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Abu Dhabi Tour 2017 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

This is the 3rd year of the Abu Dhabi Tour and like last year many big names are making their way to this late season desert stage race. 2017 info posted below.

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1Thursday, February 23189 km 
Madinat ZayedMadinat Zayed
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
2Friday, February 24153 km 
Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi (Al Marina)
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
3Saturday, February 25186 km 
Hazza Bin Zayed StadiumJebel Hafeet
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
4Sunday, February 26143 km 
Yas MarinaYas Marina
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
  Total Distance671 km 

2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

ASTANA (AST)
KAZ
  1KANGERT  TanelEST
  2ARU  FabioITA
  3BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA  PelloESP
  4CATALDO  DarioITA
  5CHERNETSKI  SergeiRUS
  6MINALI  RiccardoITA
  7TIRALONGO  PaoloITA
  8ZAKHAROV  ArtyomKAZ

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  11BARDET  RomainFRA
  12DOMONT  AxelFRA
  13ENGER  Sondre HolstNOR
  14FRANK  MathiasSUI
  15GASTAUER  BenLUX
  16GAUTIER  CyrilFRA
  17POZZOVIVO  DomenicoITA
  18RIBLON  ChristopheFRA

BAHRAIN - MERIDA (TBM)
BRN
  21NIBALI  VincenzoITA
  22AGNOLI  ValerioITA
  23BOARO  ManueleITA
  24BONIFAZIO  Niccolo'ITA
  25BRAJKOVIC  JanezSLO
  26NAVARDAUSKAS  RamunasLTU
  27PELLIZOTTI  FrancoITA
  28SIUTSOU  KanstantsinBLR

BARDIANI CSF (BAR)
ITA
  31PIRAZZI  StefanoITA
  32ANDREETTA  SimoneITA
  33BOEM  NicolaITA
  34MAESTRI  MircoITA
  35RUFFONI  NicolaITA
  36TONELLI  AlessandroITA
  37WACKERMANN  LucaITA
  38ZARDINI  EdoardoITA

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  41VAN GARDEREN  TejayUSA
  42DE MARCHI  AlessandroITA
  43QUINZIATO  ManuelITA
  44ROCHE  NicholasIRL
  45SANCHEZ GONZALEZ  SamuelESP
  46SENNI  ManuelITA
  47TEUNS  DylanBEL
  48VLIEGEN  LoïcBEL

BORA - HANSGROHE (BOH)
GER
  51MAJKA  RafalPOL
  52BASKA  ErikSVK
  53BUCHMANN  EmanuelGER
  54KONRAD  PatrickAUT
  55PELUCCHI  MatteoITA
  56POLJANSKI  PawelPOL
  57SAGAN  JurajSVK
  58SELIG  RüdigerGER

GAZPROM - RUSVELO (GAZ)
RUS
  61FIRSANOV  SergeyRUS
  62BRUTT  PavelRUS
  63ERSHOV  ArturRUS
  64PORSEV  AlexanderRUS
  65ROVNY  IvanRUS
  66SAVITCKII  IvanRUS
  67SVESHNIKOV  KirillRUS
  68TRUSOV  NikolayRUS

LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS)
BEL
  71GREIPEL  AndréGER
  72BAK  Lars YttingDEN
  73DE BIE  SeanBEL
  74HANSEN  Adam JamesAUS
  75MONFORT  MaximeBEL
  76ARMEE  SanderBEL
  77VALLS FERRI  RafaelESP
  78VERVAEKE  LouisBEL

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  81QUINTANA  NairoCOL
  82BENNATI  DanieleITA
  83ERVITI OLLO  ImanolESP
  84DOWSETT  AlexGBR
  85FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR  RubenESP
  86HERRADA LOPEZ  JesusESP
  87ARCAS PEA‘A  JorgeESP
  88SÜTTERLIN  JashaGER

NIPPO - VINI FANTINI (NIP)
ITA
  91ARREDONDO MORENO  Julian DavidCOL
  92CANOLA  MarcoITA
  93DE NEGRI  Pier PaoloITA
  94FILOSI  IuriITA
  95GROSU  Eduard MichaelROU
  96KOISHI  YumaJPN
  97KUBOKI  KazushigeJPN
  98MARANGONI  AlanITA

ORICA - SCOTT (ORS)
AUS
  101KREUZIGER  RomanCZE
  102EDMONDSON  AlexanderAUS
  103EWAN  CalebAUS
  104HAIG  JackAUS
  105KLUGE  RogerGER
  106MEZGEC  LukaSLO
  107POWER  RobAUS
  108VERONA  CarlosESP

