Guardini wins heat-shortened opening stage of Abu Dhabi Tour

Andrea Guardini (Astana) won the opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour, after it was shortened due to the heat. Guardini was forced to jump around a slowing Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) but still had the legs to beat Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) Sagan’s teammate Daniele Bennati.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team4:21:11
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 1 - Cell 2
3Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Edwin Avila (Col) ColombiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Elia Viviani (Ita) Team SkyRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 8 - Cell 2
10Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 9 - Cell 2
11Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 14 - Cell 2
16Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 20 - Cell 2
22Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Sebastián Molano (Col) ColombiaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Theo Bos (Ned) MTN - QhubekaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Wouter Poels (Ned) Team SkyRow 26 - Cell 2
28Christopher Latham (GBr) Team WigginsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Hussein Ahmed Abdulla Jaber (UAE) UAERow 28 - Cell 2
30Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 29 - Cell 2
31Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdgeRow 30 - Cell 2
32Leopold Konig (Cze) Team SkyRow 31 - Cell 2
33Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) ColombiaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 35 - Cell 2
37Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 36 - Cell 2
38Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 42 - Cell 2
44Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 46 - Cell 2
48Carlos Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Daniel Martinez (Col) ColombiaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 51 - Cell 2
53Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 52 - Cell 2
54Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdgeRow 54 - Cell 2
56Alex Cano (Col) ColombiaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Sebastian Henao (Col) Team SkyRow 59 - Cell 2
61Mohammed Abdulrahim Al Majid (UAE) UAERow 60 - Cell 2
62Mohammed Alblooshi (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 62 - Cell 2
64Daniel Pearson (GBr) Team WigginsRow 63 - Cell 2
65Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 66 - Cell 2
68Iain Paton (GBr) Team WigginsRow 67 - Cell 2
69Michael Thompson (GBr) Team WigginsRow 68 - Cell 2
70Rafaâ Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 70 - Cell 2
72Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Gang Xu (Chn) Lampre-MeridaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Ali Ibrahim Abdulla Ammar (UAE) UAERow 74 - Cell 2
76Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 75 - Cell 2
77Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Daniel Patten (GBr) Team WigginsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 78 - Cell 2
80Luc Hall (GBr) Team WigginsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:17
83Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:21
84Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 84 - Cell 2
86Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:00:33
87Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:36
88Mansour Thani (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:00:42
89Mario Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdgeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 92 - Cell 2
94Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 93 - Cell 2
95Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 95 - Cell 2
97Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdgeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 97 - Cell 2
99Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team SkyRow 98 - Cell 2
100Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 99 - Cell 2
101Soudir Shir Mohamad Talal (UAE) UAERow 100 - Cell 2
102Sodir Shir Mohamad Khayyam (UAE) UAERow 101 - Cell 2
103William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
DNSYoucef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - QhubekaRow 103 - Cell 2
DNSJacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team KatushaRow 104 - Cell 2
DNSTanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFTravis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFYousef Ahmed Abdulla Ahmed (UAE) UAERow 107 - Cell 2
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team20pts
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step16Row 1 - Cell 3
3Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling7Row 4 - Cell 3
6Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 182Row 8 - Cell 3
10Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Alpecin1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Liwa, km. 70.1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling8pts
2Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Liwa, km. 101.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 188pts
2Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling13:03:33
2Tinkoff-SaxoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Movistar TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Bora-Argon 18Row 3 - Cell 2
5ColombiaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team SkyRow 5 - Cell 2
7Drapac Professional CyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9MTN - QhubekaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Astana Pro TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Etixx - Quick-StepRow 11 - Cell 2
13Orica GreenEdgeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Team Giant-AlpecinRow 13 - Cell 2
15Team KatushaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Team WIGGINSRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lampre-MeridaRow 16 - Cell 2