Dubai Tour

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Dubai Tour
Race details
DateFebruary
Region Dubai
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Asia Tour 2.HC
Type Stage race
Organiser Dubai Sports Council and RCS Sport
Web site dubaitour.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition 2014 (2014)
Editions5
Final edition 2018 (2018)
First winnerFlag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)
Most winsFlag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER)(2 wins)
Final winnerFlag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)

The Dubai Tour was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Dubai, which began in 2014 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It merged with the Abu Dhabi Tour to become the UAE Tour from 2019.

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History

The race was classified as a 2.1. in 2014, meaning that more ProTeams can participate in the event. [1] The race is organized by the Dubai Sports Council in partnership with RCS Sport, and was held for the first time between 5 and 8 February 2014. The race is a men's competition consisting of four stages. The race contains mainly flat stages, with some hillier parts. [2] In 2015, the second edition of the race has been upgraded to 2.HC, meaning that more UCI World Tour teams can compete in the event. [3]

During the race, the leader of the general classification wears a blue jersey, the leader of points classification is denoted by a red jersey and best young rider by white. The race does not award a mountains jersey.

In 2019, the Dubai Tour was merged with the nearby Abu Dhabi Tour to become the UAE Tour. [4]

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2014 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Taylor Phinney BMC Racing Team
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Mark Cavendish Etixx–Quick-Step
2016 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marcel Kittel Etixx–Quick-Step
2017 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marcel Kittel Quick-Step Floors
2018 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors

References

  1. ↑ "CyclingQuotes.com Dubai Tour upgraded for second edition". www.cyclingquotes.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Road closures all over emirate for Dubai Tour". TimeOutDubai.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. ↑ Emil Axelgaard (1 October 2014). "Dubai Tour upgraded for second edition". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "CyclingPub.com - Dubai Tour and Abu Dhabi Tour merge to create WorldTour race UAE Tour". cyclingpub.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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