Stage 4 Interview (01:13 English) — dubaitour
John Degenkolb's Giant Propel Bike at Dubai Tour (01:48 English) — gcn
12 Big Photos from Stage 4 — rcs
Stage 4 preview: Dubai → Dubai, 123 km (flat)
Live - Let's go! 123 km to go. Follow us! #DubaiTour pic.twitter.com/ecunW8UlnX
— Dubai Tour (@dubaitour) February 7, 2015Stage 4 Flythrough (01:32 Music) — dubaitour
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 12:30 GST (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 14:15 GST (10:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:18 GST (11:18:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
31 Big Photos from Stage 3 — rcs
Stage 3 Results 1 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 4:50:40 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 2 3 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) 4 POZZATO, Filippo (LAM) 5 CANOLA, Marco (UHC) 6 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 7 BOLE, Grega (CCC) 8 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC) + 7 9 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 10 LEMOS PINTO, Edgar Miguel (SKD) 11 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BAR) + 10 12 REIJNEN, Kiel (UHC) 13 ZAUGG, Oliver (TCS) 14 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM) 15 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TCS) 16 BOARO, Manuele (TCS) 17 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 18 BAZZANA, Alessandro (UHC) 19 MEGIAS LEAL, Javier (TNN) 20 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 21 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TCS) 22 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC) 23 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 24 MANCEBO, Francisco (SKD) 25 KOSHEVOY, Ilia (LAM) 26 LOZANO RIBA, David (TNN) 27 BOSWELL, Ian (SKY) 28 SILIN, Egor (KAT) 29 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) + 25 30 LUTSENKO, Alexey (AST) + 28 31 BOOM, Lars (AST) + 31 32 GAUDIN, Damien (ALM) 33 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) + 32 34 OSS, Daniel (BMC) + 40 35 ZABEL, Rick (BMC) 36 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan (ALM) + 43 37 NIBALI, Vincenzo (AST) 38 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (UHC) 39 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) 40 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel (KAT) + 1:00 General Classification after Stage 3 1 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 12:45:29 2 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) + 4 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 6 4 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) + 8 5 BAZZANA, Alessandro (UHC) + 11 6 BOLE, Grega (CCC) + 12 7 CANOLA, Marco (UHC) 8 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 9 POZZATO, Filippo (LAM) 10 LEMOS PINTO, Edgar Miguel (SKD) + 17 11 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC) 12 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 13 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BAR) 14 BOARO, Manuele (TCS) + 18 15 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC) + 20 16 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TCS) 17 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 18 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM) 19 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TCS) 20 ZAUGG, Oliver (TCS)Degenkolb wins at Hatta Dam — cyclingnews
Degenkolb goes deep but savours Dubai Tour stage win — cyclingnews
Team Sky hit by late punctures at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Last 7 Km of Stage 3 (09:35 English) — eurosport
Exhausted Stage 3 winner on the ground (00:28 English) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (05:15 English) — cyclingnewstv
Stage 3 Highlights (02:22 English) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:04 English) — dubaitour
Stage 3 crash (01:12 English) — universalsports
31 Big Photos from Stage 3 — rcs
Stage 3 preview: Dubai → Hatta, 205 km (hilly)
February 5 update: Nasty finish in #DubaiTour Friday. Last 200m kick up with 17%. Looks like a Spanish matter. Valverde, Lobato, Purito. pic.twitter.com/ATrPWMQVFL
— Mikkel Condé v2.0 (@mrconde) February 5, 2015See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 10:20 GST (6:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 13:30 GST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:15 GST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hatta, Dubai
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
25 Big Photos from Stage 2 — rcs
Stage 2 Results 1 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 4:29:59 2 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 3 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 4 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) 5 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) 6 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 7 RATTO, Daniele (UHC) 8 OSS, Daniel (BMC) 9 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TCS) 10 RUFFONI, Nicola (BAR) General Classification after Stage 2 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 7:54:43 2 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) + 2 3 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) + 6 4 FRATTINI, Davide (UHC) + 11 5 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 13 6 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BAR) 7 BAZZANA, Alessandro (UHC) + 14 8 BOARO, Manuele (TCS) 9 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) + 15 10 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) + 16Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — rcs