QUICK - STEP FLOORS (QST)
BEL
  111KITTEL  MarcelGER
  112ALAPHILIPPE  JulianFRA
  113BAUER  JackNZL
  114BRAMBILLA  GianlucaITA
  115MARTINELLI  DavideITA
  116SABATINI  FabioITA
  117SERRY  PieterBEL
  118VAKOČ  PetrCZE

DIMENSION DATA (DDD)
RSA
  121CAVENDISH  MarkGBR
  122ANTON HERNANDEZ  IgorESP
  123EISEL  BernhardAUT
  124JANSE VAN RENSBURG  ReinardtRSA
  125KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN  MerhawiERI
  126RENSHAW  MarkAUS
  127TEKLEHAIMANOT  DanielERI
  128VAN ZYL  JohannRSA

KATUSHA ALPECIN (KAT)
SUI
  131BELKOV  MaximRUS
  132KIŠERLOVSKI  RobertCRO
  133KOCHETKOV  PavelRUS
  134LOSADA ALGUACIL  AlbertoESP
  135RESTREPO VALENCIA  JhonatanCOL
  136TAARAMÄE  ReinEST
  137ZABEL  RickGER
  138ZAKARIN  IlnurRUS

LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ)
NED
  141KRUIJSWIJK  StevenNED
  142BATTAGLIN  EnricoITA
  143BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  144GESINK  RobertNED
  145LINDEMAN  Bert-JanNED
  146LOBATO DEL VALLE  Juan JoseESP
  147MARTENS  PaulGER
  148VERMEULEN  AlexeyUSA

NOVO NORDISK (TNN)
USA
  151CALABRIA  FabioAUS
  152CLANCY  StephenIRL
  153HENTTALA  JoonasFIN
  154LOZANO RIBA  DavidESP
  155VALOGNES  QuentinFRA
  156PERON  AndreaITA
  157PLANET  CharlesFRA
  158VERSCHOOR  MartijnNED

SUNWEB (SUN)
GER
  161DUMOULIN  TomNED
  162BAUHAUS  PhilGER
  163HAMILTON  ChrisAUS
  164HOFSTEDE  LennardNED
  165KÄMNA  LennardGER
  166LUNKE  Sindre SkjøstadNOR
  167TEN DAM  LaurensNED
  168TIMMER  AlbertNED

SKY (SKY)
GBR
  171VIVIANI  EliaITA
  172DIBBEN  JonathanGBR
  173DOULL  OwainGBR
  174ELISSONDE  KennyFRA
  175GEOGHEGAN HART  TaoGBR
  176KENNAUGH  PeterGBR

TREK - SEGAFREDO (TFS)
USA
  181CONTADOR VELASCO  AlbertoESP
  182BEPPU  FumiyukiJPN
  183BERNARD  JulienFRA
  184DIDIER  LaurentLUX
  185GOGL  MichaelAUT
  186MOLLEMA  BaukeNED
  187REIJNEN  KielUSA
  188STETINA  PeterUSA

UAE Team Emirates (UAD)
UAE
  191GUARDINI  AndreaITA
  192CONSONNI  SimoneITA
  193ĐURASEK  KristijanCRO
  194FARIA DA COSTA  Rui AlbertoPOR
  195MEINTJES  LouisRSA
  196MORI  ManueleITA
  197SWIFT  BenGBR
  198ULISSI  DiegoITA

  Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Abu Dhabi Tour 2017

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


49 Big Photos from Stage 4rcs
Stage 4 Results
1  EWAN, Caleb (ORS)           3:03:06
2  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)       
3  GREIPEL, André (LTS)        
4  BONIFAZIO, Niccolo' (TBM)   
5  PELUCCHI, Matteo (BOH)      
6  MEZGEC, Luka (ORS)          
7  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST)   
8  PORSEV, Alexander (GAZ)     
9  REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS)         
10 TAARAMÄE, Rein (KAT)        

Final General Classification
1  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD)   15:42:21
2  ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT)                  +    4
3  DUMOULIN, Tom (SUN)                   +   16
4  MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)                  +   38
5  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST)             +   53
6  MAJKA, Rafal (BOH)                    +   56
7  BENNETT, George (TLJ)               
8  ARU, Fabio (AST)                    
9  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM)           
10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                 + 1:07
Full Official Stage 4 Results and Final General Classificationrcs
Ewan wins stage 4 of the Abu Dhabi Tour ahead of Cavendish and Greipelcyclingnews
Rui Costa continues flying start to 2017 with Abu Dhabi Tour titlecyclingnews
Ewan: I'd hope I'm in that bracket of top sprinters nowcyclingnews
Greipel shrugs off Abu Dhabi Tour defeat ahead of Paris-Nicecyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:02 English)eurosport
Last 18 Km of Stage 4 (25:23 English)eurosport
Official Stage 4 Highlights (03:06 English)inCycle
49 Big Photos from Stage 4rcs
GoPro/Bikecam Stage 4 Highlights (03:07 Music/Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Stage 4 Report (04:05 English)gcn
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:54 Spanish, restricted to Latin America)espn
Highlights from Stage 4 (02:42 Ambient Noise)eitb
One-Minute Stage 4 Highlights (01:03 English)eurosport

