Dubai Tour: Kittel wins final stage to claim overall victory
German outsprints Viviani and Cavendish, Nizzolo out of the bonus seconds
Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) sprinted to victory on the final stage of the Dubai Tour, outpacing Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) to seal his second stage win of the four-day race. Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo), the race leader on the day, lost ground in the run-up to the sprint and found himself well back, leaving the door open for Kittel to cap his first race in Etixx-QuickStep colours with the general classification victory.
The German's teammates hit the front going into the final kilometre of the stage, which finished in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, and he showed himself to be the strongest in the sprint. Viviani fought hard on Kittel's wheel but was unable to come past, while Cavendish faded to finish a couple of bike lengths back in third.
Kittel wins the overall title by four seconds from Nizzolo, having started the day six seconds back before sweeping up the 10 bonus seconds on the finish line. Juan José Lobato (Movistar), who won stage 3 to the Hatta Dam, finished third overall at six seconds.
"I am really really happy - I was already dreaming about this moment yesterday, and I really wanted it," said a jubilant Kittel.
"The team was fantastic in the final - we did an incredible job. When you look at the other teams they all came way too early, but we stayed calm and came in the right moment. It's great to finish the Dubai Tour, my first race with Etixx, like this.
"My confidence is now probably 1000 times higher than a year ago. I am incredibly proud to start like this. I felt super when I came to Dubai and I think that's the perfect base to start the new season."
How it unfolded
The fourth and final stage of the 2016 Dubai Tour was started out as usual from the Dubai Maritime Club and took riders on a flat but sinuous city-centre route.
The breakaway, which would always have its work cut out given the parcours, formed early and was made up of Daniel Teklehaimanot (Dimension Data), Rui Costa, Jan Polanc (both Lampre-Merida), Sebastian Lander (ONE Pro), Roy Curvers (Giant-Alpecin), and Mark Christian (Team Wiggins).
With a bunch sprint pretty much inevitable, the escape group's lead stayed at around the three-minute mark for much of the day, and former world champion Costa jumped away to take both intermediate sprints, the second of which came with 35km remaining.
Soon after, the peloton decided to step on the gas and reel them in, with Etixx, Astana, Trek-Segafredo, and Tinkoff all prominent. The bridge was made with 12km and Astana and Tinkoff were the teams setting the pace on the twisty roads.
Going into the crucial kilometres, Etixx-QuickStep took control for Kittel before Trek took it up under the flamme rouge. However, Nizzolo was not in tow and as his leadout men looked around to find him, Etixx once again hit the front, with Fabio Sabatini leading Kittel through a right-hander before pulling off and letting his teammate finish the job.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | 2:50:47 |
2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Yanto Barker (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Chris Opie (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Wiggins | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jesus Alberto Rubio (UAE) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Daniel Patten (GBr) Team Wiggins | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Astana Pro Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jaber Almansoori (UAE) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Yousif Mirza (UAE) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Carter Jones (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Essaid Abelouache (Mar) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Adil Jelloul (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Kamberaj Xhuliano (Alb) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Hayden Mccormick (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Peter Williams (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Ibrahim Al Ali (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Christopher Latham (GBr) Team Wiggins | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Majid Albalushi (UAE) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Wiggins | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Michal Kolar (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Dimension Data | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Team Wiggins | 0:00:23 |
86 | Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:26 |
89 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:29 |
90 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:31 |
93 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Songezo Jim (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Lampre - Merida | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Wiggins | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Ahmed Almansouri (UAE) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:00:39 |
107 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:41 |
109 | Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:43 |
110 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Wiggins | 0:00:49 |
111 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:54 |
113 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky | 0:01:01 |
114 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:09 |
115 | Sebastian Lander (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Martin Mortensen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Tariq Obaid (UAE) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | 0:01:41 |
120 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 0:02:19 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | 25 | pts |
2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | 16 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | 11 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | 8 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 6 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 5 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 5 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | 5 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | 4 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Yanto Barker (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 5 | pts |
2 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 5 | pts |
2 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Wiggins | 116 | pts |
2 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 114 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | 114 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 114 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | 114 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Songezo Jim (RSA) Dimension Data | 114 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Trek - Segafredo | 8:32:21 |
2 | Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Movistar Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tinkoff | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Team Sky | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Lampre - Merida | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | One Pro Cycling | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Team Giant - Alpecin | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | BMC Racing Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Team Novo Nordisk | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Astana Pro Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Team Wiggins | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Dimension Data | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | 14:46:54 |
2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:04 |
3 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:06 |
4 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:16 |
5 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:23 |
6 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:25 |
7 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:28 |
9 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | 0:00:29 |
11 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | 0:00:32 |
12 | Jesus Alberto Rubio (UAE) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | 0:00:33 |
13 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team-Dubai | 0:00:35 |
14 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | 0:00:41 |
16 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:43 |
17 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Al |