Dubai, 4 February 2017 – Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) has won the fourth edition of the Dubai Tour, crossing the finish line first in the Dubai City Walk in a bunch sprint, after 124km of racing. On the podium he received the Circle of Stars, the winner's trophy, from H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
STAGE RESULT
1 - Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) 124km in 2h34’12", average speed 48.249km/h
2 - Elia Viviani (Team Sky) s.t.
3 - Riccardo Minali (Astana Pro Team) s.t.
4 - Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) s.t.
5 - John Degenkolb (Trek - Segafredo) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 - Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) in 15h08’56"
2 - Dylan Groenewegen (Team Lotto NL - Jumbo) at 18''
3 - John Degenkolb (Trek - Segafredo) at 20"
JERSEYS
The Blue Jersey, sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Dubai (General individual classification by time) - Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
The Red Jersey, sponsored by Emirates (General individual classification by points) - Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
The White Jersey, sponsored by RTA - Roads and Transport Authority (Best Young Rider born after 1 January 1992) - Dylan Groenewegen (Team Lotto NL - Jumbo)
The UAE Flag Jersey, sponsored by DHA - Dubai Health Authority (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) - Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF)
Seconds after the stage finish, a victorious Marcel Kittel said: "I'm extremely proud of what I achieved today: my second Dubai Tour overall in a row, my 75th career victory... When I came back to Dubai, I thought this is a nice race, it's a goal for me, but I didn't think it would go so well. The team did a really god job. It's a very nice way to start the season. It was a short stage after the cancellation of stage 4 and we tried to control the race from the very beginning. The breakaway wasn't too big so it went very well for us. At the end, it didn't go exactly according to the plan because Fabio Sabatini's chain fell off. He was supposed to be my last lead out man, so I had to go by myself but at the end I was well positioned, so I could do my sprint as I wanted to."
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