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Marcel Kittel Sprints to opening Stage Victory at Dubai Tour

Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) sprinted to victory during the opening stage of the Dubai Tour

The German powerhouse was delivered into perfect position by his QuickStep teammates during the closing 150 meters to hold-off Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto Jumbo NL), while a late puncture relegated Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) to a third place finish.

A group of five riders containing Daniel Pearson (Aqua Blue Sport), Nicola Boem (Bardiani), Silvan Dillier (BMC), Thomas Stewart (One Pro Cycling) and Matteo Bono (UAE Abu Dhabi) marked the day’s first breakaway group, with the escapees subsequently building up a sizable advantage of almost five minutes over the peloton.

Boem was the first in the group to lose contact with his breakaway companions, while the peloton intensified its chase.

The escapees were eventually reined in during the final 10 kilometers under the auspices of Quick-Step’s Bob Jungels who to lead the chase effort in earnest.

From there, teams began jockeying for position as they ushered their respective sprinters into place.

As the race made its way into the final three kilometers, Quick-Step continued to dominate the front, while Cavendish proceeded to latch onto Kittel’s wheel.

In turn, Adam Blythe attached himself to Cavendish, while Groenewegen, Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and John Degenkolb (Tek-Segafredo) moved into the fray as well.

However, a concerted effort by QuickStep to move Kittel into perfect position proved unassailable by Cavendish et al, as the German sprinter easily held-off his rivals to seize the stage honors and his first victory of the season.

Dubai Tour 2017 – Stage 1 results (Dubai – Dubai):

1 Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) 4:06:33
2 Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) ,,
3 Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) ,,
4 John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) ,,
5 Sacha Modolo (UAE Abu Dhabi) ,,
6 Elia Viviani (Team Sky)  ,,
7 Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC) ,,
8 Simone Consonni (UAE Abu Dhabi) ,,
9 Steele Von Hoff (ONE) ,,
10 Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) ,,

General classification after stage 1:

1 Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) 4:06:33
2 Nicola Boem (Bardiani-CSF) +03”
3 Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) +04”
4 Thomas Stewart (ONE) ,,
5 Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) +06”
6 Silvan Dillier (BMC) ,,
7 John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) +10”
8 Sacha Modolo (UAE Abu Dhabi) ,,
9 Elia Viviani (Team Sky) ,,
10 Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC) ,,

VIDEO: 2017 Tour of Dubai Stage 1 Highlights

 
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