2018 Abu Dhabi Tour
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| 2018 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–25 February 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 687.6 km (427.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 00' 11"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 21 and 25 February 2018 in Abu Dhabi. It was the fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the third event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3]
The race was won on the final day by the Movistar Team's Alejandro Valverde, from Spain, winning the stage finish up to Jebel Hafeet.[4] Valverde finished 17 seconds clear of Dutch rider Wilco Kelderman from Team Sunweb, while the podium was completed by Colombia's Miguel Ángel López (Astana), a further 12 seconds in arrears.[1] The performance by López was also enough for him to win the young rider classification.[1]
In the race's other classifications, Italy's Elia Viviani – riding for Quick-Step Floors – was the winner of the green jersey for the points classification,[1] winning the second stage during the race, while Gazprom–RusVelo's Nikolay Trusov from Russia won the intermediate sprints classification and its accompanying black jersey,[1] having led the standings from start to finish. The teams classification was won by Bora–Hansgrohe, having placed Rafał Majka, Davide Formolo and Emanuel Buchmann within the top-ten placings overall.[1]
As the race was only added to the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, seventeen of the eighteen WorldTeams – with the exception of FDJ – competed in the race,[5] up one on 2017. Three UCI Professional Continental teams competed as well, completing the 20-team peloton.[6]
UCI WorldTeams
Professional Continental teams
Route
The route for the 2018 edition of the race was released on 23 January 2018.[5] The race was extended from four stages to five,[5][7] with the addition of an individual time trial for the first time; as well as this, the summit finish of Jebel Hafeet ends the race instead of a circuit race at the Yas Marina motor racing circuit.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 21 February | Madinat Zayed to Madinat Zayed | 189 km (117 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 2 | 22 February | Yas Mall to Yas Beach | 154 km (96 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 3 | 23 February | Nation Towers to Big Flag, Al Marina | 133 km (83 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Phil Bauhaus (GER) |
| 4 | 24 February | Al Maryah Island to Al Maryah Island | 12.6 km (8 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
| 5 | 25 February | Qasr Al-Muwaiji to Jebel Hafeet | 199 km (124 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
Stages
Stage 1
- 21 February 2018 — Madinat Zayed to Madinat Zayed, 189 km (117 mi)[7]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 23 February 2018 — Nation Towers to Big Flag, Al Marina, 133 km (83 mi)[7]
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Stage 4
- 24 February 2018 — Al Maryah Island to Al Maryah Island, 12.6 km (8 mi), individual time trial (ITT)[7]
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Stage 5
- 25 February 2018 — Qasr Al Muwaiji to Jebel Hafeet, 199 km (124 mi)[7]
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