Elia Viviani wins fifth edition of Dubai Tour after bunch sprint finish

Sport360 staff 16:31 10/02/2018
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  • Elia Viviani makes his way over the finish line first.

    Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) won the fifth edition of the Dubai Tour on Saturday, crossing the finish line first in the Dubai City Walk in a bunch sprint, after 132km of racing.

    On the podium he received the Circle of Stars, the winner’s trophy, from H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

    Second classified was the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana Pro Team), with Italian Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) third placed on General Classification.

    GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
    1 – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)

    2 – Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana Pro Team) at 12”
    3 – Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) at 14″

    JERSEYS

    The Blue Jersey, sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Dubai (General individual classification by time) – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)

    The Red Jersey, sponsored by Emirates (General individual classification by points) – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)

    The White Jersey, sponsored by RTA – Roads and Transport Authority (Best Young Rider born after 1 January 1993) – Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana Pro Team)

    The UAE Flag Jersey, sponsored by DHA – Dubai Health Authority (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) – Quentin Valognes (Team Novo Nordisk)

    STAGE RESULT

    1 – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) 132km in 3h05’28”, average speed 42.703km/h
    2 – Marco Haller (Katusha-Alpecin) s.t.
    3 – Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) s.t.

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