2015 Abu Dhabi Tour (2.1),
Abu Dhabi

1st edition: Oct 8 - Oct 11, 2015

Abu Dhabi Tour index page | 2016 edition | Start list

Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4

Sunday, October 11: 4th and final stage, Yas Island Circuit, 20 x 5.5 km = 110 km

Stage 4 map | Stage 4 video

Elia Viviani wins Abu Dhabi stage 4

The stage: The entire stage takes place in the Yas Marina Autodrome. The peloton will complete 20 laps with velodrome racing characteristics, interspersed with intermediate sprints. The circuit is wide and the surface is in impeccable condition.

The race: A warm day/evening in the desert, 36C (96.8F). The final stage was held late in the day and the final laps of the circuit race were run under lights.

An early break of Eduard Vorganov, Gianluca Brambilla and Alexey Lutsenko went clear, but the pack was intent upon a sprint finish and the trio were rounded up, making for a big romp to the line.

Elia Viviani is enjoying good form, having already won stage 2 of the Abu Dhabi Tour.

Race leader Johan Esteban Chaves finished 29th, in the front group, to preserve his overall lead and become the winner of the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour.

Complete Results:

Stage 4 video

110 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.245 km/hr

1	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	2:22:43
2	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
3	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	s.t.
4	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
5	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
6	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
7	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
8	Juan Jose LOBATO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
10	Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
11	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
12	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
13	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
14	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	s.t.
15	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
16	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
17	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
18	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
19	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
20	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
22	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
23	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
24	Wouter POELS	SKY	s.t.
25	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
26	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
27	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
28	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
29	Johan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
30	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	s.t.
31	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
32	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
33	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
34	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
35	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
36	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
37	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
38	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	s.t.
39	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	s.t.
40	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	s.t.
41	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
42	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
43	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
44	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	s.t.
45	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	@ 10sec
46	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
47	Ben SWIFT	SKY	12
48	Manuel SENNI	BMC	s.t.
49	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
50	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ BOTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
51	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
52	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	15
53	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	19
54	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
55	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	38
56	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	41
57	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
58	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
59	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
60	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
61	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
62	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
63	Andrew FENN	SKY	59
64	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+1:03
65	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
66	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
67	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	+1:07
69	Carlos VERONA QUINTANILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:11
70	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:15
71	Mario Jorge FARIA DA COSTA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
72	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
73	Rafaa CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
74	Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ	SKY	s.t.
75	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
76	Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL	KATUSHA	s.t.
77	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
78	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
79	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
80	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
81	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
82	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+1:18
83	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	+1:22
84	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	s.t.
85	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	+1:29
86	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+1:32
87	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
88	Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+1:56
89	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
90	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
91	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	+1:58
92	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+2:38
93	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	+2:52
94	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	s.t.
95	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	+3:27
DNF	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DNF	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DNF	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DUBAI
DNF	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN
DNF	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Final GC after stage 4:

• Final GC leader: Johan Esteban Chaves
• Final points classification leader: Elia Viviani
• Final sprint classification leader: Alessandro Bazzana
• Final young rider classification leader: Johan Esteban Chaves

540 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.810 km/hr

1	Johan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	13:13:55
2	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	@ 16sec
3	Wouter POELS	SKY	27
4	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	41
5	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
6	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:23
7	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	+1:29
8	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
9	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
10	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	+1:40
11	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	+2:26
13	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	+2:27
14	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	+2:30
15	Carlos VERONA QUINTANILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+2:51
16	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+3:23
17	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	+3:24
18	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	+3:25
19	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	+4:02
20	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+4:15
21	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	+4:18
22	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	+4:34
23	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	+4:44
24	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+4:56
25	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	+5:59
26	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
27	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	+6:16
28	Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL	KATUSHA	+7:14
29	Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+7:52
30	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	+8:03
31	Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL	MOVISTAR	+8:42
32	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+8:49
33	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA VANEGAS	COLOMBIA	+10:04
34	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	+10:09
35	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ BOTERO	COLOMBIA	+10:16
36	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	+10:45
37	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+10:58
38	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	+11:00
39	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	+11:11
40	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	+11:26
41	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+11:29
42	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+12:03
43	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
44	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+12:15
45	Mario Jorge FARIA DA COSTA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+12:45
46	Manuel SENNI	BMC	+12:55
47	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	+12:56
48	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+14:18
49	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+15:11
50	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
51	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	+15:21
52	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+15:56
53	Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ	SKY	+15:58
54	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
55	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	+16:21
56	Rafaa CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+16:31
57	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	+18:21
58	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	+18:45
59	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	+19:32
60	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	+19:38
61	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	+19:41
62	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+19:42
63	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	+19:49
64	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+19:49
65	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+19:53
66	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
67	Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
68	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
69	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
70	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
71	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	+20:08
72	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+20:47
73	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
74	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+20:48
75	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	+21:10
76	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	+21:22
77	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	+21:35
78	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	+21:39
79	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+21:49
80	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
81	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	+21:55
82	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+22:29
83	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+22:31
84	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	+22:41
85	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+22:44
86	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+22:46
87	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	s.t.
88	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+22:51
89	Andrew FENN	SKY	+23:07
90	Ben SWIFT	SKY	+23:50
91	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	+23:58
92	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+24:39
93	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+24:48
94	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	+25:31
95	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	+33:37