Stage 4 preview: Yas Marina → Yas Marina, 143 km (flat)

February 25 update:
Stage 4 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Sunday 18:15 GST (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi
Earliest live video: 19:30 GST (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 21:14 GST (5:14:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


18 Big Photos from Stage 3rcs
Stage 3 Results
1  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD)   4:34:08
2  ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT)                
3  DUMOULIN, Tom (SUN)                    + 10
4  MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)                   + 28
5  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST)              + 46
6  ARU, Fabio (AST)                    
7  MAJKA, Rafal (BOH)                  
8  BENNETT, George (TLJ)               
9  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM)           
10 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV)                  + 58

General Classification after Stage 3
1  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD)   12:39:15
2  ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT)                  +    4
3  DUMOULIN, Tom (SUN)                   +   16
4  MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)                  +   38
5  MAJKA, Rafal (BOH)                    +   56
6  BENNETT, George (TLJ)               
7  ARU, Fabio (AST)                    
8  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM)           
9  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST)           
10 BARDET, Romain (ALM)                  + 1:08
Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classificationrcs
Rui Costa wins mountain stage in Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
Quintana frustrated as big names watch each other on Jebel Hafeetcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:21 English)eurosport
Official Stage 3 Highlights (03:24 English)inCycle
Stage 3 Report (03:14 English)gcn
18 Big Photos from Stage 3rcs
One-Minute Stage 3 Highlights (00:48 English)eurosport
GoPro/Bikecam Stage 3 Highlights (03:18 Ambient Noise/Music)VelonCC

Stage 3 preview: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium → Jebel Hafeet, 186 km (Mountain)

February 24 update:
Stage 3 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Saturday 12:30 GST (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Earliest live video: 15:15 GST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:01 GST (1:01:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Jebel Hafeet, Abu Dhabi

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


38 Big Photos from Stage 2rcs
Stage 2 Results
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)             3:28:11
2  EWAN, Caleb (ORS)                
3  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)            
4  PELUCCHI, Matteo (BOH)           
5  BAUHAUS, Phil (SUN)              
6  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)              
7  GUARDINI, Andrea (UAD)           
8  GROSU, Eduard Michael (NIP)      
9  GREIPEL, André (LTS)             
10 PORSEV, Alexander (GAZ)          
11 BONIFAZIO, Niccolo' (TBM)        
12 RUFFONI, Nicola (BAR)            
13 MINALI, Riccardo (AST)           
14 ZABEL, Rick (KAT)                
15 VERSCHOOR, Martijn (TNN)         
16 MAESTRI, Mirco (BAR)             
17 KLUGE, Roger (ORS)               
18 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ)          
19 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)              
20 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (NIP)   

General Classification after Stage 2
1  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)       8:05:03
2  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)           +  4
3  GREIPEL, André (LTS)           +  8
4  CANOLA, Marco (NIP)         
5  EWAN, Caleb (ORS)           
6  MORI, Manuele (UAD)         
7  BONIFAZIO, Niccolo' (TBM)      + 10
8  CALABRIA, Fabio (TNN)          + 11
9  MAESTRI, Mirco (BAR)           + 12
10 KUBOKI, Kazushige (NIP)     
Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classificationrcs
Marcel Kittel wins stage 2cyclingnews
Embarrassment for Ewan as rookie mistake costs him breakthrough wincyclingnews
Cavendish: Ewan was the strongest todaycyclingnews
Caleb Ewan on why he celebrated early (00:12 English)@gregorbrown
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:13 English)eurosport
Official Stage 2 Highlights (03:13 English)inCycle
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:24 English)eurosport
38 Big Photos from Stage 2rcs
Stage 2 Report (02:42 English)gcn
Last 6 Km of Stage 2 (09:16 Dutch)eurosport

Stage 2 preview: Abu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi, 153 km (flat)

February 23 update:
Stage 2 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
What Will Disc Rotors Cut?! (02:38 English)VeloNews
Greipel previews Abu Dhabi Tour Stage 2 (00:34 English)VelonCC
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Friday 13:25 GST (9:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Earliest live video: 15:15 GST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:59 GST (12:59:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Abu Dhabi, Al Marina

