The final leg in the triad of Middle Eastern races concludes this week with Abu Dhabi Tour. Focusing on today’s opening stage though, and it’s one for the sprinters, at least on paper.

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Mark Cavendish won the stage into Madinat Zayed last year, but the race hadn’t even got out of the neutral zone when a crash took right behind the commissaire’s car took out Dimension Data’s star sprinter. Signs of concussion meant it was impossible for Cavendish to continue, we wish him a very speedy recovery.

The final sprint was a tale of two sides, with Quick-Step spreading to the left hand barrier. Meanwhile, Alexander Kristoff was biding his time on the opposite side of the road, and while Viviani and Ewan faded in the headwind, the European champion dashed for the line with a strong, well timed kick, holding off Bardiani’s Andrea Guardini for the win.

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