Stage 4 video:

Stage 4 map:

Stage 4 map

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Saturday, October 10: Stage 3, Al Ain (Al Qattara Souq) - Jebel Hafeet, 142 km

Course map and profile | Video

Esteban Chaves didn't celebrate as he crossed the line.

The stage: The toughest stage of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour. Starting from Al Qattara Souq, the first 33 kilometres follow a series of wide, straight roads, then the peloton will trace a wide circle around the city, crossing the Green Mubazzarah oasis before starting the final climb. 11km long, the Jebel Hafeet ascent reaches an altitude of 1,000m on gradients that average 7.5% and touch 12% on the lower slopes.

The roadway is wide, in good condition and winds up the mountain through a series of wide bends. There is a short descent with 1.5 km to go, followed by a shallow climb up to the finish line. The final climb will, in all probability, decide the General Classification.

The Race: Another hot day in Abu Dhabi. The temperature near the end of the stage was 38C (100.4F).

Stage 3, the only stage with a hilltop finish, was always going to be the one that decided the Abu Dhabi Tour's final winner. It's a shame the race was decided the way it was.

The pack was together for the stiff climb to Jebel Hafeet. The first real attack was from Alejandro Valverde. Though Valverde was retrieved, his move shattered the peloton. Then Vincenzo Nibali, who has been enjoying a wonderful run of good form, gave it a shot, to be quickly joined by Gianluca Brambilla.

Then Johan Esteban Chaves dropped the hammer, going by everyone. Remarkably, Sky rider Wouter Poels bridged up to Chaves. The two motored to the finish with Poels leading and looking the stronger of the two.

Then, disaster struck. Poels went down in the final corner, giving Chaves the gift of the stage win and the GC leadership. Poels got back up, but the best he could do at that point was third. You can see it on the video.

Complete Results:

Video

1	Johan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	3:28:04
2	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	@ 12sec
3	Wouter POELS	SKY	21
4	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	31
5	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
6	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:19
7	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
8	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
9	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
10	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	+1:30
11	Carlos VERONA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
12	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
13	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	+2:16
14	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	+2:17
15	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	+2:20
16	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	+2:34
17	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	+3:04
18	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+3:13
19	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	+3:27
20	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	+3:52
21	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	+3:54
22	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	+4:02
23	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+4:05
24	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+4:09
25	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	+4:29
26	Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL	KATUSHA	+5:49
27	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	s.t.
28	Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
29	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
30	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	+7:12
31	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+7:21
32	Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL	MOVISTAR	+8:32
33	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	+8:46
34	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
35	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+9:54
36	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
37	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
38	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
39	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ BOTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
40	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
41	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+10:38
42	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
43	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
44	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
45	Mario Jorge FARIA DA COSTA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
46	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
47	Manuel SENNI	BMC	+12:33
48	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+13:49
49	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	+14:33
50	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
51	Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ	SKY	s.t.
52	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
53	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+15:01
54	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+15:01
55	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
56	Rafaa CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+15:11
57	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+15:49
58	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	+16:47
59	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+17:02
60	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	+18:11
61	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	+18:35
62	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+19:43
63	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
64	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	s.t.
65	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
66	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
67	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
68	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
69	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
70	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
71	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
72	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
73	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
75	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
76	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	s.t.
77	Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
78	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
79	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
80	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
81	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
82	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	s.t.
83	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
84	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
85	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
86	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	s.t.
87	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
88	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
89	Ben SWIFT	SKY	s.t.
90	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	s.t.
91	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
92	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
93	Andrew FENN	SKY	s.t.
94	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
95	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
96	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	s.t.
97	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
98	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
99	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	s.t.
100	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1	Johan Esteban CHAVES RUBIO	ORICA-GREENEDGE	10:51:12
2	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	@ 16sec
3	Wouter POELS	SKY	27
4	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	41
5	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
6	Leopold KONIG	SKY	+1:29
7	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
8	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
9	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
10	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	+1:40
11	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	Carlos VERONA QUINTANILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
13	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	+2:26
14	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	+2:27
15	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	+2:30
16	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	+2:44
17	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	+3:14
18	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+3:23
19	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	+3:37
20	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	+4:02
21	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	+4:03
22	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+4:15
23	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
24	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	+4:39
25	Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+5:56
26	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	+5:59
27	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
28	Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL	KATUSHA	s.t.
29	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	+6:16
30	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	+7:22
31	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+7:31
32	Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL	MOVISTAR	+8:42
33	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	+8:54
34	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA VANEGAS	COLOMBIA	+10:04
35	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
36	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ BOTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
37	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
38	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
39	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
40	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	+10:48
41	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
42	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
43	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+10:58
44	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+11:10
45	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+11:12
46	Mario Jorge FARIA DA COSTA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+11:30
47	Manuel SENNI	BMC	+12:43
48	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+13:59
49	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	+14:41
50	Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ	SKY	+14:43
51	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
52	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+15:11
53	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
54	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
55	Rafaa CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+15:16
56	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	+16:21
57	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	+18:21
58	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	+18:45
59	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	+18:54
60	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	+19:42
61	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	s.t.
62	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
63	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	+19:47
64	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	+19:49
65	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
66	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+19:53
67	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
69	Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
71	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
72	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
73	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
74	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	s.t.
75	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
76	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
77	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	+20:32
78	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+20:35
79	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	+20:40
80	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+20:47
81	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+20:48
82	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	+20:54
83	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	+21:24
84	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+21:26
85	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+21:29
86	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+21:31
87	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+21:48
88	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DUBAI	+21:49
89	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+21:57
90	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	+22:00
91	Andrew FENN	SKY	+22:08
92	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	+22:41
93	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+23:07
94	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN	+23:09
95	Ben SWIFT	SKY	+23:38
96	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+23:45
97	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	+23:59
98	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+24:32
99	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+26:01
100	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	+30:10

Stage 3 video

Stage 3 map and profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Friday, October 9: Stage 2, Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina circuit) - Abu Dhabi (Yas Mall), 129 km

Course map

Elia Viviani wins Abu Dhabi stage 2 in front of world champion Peter Sagan

The stage: A flat stage across the city, starting at the Yas Marina Circuit and heading towards the southern part of the city along wide and mostly straight roads. After the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Exhibition Hall, the peloton turns back on itself, returning to Yas Island, then follows the Corniche until the Emirates Palace. There the riders will face a U-turn, cycling again alongside the Corniche until Yas Island, where the finish line is positioned next to the Yas Mall.

The race: A crash early in the stage took Tom Boonen out of the race. He was ambulanced to the hospital.

This was a pan-flat stage that was going to deliver a big sprint finish and that's how it turned out. An early break of six riders gave it a good shot, but with less than five kilometers remaining, the peloton was together for a big rush to the finish.

Peter Sagan was again at the front, but on his wheel was Sky sprinter Elia Viviani. Viviaini had plenty of speed, giving him the stage win and the overall race leadership.

Complete Results:

1	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	3:02:07
2	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
3	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
4	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
5	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
6	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
7	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
8	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
9	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
10	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
11	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
12	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
13	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
14	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
15	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	s.t.
16	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
17	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	s.t.
18	Wouter POELS	SKY	s.t.
19	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
20	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	s.t.
21	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	s.t.
22	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
23	Juan Jose LOBATO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
24	Jhoan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
25	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
26	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
27	Manuel SENNI	BMC	s.t.
28	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
29	Mario Jorge FARIA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
30	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	s.t.
31	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
32	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
33	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
34	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
35	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
36	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
37	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
38	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
39	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	s.t.
41	Andrew FENN	SKY	s.t.
42	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
43	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
44	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
45	Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
46	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
47	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
48	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
49	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
50	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
51	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
52	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
53	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
54	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
55	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
56	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
57	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
58	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
59	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
60	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
61	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
62	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
63	Carlos VERONA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
64	Rafaa CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
65	Alberto LOSADA	KATUSHA	s.t.
66	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
67	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
68	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
69	Sebastian HENAO	SKY	s.t.
70	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
71	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
72	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
73	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
74	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	@ 22sec
75	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	s.t.
76	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
77	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	24
78	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	26
79	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	40
80	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	51
81	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	55
82	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	+1:01
83	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
84	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	+1:04
85	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	+1:08
86	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:17
87	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	s.t.
88	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:21
89	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	+1:24
90	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	+1:31
91	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	s.t.
92	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:38
93	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
94	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+1:43
95	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	+2:04
96	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
97	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+2:23
98	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+2:39
99	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	+3:45
100	Ben SWIFT	SKY	+3:45
DNF	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
DNF	Theo BOS	MTN-QHUBEKA
DSQ	Paul VOSS	BORA-ARGON 18

