| UCI Asia Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 31 January – 4 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 691 km (429.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15h 08' 56" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Dubai Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Dubai between 31 January and 4 February 2017. It was the fourth edition of the Dubai Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2017 UCI Asia Tour.[2]
The race was won for the second consecutive year by Germany's Marcel Kittel for the Quick-Step Floors team.[3][4] Kittel won three of the four stages to be run – comfortably winning the points classification as a result – while in the other stage, Kittel was involved in a skirmish with Andriy Hrivko, which resulted in the Astana rider being ejected from the race.[5][6] Kittel won the overall classification by 18 seconds ahead of LottoNL–Jumbo's Dylan Groenewegen from the Netherlands, who won the young rider classification in doing so. The final podium was completed by Kittel's compatriot John Degenkolb,[3] a further two seconds in arrears, with the Trek–Segafredo rider winning the stage not won by Kittel. In the other race classifications, Italian rider Nicola Boem (Bardiani–CSF) won the intermediate sprints classification, while the UAE Abu Dhabi squad won the teams classification.[3]
- ^ "Dubai Tour stage 4 cancelled due to high winds". Cyclingnews.com. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Tour 2017". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Dubai Tour: Marcel Kittel wins final stage as Cavendish suffers mechanical". Cyclingnews.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Defending champ Kittel wins Tour of Dubai". SuperSport. MultiChoice. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Robertshaw, Henry (2 February 2017). "Astana rider kicked out of Dubai Tour for punching Marcel Kittel". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Tour: Marcel Kittel punched by Andriy Grivko during stage three". BBC Sport. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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