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. Big Photos from 2016 (all stages) — rcs |
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1 | Thursday, February 23 | 189 km | ||||||||||
Madinat Zayed → Madinat Zayed | ||||||||||||
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2 | Friday, February 24 | 153 km | ||||||||||
Abu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi (Al Marina) | ||||||||||||
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3 | Saturday, February 25 | 186 km | ||||||||||
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4 | Sunday, February 26 | 143 km | ||||||||||
Yas Marina → Yas Marina | ||||||||||||
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Total Distance | 671 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Abu Dhabi Tour 2017
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 

49 Big Photos from Stage 4 — rcs
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) + 1:07Full Official Stage 4 Results and Final General Classification — rcs
Ewan wins stage 4 of the Abu Dhabi Tour ahead of Cavendish and Greipel — cyclingnews
Rui Costa continues flying start to 2017 with Abu Dhabi Tour title — cyclingnews
Ewan: I'd hope I'm in that bracket of top sprinters now — cyclingnews
Greipel shrugs off Abu Dhabi Tour defeat ahead of Paris-Nice — cyclingnews
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 4 — rcs
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 Favorites — ciclismointernacional
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 3 — rcs
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) + 1:08Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — rcs
Rui Costa wins mountain stage in Abu Dhabi Tour — cyclingnews
Quintana frustrated as big names watch each other on Jebel Hafeet — cyclingnews
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 3 — rcs
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 Favorites — ciclismointernacional
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 2 — rcs
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 Classification — rcs
Marcel Kittel wins stage 2 — cyclingnews
Embarrassment for Ewan as rookie mistake costs him breakthrough win — cyclingnews
Cavendish: Ewan was the strongest today — cyclingnews
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 2 — rcs
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 Favorites — ciclismointernacional
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 1 — rcs
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 Classification — rcs
Cavendish strikes first in Abu Dhabi Tour sprint — cyclingnews
Doull says disc rotor sliced shoe in Abu Dhabi crash — velonews
Crashes take down GC favourites and sprinters in Abu Dhabi — cyclingnews
Riders react on Twitter after Owain Doull blames disc brakes for injury — cyclingweekly
Contador and Mollema crash, call sprint teams out for dangerous riding — cyclingnews
Kittel: No one to blame for Abu Dhabi crash — cyclingnews
Did disc cut Doull? Race footage suggests it didn't — velonews