GC after Stage 2:

1	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	7:23:08
2	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	s.t.
3	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 4sec
4	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
5	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	6
6	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
7	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
8	Francisco MANCEBO	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	7
9	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	8
10	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
11	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	9
12	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	10
13	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
14	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
15	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
16	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
17	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
18	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	s.t.
19	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
20	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
21	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
22	Juan Jose LOBATO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	s.t.
24	Wouter POELS	SKY	s.t.
25	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
26	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
27	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
28	Jhoan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
29	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
30	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	s.t.
31	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
32	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
33	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
34	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
35	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
36	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
37	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
38	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
39	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
40	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
41	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
42	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	s.t.
43	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	s.t.
44	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
45	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
46	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
47	Manuel SENNI	BMC	s.t.
48	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
49	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
50	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
51	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
52	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
53	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
54	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
55	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
56	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
57	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
58	Alex CANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
59	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
60	Sebastian HENAO	SKY	s.t.
61	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
62	Rafaa CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	s.t.
63	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
64	Alberto LOSADA	KATUSHA	s.t.
65	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
66	Carlos VERONA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
67	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
68	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
69	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	32
70	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	34
71	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	49
72	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	52
73	Mario Jorge FARIA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
74	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	57
75	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:04
76	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
77	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+1:05
78	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	+1:11
79	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	+1:18
80	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+1:33
81	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	+1:41
82	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:46
83	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+1:48
84	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	s.t.
85	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DHUBAI	+1:56
86	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	+2:05
87	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	+2:07
88	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	+2:14
89	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
90	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	+2:17
91	Andrew FENN	SKY	+2:25
92	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	+2:58
93	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+3:24
94	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN	+3:26
95	Ben SWIFT	SKY	+3:55
96	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+4:02
97	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	+4:16
98	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+8:43
99	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+8:59
100	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	+10:27

Stage 2 map:

Abu Dhabi Stage 2 map

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Thursday, October 8: Stage 1, Qasr Al Sarab - Madinat Zayed, 174 km 159 km

Andrea Guardini wins Abu Dhabi stage 1

The stage: The entire stage takes place in the stunning northern reaches of the Rub al Khali desert. Starting among the red sand dunes that surround the beautiful Qasr al Sarab Resort, the undulating race route accumulates about 1200m of vertical climbing. The riders will trace a ring around Liwa and the nearby oasis, passing through the town twice.

The second part of the stage consists of a largely straight section, almost 55 km long and on the slightest of downhill gradients. It leads to the town of Madinat Zayed.

The race: Because of the extreme heat, the final 15 km loop was removed at the riders' request, reducing the stage length to 159 km.

A group of six escaped and built a four-minute lead. But they fell victim to the desert stove and were rounded up with about thirty kilometers to go. That was the signal for Skydive Dubai rider Rafai Chtioui to take off. He did well, getting a couple of minutes ahead of the pack before being rounded up with a kilometer left.

That meant a sprint and Astana played it perfectly. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) went first, but did not have the suds to drive to the line to take the stage. Andrea Guardini did not waste the opening and took the win.

