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This is the fourth year of the Dubai Tour, a 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). 2017 Race info posted below. Big Photos from 2016 — rcs Big Photos from 2015 — rcs Route Map  |  Stages  |  Preview  |  News  |  Startlist  |  Live Coverage  |  TV  |  2016

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1	Tuesday, January 31	181 km
	Dubai → Dubai (Palm Jumeirah)
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
2	Wednesday, February 1	188 km
	Dubai → Ras al Khaimah
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
3	Thursday, February 2	200 km
	Dubai → Al Aqah
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
4	Friday, February 3	109 km
	Hatta → Hatta Dam
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
5	Saturday, February 4	125 km
	Dubai → Dubai
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
Total Distance		803 km
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2017 Dubai Tour Teams Team Rosters and Withdrawals Group riders by: or QUICK - STEP FLOORS (QST) BEL   1 KITTEL  Marcel GER   2 ALAPHILIPPE  Julian FRA   3 JUNGELS  Bob LUX   4 MARTINELLI  Davide ITA   5 SABATINI  Fabio ITA   6 SCHACHMANN  Maximilian GER   7 TRENTIN  Matteo ITA   8 VERMOTE  Julien BEL AQUA BLUE SPORT (ABS) IRL   11 BRAMMEIER  Matthew IRL   12 BLYTHE  Adam GBR   13 CHRISTIAN  Mark GBR   14 DENIFL  Stefan AUT   15 FENN  Andrew GBR   17 NORDHAUG  Lars Petter NOR   18 PEARSON  Daniel GBR ASTANA (AST) KAZ   21 BIZHIGITOV  Zhandos KAZ   22 DE VREESE  Laurens BEL   23 GRIVKO  Andrey UKR   24 GRUZDEV  Dmitriy KAZ   25 KANGERT  Tanel EST   26 KAMYSHEV  Arman KAZ   27 MINALI  Riccardo ITA   28 TLEUBAYEV  Ruslan KAZ BAHRAIN - MERIDA (TBM) BRN   31 COLBRELLI  Sonny ITA   32 BOLE  Grega SLO   33 BOZIC  Borut SLO   34 FENG  Chun Kai TPE   35 GASPAROTTO  Enrico ITA   36 GARCIA CORTINA  Ivan ESP   37 PER  David SLO   38 PIBERNIK  Luka SLO BARDIANI CSF (BAR) ITA   41 ANDREETTA  Simone ITA   42 BARBIN  Enrico ITA   43 BOEM  Nicola ITA   44 MARONESE  Marco ITA   45 SIMION  Paolo ITA   46 STERBINI  Simone ITA   47 TONELLI  Alessandro ITA   48 VELASCO  Simone ITA BMC RACING (BMC) USA   51 DILLIER  Silvan SUI   52 DRUCKER  Jean-Pierre LUX   53 GERTS  Floris NED   54 OSS  Daniel ITA   55 ROSSKOPF  Joseph USA   56 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ  Samuel ESP   57 TEUNS  Dylan BEL   58 VLIEGEN  Loïc BEL MOVISTAR (MOV) ESP   61 ANACONA GOMEZ  Winner Andrew COL   62 BARBERO CUESTA  Carlos ESP   63 BENNATI  Daniele ITA   64 CARRETERO MILLAN  Hector ESP   65 DOWSETT  Alex GBR   66 ERVITI OLLO  Imanol ESP   67 OLIVEIRA  Nelson POR   68 SUTHERLAND  Rory AUS ONE PRO CYCLING (ONE) GBR   71 DOMAGALSKI  Karol POL   72 HOUSE  Kristian GBR   73 HUNT  Joshua GBR   74 MCCORMICK  Hayden NZL   75 STEWART  Thomas GBR   76 VON HOFF  Steele AUS   77 WILLIAMS  Peter GBR   78 WILLIAMS  Samuel GBR DIMENSION DATA (DDD) RSA   81 CAVENDISH  Mark GBR   82 DOUGALL  Nick RSA   83 EISEL  Bernhard AUT   84 GIBBONS  Ryan RSA   85 JANSE VAN RENSBURG  Reinardt RSA   86 RENSHAW  Mark AUS   87 THOMSON  Jay Robert RSA   88 THWAITES  Scott GBR LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) NED   91 GROENEWEGEN  Dylan NED   92 JANSEN  Amund Grondahl NOR   93 LEEZER  Thomas NED   94 LOBATO DEL VALLE  Juan Jose ESP   95 ROOSEN  Timo NED   96 TANKINK  Bram NED   97 VAN HOECKE  Gijs BEL   98 WYNANTS  Maarten BEL NOVO NORDISK (TNN) USA   101 CLANCY  Stephen IRL   102 DE KEIJZER  Gerd NED   103 HENTTALA  Joonas FIN   104 LOZANO RIBA  David ESP   105 PLANET  Charles FRA   106 POLI  Umberto ITA   107 VALOGNES  Quentin FRA   108 WILLIAMS  Christopher AUS SKY (SKY) GBR   111 VIVIANI  Elia ITA   112 BOSWELL  Ian USA   113 DIBBEN  Jonathan GBR   114 GEOGHEGAN HART  Tao GBR   115 GOLAS  Michal POL   116 KNEES  Christian GER   117 MOSCON  Gianni ITA TREK - SEGAFREDO (TFS) USA   121 DEGENKOLB  John GER   122 BEPPU  Fumiyuki JPN   123 BERNARD  Julien FRA   124 DE KORT  Koen NED   125 GOGL  Michael AUT   126 IRIZAR ARANBURU  Markel ESP   127 RAST  Gregory SUI   128 REIJNEN  Kiel USA UAE ABU DHABI (UAD) UAE   131 NOT  Found ---   132 BONO  Matteo ITA   133 CONSONNI  Simone ITA   134 NOT  Found ---   135 FERRARI  Roberto ITA   136 MODOLO  Sacha ITA   137 MOHORIC  Matej SLO   138 POLANC  Jan SLO WILIER TRIESTINA (WIL) ITA   151 MARECZKO  Jakub ITA   152 ANDRIATO  Rafael BRA   153 BERTAZZO  Liam ITA   154 BUSATO  Matteo ITA   155 CECCHIN  Alberto ITA   156 FONZI  Giuseppe ITA   157 MOSCA  Jacopo ITA   158 RODRIGUEZ MARTIN  Cristian ESP   Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Dubai Tour 2017

