Abu Dhabi Tour (2018) Photos; Stage 0: Pre-Race/ Race Presentation
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Pre-Race Training at Yas Marina race track		share this photo
Mark Cavendish		share this photo
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Sunweb's Wilco KELDERMAN and Tom DUMOULIN		share this photo
Photo-op with Dumoulin, Viviani, Valvarde, Costa, Cavendish, Dennis, Aru, Kittel		share this photo
Race favorites press-conference		share this photo
Elia Viviani (ITA - Quick-Step Floors): “I’ve had an amazing start to the season in Australia, which continued with winning the Dubai Tour, but I want more. I’ve spent one week at home after a long way away. For the Abu Dhabi Tour, we have a very strong team and Julian Alaphilippe for GC. The world’s best sprinters are here. The addition of André Greipel and Caleb Ewan will not change the dynamic of the sprints we had in Dubai – we expect really powerful sprints again.”		share this photo
Marcel Kittel (GER - Katusha Alpecin): “I have good memories from the Abu Dhabi Tour and I came very well motivated. We had a good start in Dubai and we want to do even better here, but we will not only focus on sprinting, we’ll also try to win GC [with Ilnur Zakarin].”		share this photo
Mark Cavendish (British Isles - Team Dimension Data): “My legs were all right again in Oman after my stage victory in Dubai. It makes it a long time racing in the Middle East, but it’s an honor to come back to Abu Dhabi. We have a GC team here, I’ll be missing my lead out guys who are injured or sick, but I want to be successful.”		share this photo
Rohan Dennis (AUS - BMC Racing Team): “I recently got married, so this trip to Abu Dhabi is like a honeymoon for me. After my wedding in Australia, I spent one week in Girona, Spain, so I went from heat to cold and back to heat again. The Time Trial is only 12km long, so I don’t think it’s gonna play that much importance in the final result.”		share this photo
Fabio Aru (ITA - UAE Team Emirates): “For sure I’m delighted to start the season with my new team here. It’s my third time racing the Abu Dhabi Tour. The Time Trial makes it a slightly different race this time. It’ll put more riders into the mix for the overall victory.”		share this photo
Tom Dumoulin (NED - Team Sunweb): “I just saw my time trial world champion jersey. It’s amazing, so I’m looking forward to wearing it. The Abu Dhabi Tour has a perfect course for me with the Time Trial and the uphill finish. We came here with a good team, including Wilco Kelderman riding for GC.”		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde (ESP - Movistar Team): “I’ve fully recovered from my crash at the Tour de France last year and I’ve started the new season well with a victory in Valencia. The Abu Dhabi Tour is a great race: this is my second participation and I hope to enjoy it a lot.”		share this photo
Last year's overall winner, Rui Costa (POR - UAE Team Emirates): “The new route with a Time Trial changes the tactic. But Jabel Hafeet remains a hard climb, it’s 25 minutes of climbing. It’s not easy to be the defending champion and, racing on home soil we have many motivated riders like Aru, Kristoff and Ulissi.”		share this photo
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Abu Dhabi Tour (2018) Photos; Stage 0: Pre-Race/ Race Presentation
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