Final Dubai Victory For Viviani

By PEZ Crew On Feb 10, 2018

PeloPics: Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) has won the fifth edition of the Dubai Tour, crossing the finish line first in the Dubai City Walk in a bunch sprint, after 132km 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. Second classified was the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana), with Italian Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) third placed on General Classification.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the winner of the Dubai Tour, Elia Viviani said: “It’s amazing. This morning I was very stressed but I tried to look relaxed. Two seconds lead meant all or nothing. But we rode well as a team. The ideal situation for us was a breakaway without anyone involved in the top of the overall ranking. I had six teammates leading me out in the last corner. We missed the crash by very little. [Fabio] Sabatini closed the gap on the four guys ahead after the crash. With 50 meters to go I understood I could win the stage. With the headwind, it would have been dangerous to launch from too far out. To win GC here is an important step up. I want to be one of the best sprinters in the world. This is a good start towards this goal with the great team I have now.”

Dubai stage 5:

Dubai Tour Stage 5 Result:
1. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors in 3:05:28
2. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin
3. Adam Blythe (GB) Aqua Blue Sport
4. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC
5. Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
6. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
7. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
8. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana
9. Andrea Peron (Ita) Novo Nordisk
10. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors.

Dubai Tour Final Overall Result:
1. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors in 19:05:46
2. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana at 0:12
3. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida at 0:14
4. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC at 0:24
5. Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
6. Nathan Van Hooydonck(Bel) BMC at 0:27
7. Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC at 0:28
8. Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo at 0:30
9. Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC at 0:34
10. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin at 0:38.

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