Extreme heats causes stage shortening at Abu Dhabi Tour

By Stephen Farrand
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Riders ask for stage to be shortened

The Abu Dhabi Tour press conference

The Abu Dhabi Tour press conference (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The first stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour was reduced by 14.5km due to the high temperatures the riders faced on the desert roads.

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Stephen Farrand
Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.