Abu Dhabi Tour 2018

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Stage victory atop Jabeel Hafeet sealed overall Abu Dhabi Tour victory for Alejandro Valverde. The Spaniard winning his first stage race outside of Europe ahead of Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana).

There was a full reshuffle of the top-ten on GC with the sole summit finish of the race once again crucial in deciding the red jersey winner. Rohan Dennis was unable to match the high pace on the climb with Valverde and Lopez skipping clear of their rivals and ending the GC hopes of the Australian. The first chase group, which included Kelderman, was lead over the line by Julian Alaphilippe 15 seconds in arrears to Valverde and Lopez.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team16:00:11
2Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb0:00:17
3Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team0:00:29
4Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors0:00:31
5Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:45
6Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:13
7Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:01:18
8Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates0:01:28
9Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:01:29
10Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:37

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