Complete Results:

1	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	4:21:11
2	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
4	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
5	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
6	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
7	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	s.t.
8	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
10	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
11	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
12	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	s.t.
13	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
14	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	s.t.
15	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
16	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
17	Juan Jose LOBATO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
18	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
19	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
20	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
21	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
22	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
23	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
24	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
25	Theo BOS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
26	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
27	Wouter POELS	SKY	s.t.
28	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
29	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
30	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
31	Jhoan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
32	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
33	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
34	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
35	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
36	Paul VOSS	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
37	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
38	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
39	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
40	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	s.t.
41	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
42	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
43	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
44	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
45	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
46	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	s.t.
47	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
48	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
49	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
50	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	s.t.
51	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
52	Ben SWIFT	SKY	s.t.
53	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
54	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
55	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
56	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
57	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
58	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	s.t.
59	Francisco MANCEBO	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
60	Sebastian HENAO	SKY	s.t.
61	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
62	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
63	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
64	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
65	Manuel SENNI	BMC	s.t.
66	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
67	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
69	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
70	Rafai CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
71	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	s.t.
72	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
73	Alberto LOSADA	KATUSHA	s.t.
74	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
75	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
76	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
77	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
78	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
79	Carlos VERONA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
80	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
81	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
82	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	@ 17sec
83	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	21
84	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	s.t.
85	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
86	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	33
87	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	36
88	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DUBAI	42
89	Mario Jorge FARIA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
90	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
91	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	54
92	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
93	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	56
95	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+1:01
96	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:31
97	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
98	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:38
99	Andrew FENN	SKY	+2:15
100	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+2:31
101	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+6:10
102	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
103	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	+9:29

GC after Stage 1:

1	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA	4:21:01
2	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 4sec
3	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	6
4	Paul VOSS	BORA-ARGON 18	7
5	Francisco MANCEBO	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
6	Alessandro BAZZANA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	8
7	Songezo JIM	MTN-QHUBEKA	9
8	Andrea PALINI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	10
9	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
10	Edwin Alcibiades AVILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
11	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	s.t.
12	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
13	Michael SCHWARZMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
14	Luka MEZGEC	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
15	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
16	Adam Phelan	DRAPAC	s.t.
17	Federico ZURLO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
18	Brenton JONES	DRAPAC	s.t.
19	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
20	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
21	Juan Jose LOBATO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	Soufiane HADDI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
23	Andreas STAUFF	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
24	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
25	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
26	Sebastián MOLANO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
27	Eduard VORGANOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
28	Theo BOS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
29	Juraj SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
30	Wouter POELS	SKY	s.t.
31	Christopher LATHAM	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
32	Jaber ALMANSORY	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
33	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
34	Jhoan Esteban CHAVES	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
35	Leopold KONIG	SKY	s.t.
36	Carlos Mario RAMIREZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
37	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
38	Diego ULISSI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
39	Emanuel BUCHMANN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	Marc SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
41	Daniel OSS	BMC	s.t.
42	Brendan CANTY	DRAPAC	s.t.
43	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
44	Bruno PIRES	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
45	Michael MATTHEWS	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
46	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA	s.t.
47	Javier MORENO BAZAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
48	Fabio ARU	ASTANA	s.t.
49	Gianluca BRAMBILLA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
50	Carlos Julian QUINTERO	COLOMBIA	s.t.
51	Daniel MARTÍNEZ	COLOMBIA	s.t.
52	Paolo TIRALONGO	ASTANA	s.t.
53	Giovanni VISCONTI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
54	Ben SWIFT	SKY	s.t.
55	Tom DUMOULIN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
56	Maxim BELKOV	KATUSHA	s.t.
57	Christian MEIER	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
58	Alex CANO ARDILA	COLOMBIA	s.t.
59	Manuele MORI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
60	Anton VOROBYEV	KATUSHA	s.t.
61	Sebastian HENAO	SKY	s.t.
62	Majid ALBALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
63	Hassan Mohammed AL MURAWWI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
64	Manuele BOARO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
65	Daniel PEARSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
66	Manuel SENNI	BMC	s.t.
67	Johannes FRÖHLINGER	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	Iain PATON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
69	Michael THOMPSON	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
70	Rafai CHTIOUI	SKYDIVE DUBAI	s.t.
71	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	s.t.
72	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
73	Alberto LOSADA	KATUSHA	s.t.
74	Gang XU	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
75	Ammar ABDULLA	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
76	Mathew HAYMAN	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
77	Danilo WYSS	BMC	s.t.
78	Daniel PATTEN	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
79	Carlos VERONA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
80	Luc HALL	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
81	Fabio SABATINI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
82	Manuel QUINZIATO	BMC	27
83	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	31
84	Valerio AGNOLI	ASTANA	s.t.
85	Lukas PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
86	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA	43
87	Dmitrii KOZONCHUK	KATUSHA	46
88	Mansoor ALI SHAMBIH	SKYDIVE DUBAI	52
89	Mario Jorge FARIA	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
90	Davide CIMOLAI	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
91	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-GREENEDGE	+1:04
92	Matteo TOSATTO	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
93	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:06
95	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+1:11
96	Marcel KITTEL	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:41
97	Sam BEWLEY	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
98	Cheng JI	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:48
99	Andrew FENN	SKY	+2:25
100	Albert TIMMER	GIANT-ALPECIN	+2:41
101	Talal AL BALOOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	+6:20
102	Khaiam ALBOLOSHI	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	s.t.
103	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	+9:36