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

15 Big Photos from Stage 5 — rcs

Stage 5 Results
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)         2:34:12
2  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)          
3  MINALI, Riccardo (AST)       
4  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)        
5  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)        
6  MODOLO, Sacha (UAD)          
7  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)   
8  SIMION Paolo (BRD)           
9  COLBRELLI, Sonny (TBM)       
10 GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)     
11 KORSÆTH Truls (ASTANA)       
12 POLANC, Jan (UAD)            
13 BLYTHE, Adam (ABS)           
14 STEWART, Thomas (ONE)        
15 GERTS, Floris (BMC)              + 3
16 DOWSETT, Alex (MOV)          
17 MARECZKO, Jakub (WIL)        
18 RENSHAW, Mark (DDD)          
19 MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)         
20 FENN, Andrew (ABS)           

Final General Classification
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)                 15:08:56
2  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)                 + 18
3  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)                    + 20
4  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)               + 24
5  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)                  
6  STEWART, Thomas (ONE)                
7  MINALI, Riccardo (AST)                   + 26
8  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)                
9  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (DDD)       + 27
10 DOWSETT, Alex (MOV)                  

Marcel Kittel wins final stage as Cavendish suffers mechanical — cyclingnews
Cavendish: I'll be at my best when it really matters — cyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (05:00 Ambient Noise) — LTV
Last 13 Km of Stage 5 (18:37 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:37 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Official Stage 5 Highlights (03:11 English) — DubaiTour
Stage 5 Highlights (07:32 Italian) — rai
Stage 5 Race Report (02:43 English) — gcn
15 Big Photos from Stage 5 — rcs

Stage 5 preview: Dubai → Dubai, 125 km (flat)

