Dubai Tour 2016 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 This is the thrid 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). 2016 Race info posted below. Big Photos from 2016 — rcs |
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| 1 | Wednesday, February 3 | 179 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai Marine Club → Fujairah | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 4 | 188 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai Marine Club → Palm Jumeirah (Atlantis) | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 5 | 172 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai Marine Club → Hatta Dam | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 6 | 137 km | ||||||||||
| Dubai Marine Club → Business Bay | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 676 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Dubai Tour 2016
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 
29 Big Photos from Stage 4 — rcs
Stage 4 Results 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 2:50:47 2 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 3 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD) 4 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) 5 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) 6 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) 7 SABATINI, Fabio (EQS) 8 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS) 9 BASKA, Erik (TNK) 10 BARKER, Yanto (ONE) Final General Classification 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 14:46:54 2 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) + 4 3 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) + 6 4 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC) + 16 5 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) + 23 6 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) + 25 7 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFS) 8 BENNATI, Daniele (TNK) + 28 9 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC) 10 HADDI, Soufiane (SKD) + 29Full Official Stage 4 Results and Final General Classification — rcs
Kittel wins final stage to claim overall victory — cyclingnews
Tactical error costs Cavendish on final stage — cyclingnews
Nizzolo left disappointed at the Dubai Tour after lead-out mix up — cyclingnews
Last 15 Km of Stage 4 (18:43 English) — eurosport
Official Stage 4 Highlights (03:16 English) — DubaiTour
Stage 4 Race Report (03:42 English) — gcn
29 Big Photos from Stage 4 — rcs
Marcel Kittel Post Race Interview (01:54 English) — sporza
Stage 4 preview: Dubai Marine Club → Business Bay, 137 km (flat)
February 5 update: Stage 4 Flythrough (00:57 English) — DubaiTour
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 12:10 GST (8:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai Marine Club, Dubai
Earliest live video: 13:30 GST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:07 GST (11:07:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Business Bay, Dubai
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
24 Big Photos from Stage 3 — rcs
Stage 3 Results 1 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) 4:13:23 2 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) + 2 3 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC) + 4 4 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFS) 5 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 6 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 7 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) + 7 8 BENNATI, Daniele (TNK) 9 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC) 10 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS) + 11 11 WACKERMANN, Luca (ANS) + 14 12 HADDI, Soufiane (SKD) 13 RUBIO Jesús Alberto (AL NASR PRO CYCLING TEAM - DUBAI) 14 BOOM, Lars (AST) + 17 15 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 20 16 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) + 25 17 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 27 18 SÜTTERLIN, Jasha (MOV) 19 DE KORT, Koen (TGA) 20 GOGL, Michael (TNK) 21 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV) + 32 22 MEGIAS LEAL, Javier (TNN) 23 SMUKULIS, Gatis (AST) 24 SOLER, Marc (MOV) 25 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 26 DE VREESE, Laurens (AST) 27 POLANC, Jan (LAM) 28 BERHANE, Natnael (DDD) + 37 29 SENNI, Manuel (BMC) 30 CHRISTIAN, Mark (WGN) + 40 31 JELLOUL, Adil (SKD) 32 CURVERS, Roy (TGA) 33 PETILLI, Simone (LAM) 34 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (SKY) + 44 35 OPIE, Chris (ONE) 36 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) 37 PONZI, Simone (CCC) 38 BOARO, Manuele (TNK) 39 KNEES, Christian (SKY) 40 FOMINYKH, Daniil (AST) General Classification after Stage 3 1 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) 11:56:11 2 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) + 2 3 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) + 6 4 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC) + 12 5 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) + 19 6 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) + 21 7 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFS) 8 BENNATI, Daniele (TNK) + 24 9 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC) 10 HADDI, Soufiane (SKD) + 25 11 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS) + 28 12 RUBIO Jesús Alberto (AL NASR PRO CYCLING TEAM - DUBAI) + 29 13 WACKERMANN, Luca (ANS) + 31 14 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) + 34 15 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) + 37 16 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) 17 GOGL, Michael (TNK) + 39 18 DE KORT, Koen (TGA) + 40 19 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 44 20 DE VREESE, Laurens (AST) + 49Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — rcs
Lobato wins on Hatta Dam — cyclingnews
Kittel fights gravity to set up overall victory at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Heart problems force Rogers out of Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Final Kms of Stage 3 (08:33 English) — eurosport
Official Stage 3 Highlights (02:53 English) — inCycle
Stage 3 Race Report (03:18 English) — gcn
24 Big Photos from Stage 3 — rcs
Stage 3 preview: Dubai Marine Club → Hatta Dam, 172 km (uphill finish)
February 4 update: Stage 3 Flythrough (00:48 Music) — DubaiTour
Preview: Big photos from last years finish — rcs