Start list, October 7, 2015:

	ASTANA
1	NIBALI Vincenzo
2	ARU Fabio
3	GUARDINI Andrea
4	LUTSENKO Alexey
5	ROSA Diego
6	TLEUBAYEV Ruslan
	BMC
11	GILBERT Philippe
12	BURGHARDT Marcus
13	OSS Daniel
14	QUINZIATO Manuel
15	SENNI Manuel
16	WYSS Danilo
	BORA-ARGON 18
21	BUCHMANN Emanuel
22	KONRAD Patrick
23	NERZ Dominik
24	POSTLBERGER Lukas
25	SCHWARZMANN Michael
26	VOSS Paul
	COLOMBIA
31	AVILA Edwin Alciviades
32	CANO Alex Norberto
33	MARTINEZ Daniel Felipe
34	MOLANO Sebastián
35	QUINTERO Carlos Julian
36	RAMIREZ Carlos
	DRAPAC
41	BROWN Graeme
42	CANTY Brendan
43	CLARKE William
44	JONES Brenton
45	MEYER Travis
46	PHELAN Adam
	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
51	BOONEN Tom
52	BRAMBILLA Gianluca
53	SABATINI Fabio
54	VANDENBERGH Stijn
55	VERONA Carlos
56	WISNIOWSKI Lukasz
	LAMPRE-MERIDA
61	MODOLO Sacha
62	CIMOLAI Davide
63	FARIA DA COSTA Mario Jorge
64	MORI Manuele
65	ULISSI Diego
66	XU Gang
	MOVISTAR
71	VALVERDE Alejandro
72	LOBATO Juan Jose
73	MORENO Javier
74	ROJAS Jose Joaquin
75	SOLER Marc
76	VISCONTI Giovanni
	MTN-QHUBEKA
81	GOSS Matthew Harley
82	BOS Theo
83	JIM Songezo
84	REGUIGUI Youcef
85	STAUFF Andreas
86	TEKLEHAYMANOT Daniel
	ORICA-GREENEDGE
91	MATTHEWS Michael
92	BEWLEY Sam
93	CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban
94	HAYMAN Mathew
95	KEUKELEIRE Jens
96	MEIER Christian
	SKYDIVE DUBAI
101	AL MURAWWI Mohamed
102	HADDI Soufiane
103	IBRAHIM Khalid
104	MANCEBO Francisco
105	PALINI Andrea
106	CHTIOUI Rafai
	GIANT-ALPECIN
111	KITTEL Marcel
112	DUMOULIN Tom
113	FROHLINGER Johannes
114	CHENG Ji
115	MEZGEC Luka
116	TIMMER Albert
	KATUSHA
121	BELKOV Maxim
122	GUARNIERI Jacopo
123	KOZONTCHUK DmitrIy
124	LOSADA Alberto
125	VORGANOV Eduard
126	VOROBYEV Anton
	SKY
131	VIVIANI Elia
132	FENN Andrew
133	HENAO Sebastian
134	POELS Wouter
135	KONIG Leopold
136	SWIFT Ben
	TEAM WIGGINS
141	HALL Luke
142	LATHAM Christopher
143	PATON Iain
144	PATTEN Daniel
145	PEARSON Daniel
146	THOMPSON Michael
	TINKOFF-SAXO
151	SAGAN Peter
152	BENNATI Daniele
153	BOARO Manuele
154	PIRES Bruno
155	SAGAN Juraj
156	TOSATTO Matteo
	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
161	ALMANSORY Abdulla Ahmed
162	ABDULLA Ammar Ali Ibrahim
163	ALMANSORY Jaber Hussain Ahmed Abdulla
164	KHAYYAM SODIR SHIR Mohamad
165	ALBALOOSHI Majid Mohammad Abdulrahim
166	TALAL SOUDIR SHIR Mohamad
	UNITED HEALTHCARE
171	CANOLA Marco
172	BAZZANA Alessandro
173	BRAJKOVIC Janez
174	MURPHY John
175	PUTT Tanner
176	ZURLO Federico