February 3 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Saturday 12:35 GST (8:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 12:35 GST (8:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:15 GST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai

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Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

Strong winds force organisers to cancel Stage 4 — cyclingnews
Riders and teams support decision to cancel Dubai Tour stage — cyclingnews
Stage 4 Highlights (07:32 Italian) — rai
22 Big Photos from Stage 4 — rcs

Stage 4 preview: Hatta → Hatta Dam, 109 km (Mountain)

February 2 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Friday 13:00 GST (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hatta, Dubai
Earliest live video: 13:00 GST (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:30 GST (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hatta Dam, Dubai

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Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

51 Big Photos from Stage 3 — rcs

Astana rider kicked out of Dubai Tour for punching Marcel Kittel | https://t.co/yAFpLoO6mb pic.twitter.com/k2oMdaalqO

— Cycling Weekly (@cyclingweekly) February 2, 2017

Stage 3 Results
1  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)                4:03:08
2  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (DDD)   
3  COLBRELLI, Sonny (TBM)               
4  LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (TLJ)    
5  MINALI, Riccardo (AST)               
6  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)           
7  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)                  
8  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)             
9  BLYTHE, Adam (ABS)                   
10 BENNATI, Daniele (MOV)               
11 KITTEL, Marcel (QST)                 
12 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (MOV)         
13 VON HOFF, Steele (ONE)               
14 SIMION, Paolo (BAR)                  
15 MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)                 
16 DIBBEN, Jonathan (SKY)               
17 MARECZKO, Jakub (WIL)                
18 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM)           
19 MODOLO, Sacha (UAD)                  
20 FENN, Andrew (ABS)                   

General Classification after Stage 3
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)                 12:34:54
2  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)                 +  8
3  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)                    + 10
4  BOEM, Nicola (BAR)                       + 13
5  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)               + 14
6  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (DDD)   
7  DOWSETT, Alex (MOV)                  
8  STEWART, Thomas (ONE)                
9  MARECZKO, Jakub (WIL)                    + 16
10 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)                

Degenkolb wins sand-battered stage 3 — cyclingnews
Two sides to every story: Grivko shares account of Dubai skirmish with Kittel that led to expulsion — cyclingtips
Last Km of Stage 3 (01:34 English) — eurosport
Official Stage 3 Highlights (03:16 English) — inCycle
Stage 3 Highlights (07:50 Italian) — rai
Stage 3 Race Report (03:02 English) — gcn
Kittel left with blood pouring from face after punch, Stage 3 (00:59 English) — eurosport
51 Big Photos from Stage 3 — rcs

Stage 3 preview: Dubai → Al Aqah, 200 km (mostly flat)

February 1 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Thursday 10:35 GST (6:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 10:35 GST (6:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:15 GST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Aqah, Dubai

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Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

45 Big Photos from Stage 2 — rcs

Stage 2 Results
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)                4:25:33
2  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)            
3  MARECZKO, Jakub (WIL)               
4  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)               
5  MODOLO, Sacha (UAD)                 
6  LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (TLJ)   
7  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)               
8  MINALI, Riccardo (AST)              
9  MARONESE, Marco (BAR)               
10 BLYTHE, Adam (ABS)                  
11 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)          
12 GIBBONS, Ryan (DDD)                 
13 MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)                
14 VON HOFF, Steele (ONE)              
15 TRENTIN, Matteo (QST)               
16 FENN, Andrew (ABS)                  
17 ROSSKOPF, Joseph (BMC)              
18 SIMION, Paolo (BAR)                 
19 FERRARI, Roberto (UAD)              
20 VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)                 

General Classification after Stage 2
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)                      8:31:46
2  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)                     +  8
3  BOEM, Nicola (BAR)                           + 13
4  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)                   + 14
5  STEWART, Thomas (ONE)                     
6  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)                        + 16
7  MARECZKO, Jakub (WIL)                     
8  MIRZA BANIHAMMAD Yousef (UAE ABU DHABI)   
9  DILLIER, Silvan (BMC)                     
10 WILLIAMS, Peter (ONE)                        + 19

