February 2017

Marcel Kittel wins Dubai Tour 2017 Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) won his second straight Dubai Tour in style as he claimed the conclusive stage in a bunch gallop ahead of Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and Riccardo Minali (Astana Pro Team) after the peloton caught breakaway riders Floris Gerts (BMC Racing Team), Dmitriy Gruzdev (Astana Pro Team), Ivan Garcia Cortina (Bahrain-Merida) and Matteo Bono (UAE Abu Dhabi). The German star added Stage 5 and the General Classification to reach the total of 75 pro career victories. STAGE RESULT 1 - Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) 124km in 2h34’12”, average speed 48.249km/h 2 - Elia Viviani (Team Sky) s.t. 3 - Riccardo Minali (Astana Pro Team) s.t. 4 - Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) s.t. 5 - John Degenkolb (Trek - Segafredo) s.t. GENERAL CLASSIFICATION  1 - Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) in 15h08’56” 2 -...