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


35 Big Photos from Stage 1rcs
Stage 1 Results
1  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)                4:37:06
2  GREIPEL, André (LTS)                 
3  BONIFAZIO, Niccolo' (TBM)            
4  CONSONNI, Simone (UAD)               
5  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)                  
6  KLUGE, Roger (ORS)                   
7  PORSEV, Alexander (GAZ)              
8  PELUCCHI, Matteo (BOH)               
9  RUFFONI, Nicola (BAR)                
10 GROSU, Eduard Michael (NIP)          
11 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ)              
12 FILOSI, Iuri (NIP)                   
13 SELIG, Rüdiger (BOH)                 
14 RENSHAW, Mark (DDD)                  
15 ZABEL, Rick (KAT)                    
16 CANOLA, Marco (NIP)                  
17 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD)    
18 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (DDD)   
19 SWIFT, Ben (UAD)                     
20 MINALI, Riccardo (AST)               

General Classification after Stage 1
1  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)       4:36:56
2  GREIPEL, André (LTS)           +  4
3  MORI, Manuele (UAD)         
4  BONIFAZIO, Niccolo' (TBM)      +  6
5  MAESTRI, Mirco (BAR)           +  8
6  KUBOKI, Kazushige (NIP)     
7  CONSONNI, Simone (UAD)         + 10
8  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)         
9  KLUGE, Roger (ORS)          
10 PORSEV, Alexander (GAZ)     
Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationrcs
Cavendish strikes first in Abu Dhabi Tour sprintcyclingnews
Doull says disc rotor sliced shoe in Abu Dhabi crashvelonews
Crashes take down GC favourites and sprinters in Abu Dhabicyclingnews
Riders react on Twitter after Owain Doull blames disc brakes for injurycyclingweekly
Contador and Mollema crash, call sprint teams out for dangerous ridingcyclingnews
Kittel: No one to blame for Abu Dhabi crashcyclingnews
Did disc cut Doull? Race footage suggests it didn'tvelonews
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:35 English)eurosport
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:21 English)inCycle
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 1 (00:50 Dutch)nos
Extended Stage 1 Highlights with Last 5 Km (08:38 Italian)rai
Owen Doull crash with 1 km to go, Stage 1 (01:05 Ambient Noise)eurosport
35 Big Photos from Stage 1rcs
Resumen: Stage 1 Highlights (03:16 Spanish, restricted to Latin America)espn
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (02:06 English)sporza
GoPro/Bikecam Clips from Stage 1 (02:28 Ambient Noise/Music)VelonCC
Last 20 Km of Stage 1 (32:30 Dutch)eurosport
Stage 1 Report (02:43 English)gcn

Stage 1 preview: Madinat Zayed → Madinat Zayed, 189 km (flat)

February 19 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Thursday 12:30 GST (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi
Earliest live video: 15:15 GST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 GST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi

2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Pre-Race Recon and Press Conference


February 23 update:
37 Big Photos of Pre-Race Training and the Press Conference for Abu Dhabi Tourrcs
Mark Cavendish Pre-Race Interview (02:06 English)sporza
Andre Greipel Pre-Race Interview (02:31 German)sporza
Contador, Nibali Pre-Race Interviews (00:53 Spanish/Italian)gazzetta

2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Preview


February 22 update:
Overall Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Highlights from the Teams Presentation (2:39 Music/English)abudhabitourofficial
Riders getting ready to roll; Pre-Race Training (01:00 Music)VelonCC
Cavendish, Kittel, Ewan and Greipel offer mouth-watering sprint showdowncyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Abu Dhabi welcomes a rare clash of sprint starsvelonews

February 21 update:
Race Preview with Dave Hunter and Brian Smith (40:15 English)CyclingmoleTV
Aerts: 'Abu Dhubai is mooi alternatief voor wie niets te zoeken heeft in openingsweekend' (01:57 Dutch)sporza
André Greipel Formula 1 Pre-Race Training in Abu Dhabi (00:33 Ambient Noise)gazzetta



Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.
Movistar Race Team Presentation (00:30 Ambient)@Movistar_Team
Caleb Ewan on Tom Boonen (00:57 English)sporza
Teams gear up for the Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
With new backer, UAE Team Emirates unveiled in Abu Dhabivelonews
How to explain cycling to your dogvelonews

February 20 update:
Kittel will lead Quick-Step charge at Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
Van Garderen to make season debut at Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews

February 19 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Alberto Contador adds Abu Dhabi to race programcyclingnews

January 24 update:
2017 Official Promo (2:23 Music)abudhabitourofficial
Nibali, Bardet, Cavendish, Kittel and Ewan confirmed for 2017 Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
Abu Dhabi Tour 2017 Route Presentation (06:40 Music)gazzetta

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia



Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

February 19 update: A work in progress for 2017 Abu Dhabi Tour 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 text updates English,
 steephill txt updates
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short text updates from any and everyone
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2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Route Map


Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.


2016 Abu Dhabi Tour Archived Coverage

2015 Abu Dhabi Tour Archived Coverage