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Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) continued his winning start to the season at the Dubai Tour as he won the final stage and sealed overall victory. The German beat Italians Elia Viviani and Riccardo Minali while Mark Cavendish was back in fourth place.
Kittel won the overall by 18 seconds over Dylan Groenewegen while John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) rounded out the general classification podium in third place.
Stage 5 Brief Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | 2:34:12 |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | 15:08:56 |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:00:18 |
| 3 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:20 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:24 |
| 5 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Thomas Stewart (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:26 |
| 8 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:00:27 |
| 10 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
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Dubai Tour31 January 2017 - 4 February 2017 | Dubai | 2.HC

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