Dubai Tour preview: Cavendish, Kittel and Viviani facing a desert storm

Some of the best sprinters in the world will clash in this week's Dubai Tour, with Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors), John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) and Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) all making their season debuts in the shadow of the Dubai skyscrapers and on the desert roads. Importantly, all have strong and experienced lead-out trains to help them in the sprint finishes.

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Stephen Farrand
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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.

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