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 11:05 GST (7:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai Marine Club, Dubai
Earliest live video: 13:30 GST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:17 GST (11:17:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hatta Dam, Dubai
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
19 Big Photos from Stage 2 — rcs
Stage 2 Results 1 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 4:07:39 2 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) 3 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) 4 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 5 VAITKUS, Tomas (ANS) 6 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) 7 KOLÁR, Michal (TNK) 8 STEPNIAK, Grzegorz (CCC) 9 OPIE, Chris (ONE) 10 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD) 11 VERSCHOOR, Martijn (TNN) 12 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) 13 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) 14 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 15 BARKER, Yanto (ONE) 16 LATHAM, Christopher (WGN) 17 DE VREESE, Laurens (AST) 18 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 19 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC) 20 WACKERMANN, Luca (ANS) General Classification after Stage 2 1 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 7:42:50 2 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 3 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) + 2 4 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) + 4 5 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD) 6 HADDI, Soufiane (SKD) + 9 7 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) + 10 8 VAITKUS, Tomas (ANS) 9 KOLÁR, Michal (TNK) 10 OPIE, Chris (ONE)Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — rcs
Viviani wins stage 2 of the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Final Kms of Stage 2 (19:14 English) — eurosport
Extended Mark Cavendish Interview At The Dubai Tour (08:32 English) — gcn
Official Stage 2 Highlights (03:30 English) — DubaiTour
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (02:23 Italian) — CyclingPro
Stage 2 Race Report (02:58 English) — gcn
19 Big Photos from Stage 2 — rcs
Stage 2 preview: Dubai Marine Club → Palm Jumeirah, 188 km (flat)
February 3 update: Stage 2 Flythrough (00:45 Music) — DubaiTour
Cavendish can beat Kittel, says Holm — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 10:45 GST (6:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai Marine Club, Dubai
Earliest live video: 13:30 GST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:14 GST (11:14:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Palm Jumeirah, Atlantis
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
18 Big Photos from Stage 1 — rcs
Stage 1 Results 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 3:35:21 2 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD) 3 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) 4 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) 5 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) 6 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 7 OPIE, Chris (ONE) 8 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 9 KOLÁR, Michal (TNK) 10 VAITKUS, Tomas (ANS) General Classification after Stage 1 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 3:35:11 2 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD) + 4 3 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TFS) + 6 4 HADDI, Soufiane (SKD) + 9 5 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) + 10 6 PALINI, Andrea (SKD) 7 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 8 OPIE, Chris (ONE) 9 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY) 10 KOLÁR, Michal (TNK)Full Official Stage 1 Results — rcs
Kittel wins Dubai Tour opening stage — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 1 (00:51 English) — eurosport
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:41 English) — DubaiTour
Startline Survey: What Has Changed The Most In Pro Cycling? (05:24 English) — gcn
Stage 1 Race Report (02:49 English) — gcn
18 Big Photos from Stage 1 — rcs
Stage 1 preview: Dubai Marine Club → Fujairah, 179 km (flat)
February 1 update: Stage 1 Flythrough (00:44 Music) — DubaiTour
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 11:00 GST (7:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai Marine Club, 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 Fujairah, Dubai
2016 Dubai Tour Teams Presentation
February 2 update:
17 Big Photos from the Pre-Race Ceremonies — rcs
Bradley Wiggins speculates that motor doping has been around for awhile (02:35 English) — CyclingPro
2016 Dubai Tour Preview
February 2 update:
Kittel, Cancellara and Gilbert lead training ahead of Dubai Tour - Gallery — cyclingnews
Sprint kings digging for crowns in Dubai sand — velonews
17 Big Photos from the Pre-Race Ceremonies — rcs
Kittel calm and controlled before debut with Etixx-QuickStep at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Feburary 1 update:
Course and finish profiles are now posted. See right.
Preview: Cavendish and Kittel set to clash in Dubai Tour sprints — cyclingnews
Gilbert set for season debut at Dubai Tour with BMC — cyclingnews
Kittel kicks off season in Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Michael Rogers returns to racing at Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
January 26 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ Bib Numbers — rcs
Wiggins, Kittel, Cancellara and Cavendish confirmed for Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
January 24 update:
 
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Stages 3 and 4 Course Previews — dubaitour
Maps and Timetables now posted (see right). Profiles still to come...
December 14 update:
2016 Route Flythrough (04:10 Music) — DubaiTour
2016 Promo - 2015 Highlights (02:08 Music) — DubaiTour
Kittel set to debut with Etixx-QuickStep at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Wiggins, One Pro Cycling and Team Sky for 2016 Dubai Tour — cyclingweekly
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Big Photos from 2015 — rcs
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
January 27 update: A work in progress for Dubai Tour 2016 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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2016 Dubai Tour Route Map
2016 Route Flythrough (04:10 Music) — DubaiTour
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.