Chaves wins inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour

Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) won the inaugural four-day-Abu Dhabi Tour, finishing safely in the peloton on the final stage on the Yas Marina Formula One circuit.

Elia Viviani (Team Sky) won the final stage after 20 high-speed laps of the five-kilometre circuit, beating Peter Sagan (Tinkoff Saxo) and Andrea Guardini (Astana)

The 110km stage was raced at twilight, giving the riders a respite from the scorching temperatures they faced during the first three stages. They started in the evening sun but the stage ended in the dark with huge lights illuminating the circuit. Racing on a closed circuit allowed for live on-board images to be produced and transmitted during the stage due to an agreement between race organisers RCS Sport and the Velon teams. World Champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) also carried out a fake pit stop after six laps to change his bike and helmet.

Chaves celebrated victory with his Orica-GreenEdge teammates. It's his first ever stage race success and comes after his two stage victories at the Vuelta a Espana and fifth overall.

The 25-year-old Colombian set up victory by winning the key mountain stage to Jebel Hafeet on Saturday. Chaves attacked alone five kilometres from the finish and distanced all his rivals. Only Wout Poels (Team Sky) was able to close the gap with a paced pursuit. However, the Dutchman slipped out on the final corner after sprinting ahead to enter the corner first. Chaves avoided hitting him and won alone, sportingly refusing to celebrate. Fabio Aru (Astana) also passed Poels to finish second, with the Dutchman finishing third after rushing to get back up.

Chaves won the Abu Dhabi Tour by 16 seconds ahead of the Italian with Poels third overall at 27 seconds. Jani Brajkovic (UnitedHealthcare) finished an impressive fourth on the mountain stage and was fourth overall at 41 seconds.

The last stage again saw an early break go clear, with Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-QuickStep), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) and Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) surging away on the opening laps. They opened a two-minute gap and fought for the three €6000 sprint prizes awarded on laps 6, 11 and 16. However, Orica-GreenEdge led the peloton and the chase for much of the stage, with Team Sky and Lampre-Merida also helping to ensure the stage ended in a sprint.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky2:22:43
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 5 - Cell 2
7Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 11 - Cell 2
13Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 15 - Cell 2
17Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 18 - Cell 2
20Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 20 - Cell 2
22Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdgeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Christopher Latham (GBr) Team WigginsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Wouter Poels (Ned) Team SkyRow 23 - Cell 2
25Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Leopold Konig (Cze) Team SkyRow 26 - Cell 2
28Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenEdgeRow 28 - Cell 2
30Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 30 - Cell 2
32Daniel Martínez (Col) ColombiaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 35 - Cell 2
37Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 36 - Cell 2
38Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) ColombiaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia0:00:10
46Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 45 - Cell 2
47Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:00:12
48Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Michael Thompson (GBr) Team WigginsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Carlos Mario Ramirez Botero (Col) ColombiaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:00:15
53Jaber Almansory (UAE) UAE0:00:19
54Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 53 - Cell 2
55Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:38
56Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:41
57Daniel Pearson (GBr) Team WigginsRow 56 - Cell 2
58Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 59 - Cell 2
61Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Alex Cano Ardila (Col) ColombiaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky0:00:59
64Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:03
65Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 65 - Cell 2
67Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 66 - Cell 2
68Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:07
69Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:11
70Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:15
71Mario Jorge Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Gang Xu (Chn) Lampre-MeridaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team SkyRow 73 - Cell 2
75Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Hassan Mohammed Al Murawwi (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 80 - Cell 2
82Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge0:01:18
83Daniel Patten (GBr) Team Wiggins0:01:22
84Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Luc Hall (GBr) Team Wiggins0:01:29
86Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge0:01:32
87Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - QhubekaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:01:56
89Majid Albalooshi (UAE) UAERow 88 - Cell 2
90Iain Paton (GBr) Team WigginsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:58
92John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:02:38
93Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:52
94Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:03:27
DNFKhaiam Alboloshi (UAE) UAERow 95 - Cell 2
DNFTalal Al Balooshi (UAE) UAERow 96 - Cell 2
DNFMansoor Ali Shambih (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFCheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFAmmar Abdulla (UAE) UAERow 99 - Cell 2

Final General Classification

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenEdge13:13:55
2Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:16
3Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky0:00:27
4Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:00:41
5Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:23
7Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:29
8Leopold Konig (Cze) Team SkyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:01:40
11Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:02:26
13Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:02:27
14Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:02:30
15Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:51
16Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:03:23
17Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:03:24
18Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team0:03:25
19Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia0:04:02
20Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:04:15
21Daniel Pearson (GBr) Team Wiggins0:04:18
22Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:34
23Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:04:44
24Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:04:56
25Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:05:59
26Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:06:16
28Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha0:07:14
29Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:07:52
30Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:08:03
31Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:08:42
32Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge0:08:49
33Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia0:10:04
34Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:10:09
35Carlos Mario Ramirez Botero (Col) Colombia0:10:16
36Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia0:10:45
37Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge0:10:58
38Michael Thompson (GBr) Team Wiggins0:11:00
39Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:11:11
40Daniel Patten (GBr) Team Wiggins0:11:26
41Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:11:29
42Hassan Mohammed Al Murawwi (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:12:03
43Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:12:15
45Mario Jorge Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:12:45
46Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:12:55
47Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team0:12:56
48Jaber Almansory (UAE) UAE0:14:18
49Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:15:11
50Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 49 - Cell 2
51Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia0:15:21
52Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:15:56
53Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky0:15:58
54Gang Xu China Lampre-MeridaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:16:21
56Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:16:31
57Christopher Latham (GBr) Team Wiggins0:18:21
58Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:18:45
59Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky0:19:32
60Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:19:38
61Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo0:19:41
62Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:19:42
63Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:19:49
64Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 63 - Cell 2
65Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:19:53
66Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 65 - Cell 2
67Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 67 - Cell 2
69Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:20:08
72Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step0:20:47
73Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:20:48
75Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:21:10
76Luc Hall (GBr) Team Wiggins0:21:22
77Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo0:21:35
78Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:21:39
79Majid Albalooshi (UAE) UAE0:21:49
80Iain Paton (GBr) Team WigginsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:21:55
82Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:22:29
83John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:22:31
84Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:22:41
85Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:22:44
86Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:22:46
87Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:22:51
89Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky0:23:07
90Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:23:50
91Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha0:23:58
92Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge0:24:39
93Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:24:48
94Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka0:25:31
95William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:33:37

Points Classification

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky49pts
2Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team35Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo32Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling29Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step21Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenEdge20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team18Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team18Row 7 - Cell 3
9Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team16Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling16Row 9 - Cell 3

Sprint Classification

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling29pts
2Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team13Row 4 - Cell 3
6Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team11Row 5 - Cell 3
7William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling8Row 6 - Cell 3
8Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha5Row 9 - Cell 3

Best Young Rider

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenEdge13:13:55
2Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:16
3Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:01:40
4Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:02:27
5Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:51
6Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:03:24
7Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia0:04:02
8Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:04:15
9Daniel Pearson (GBr) Team Wiggins0:04:18
10Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:04:44

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