Viviani wins in Palm Jumeirah — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 2 (12:46 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 Highlights (03:42 English) — cyclingnewstv
Stage 2 Highlights (02:16 English) — universalsports
Mark Cavendish Post Stage 2 (01:21 English) — dubaitourofficial
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:07 English) — dubaitour
Electronic vs. Mechanical Groupsets at Dubai Tour (03:56 English) — gcn
Stage 2 field crash (01:35 English) — universalsports
Bernhard Eisel about getting old and his 2015 calendar (02:29 English) — cyclingnewstv
25 Big Photos from Stage 2 — rcs
Stage 2 preview: Dubai → Dubai, 187 km (flat)
February 4 update: Stage 2 Flythrough (01:45 Music) — dubaitour
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 10:55 GST (6:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 13:30 GST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:16 GST (11:16:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
19 Big Photos from Stage 1 — rcs
Stage 1 Results 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 3:25:00 2 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 3 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 4 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) 5 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo (MOV) 6 MEZGEC, Luka (TGA) 7 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) 8 SIMION, Paolo (BAR) 9 OSS, Daniel (BMC) 10 VERSCHOOR, Martijn (TNN) General Classification after Stage 1 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (EQS) 3:24:50 2 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) + 4 3 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) + 6 4 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 7 5 BAZZANA, Alessandro (UHC) 6 BOARO, Manuele (TCS) + 8 7 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BAR) 8 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) + 9 9 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) + 10 10 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo (MOV)Full Official Stage 1 Results — rcs
Cavendish wins opening stage of Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Cavendish seizes opening stage win at Dubai Tour — velonews
Last 10 Km of Stage 1 (11:25 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 Highlights (04:25 English) — cyclingnewstv
Stage 1 Highlights (02:23 English) — universalsports
Ben Swift Post Stage 1 (00:38 English) — dubaitour
Winner's Interview after Stage 1 (01:34 English) — dubaitour
Winner's Interview after Stage 1 (01:47 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Sock Height, Sock Colour - The Pro Opinion at Dubai Tour (03:27 English) — gcn
19 Big Photos from Stage 1 — rcs
Stage 1 preview: Dubai → Dubai, 145 km (flat)
February 3 update: Stage 1 Flythrough (01:31 Music) — dubaitour
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 11:55 GST (7:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 14:00 GST (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:00 GST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
2015 Dubai Tour Teams Presentation
13 Big Photos from Pre-Race & Teams Presentation — rcs
February 3 update:
The opening Ceremony of Dubai Tour 2015 (03:12 Music) — DSCMediaChannel
Top riders press conference (01:45 Music/Arabic) — DSCMediaChannel
Gallery: Teams presentation — cyclingnews
2015 Dubai Tour Preview
February 3 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Big names ready to roll at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Pre-Race Photos — cyclingnews
Dubai Tour 2015: Who will win? — cyclingweekly
Inaugural Champion Taylor Phinney greetings from Colorado (00:49 English) — dubaitourofficial
Dubai Tour preview: Cavendish leads long list of sprinters — cyclingnews
Overall route map and stage profiles have been added to this page
January 30 update:
Dubai Tour 2015 preview — cyclingweekly
January 29 update:
Tour champion Nibali's 2015 campaign starts in Dubai — velonews
January 12 update:
Everything you need to know about cycling's 2015 Dubai Tour — thenational.ae
December 28 update:
Dubai Tour names 16 teams for 2015 race — cyclingnews
Team Sky among 16 teams taking part in 2015 Dubai Tour — cyclingweekly
UnitedHealthcare earns Dubai Tour invite, with eyes on Giro wildcard — velonews
November 11 update:
Vincenzo Nibali to open his 2015 season at Dubai Tour (00:59 Italian/English) — dubaitour
Race Promo (02:12 English/Music) — cyclingnewstv
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
 
Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates. |
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
January 27 update: A work in progress for Dubai Tour 2015 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
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live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (english) live video ($ english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet) | English. Live with repeat broadcasts on Eurosport 2 | |
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delayed video ($ english) tv schedule |
United States; Universal Sports online streaming to your computer, mobile device or TV without a cable, satellite or telco contract. See the details and link to the right for more access | |
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2015 Dubai Tour Route Map
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.