Cycling: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the opening stage of the fifth Dubai Tour. The Dutchman won the mass sprint on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah island ahead of Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) and Italian Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors). Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) was hampered by mechanical problems. [gap height="30"] [gap … read more
Cycling: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) won the final stage of the Dubai Tour and thus also the overall classification of the desert race. The 28-year-old confirmed his current outstanding form, winning the third of four stages in Dubai. He thus defends his title as overall winner after his victory last year. Elia Viviani (Sky) and … read more
Breaking news: The fourth stage of this year's Dubai Tour had to be cancelled due to persistent strong winds. The only somewhat hilly stage, up to the Hatta Dam, will therefore not take place this year – good news for Marcel Kittel, who now has every chance of taking the overall victory tomorrow. For John Degenkolb, the cancellation is a slight setback regarding his ambitions for… read more
Cycling: Major controversy surrounds Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) and Andrey Grivko (Astana). During today's stage of the Dubai Tour, the two riders had an altercation, which ended with Grivko punching Kittel in the face, causing a laceration. Astana has since apologized for Grivko's behavior via Twitter, one… read more
Cycling: John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) won the third stage of the 2017 Dubai Tour. He prevailed in a strong sprint against Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida). Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) was boxed in during the finale and unable to make a decisive impact. An alleged incident caused some controversy… read more