Kittel doubles up on stage 2 — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:30 English) — eurosport
Official Stage 2 Highlights (03:14 English) — cyclingnewstv
Stage 2 Highlights (08:07 Italian) — rai
45 Big Photos from Stage 2 — rcs
Behind the scenes, Stage 2 (01:04 English) — TeamNovoNordisk
Stage 2 Race Report (02:34 English) — gcn

Stage 2 preview: Dubai → Ras al Khaimah, 188 km (flat)

January 31 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Wednesday 11:00 GST (7:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 11:00 GST (7:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:05 GST (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ras al Khaimah, Dubai

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Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

28 Big Photos from Stage 1 — rcs

Stage 1 Results
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)                 4:06:33
2  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)             
3  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)                
4  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)                
5  MODOLO, Sacha (UAD)                  
6  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)                  
7  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)           
8  CONSONNI, Simone (UAD)               
9  VON HOFF, Steele (ONE)               
10 BLYTHE, Adam (ABS)                   
11 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (DDD)   
12 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (TLJ)    
13 MINALI, Riccardo (AST)               
14 DE KORT, Koen (TFS)                  
15 SIMION, Paolo (BAR)                  
16 VLIEGEN, Loïc (BMC)                  
17 FENN, Andrew (ABS)                   
18 MARECZKO, Jakub (WIL)                
19 DOWSETT, Alex (MOV)                  
20 BENNATI, Daniele (MOV)               

General Classification after Stage 1
1  KITTEL, Marcel (QST)         4:06:23
2  BOEM, Nicola (BAR)              +  3
3  GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ)        +  4
4  STEWART, Thomas (ONE)        
5  CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD)           +  6
6  DILLIER, Silvan (BMC)        
7  DEGENKOLB, John (TFS)           + 10
8  MODOLO, Sacha (UAD)          
9  VIVIANI, Elia (SKY)          
10 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)   

Kittel takes stage 1 sprint — cyclingnews
Groenewegen gains ground against Goliath lead-out trains — cyclingnews
Cavendish sprints to third on a flat tire in Dubai — velonews
Kittel savours his first win on disc brakes — cyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 1 (05:00 Ambient Noise) — LTV
Last Km of Stage 1 (02:04 English) — eurosport
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:12 English) — inCycle
Stage 1 Highlights (06:26 Italian) — rai
28 Big Photos from Stage 1 — rcs
Behind the scenes, Stage 1 (00:53 Ambient Noise) — TeamNovoNordisk
Stage 1 Race Report (02:49 English) — gcn

Stage 1 preview: Dubai → Dubai, 181 km (flat)

January 30 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Tuesday 11:10 GST (7:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Dubai
Earliest live video: 11:10 GST (7:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:05 GST (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dubai, Palm Jumeirah

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2017 Dubai Tour Preview

January 30 update:
32 Big Photos from the Pre-Race Press Conference and Teams Presentation — rcs
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Cavendish: I'll always get angry when I lose — cyclingnews
Kittel to use disc brakes at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Drone shots of Astana training before the start of Dubai Tour (00:21 Music) — @AstanaTeam
Preview: Cavendish, Kittel and Viviani facing a desert storm — cyclingnews

January 28 update:
Cavendish to kick off 2017 season at Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Kittel hoping to get 2017 off on the right foot at the Dubai Tour — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel set for first sprint clash at Dubai Tour — cyclingweekly

December 13 update:
2017 Route Flythrough (07:44 Music) — DubaiTour

Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

January 28 update: A work in progress for 2017 Dubai 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

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (arabic or english)   tv schedule
	live videom (english)    live videom (english)    live video ($ english)   tv schedule (british)   tv schedule (int'l/cet)	English.
	live video (english)   tv schedule	South Africa, restricted
	live video (french)	French, restricted to France
Dubai Tour	live ticker	Official text updates
	live text updates	English,
	steephill text updates  official text updates	updates for results, photos and video
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

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2017 Dubai Tour Route Map

Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.
2017 Route Flythrough (07:44 Music) — DubaiTour

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