German Marcel Kittel wins opening Nakheel stage of the 2017 Dubai Tour

German rider Marcel Kittel won the opening stage of the event from Dubai to Palm Jumeirah (181km), in a bunch sprint and took the lead in the overall General Classification.

On the podium he was rewarded with the first race leader’s Blue Jersey, sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Dubai, and also the points leader’s Red Jersey, sponsored by Emirates.

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FULL RESULTS

STAGE RESULT
1 – Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) 181km in 4h06’33”, average speed 44.047km/h
2 – Dylan Groenewegen (Team Lotto NL – Jumbo) s.t.
3 – Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) s.t.
4 – John Degenkolb (Trek – Segafredo) s.t.
5 – Sasha Modolo (UAE Abu Dhabi) s.t.

JERSEYS

The Blue Jersey, sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Dubai (General individual classification by time) – Marcel Kittel, (Quick-Step Floors).

The Red Jersey, sponsored by Emirates (General individual classification by points) – Marcel Kittel, (Quick-Step Floors).

The White Jersey, sponsored by RTA – Roads and Transport Authority (Best Young Rider born after 1 January 1992) – Dylan Groenewegen (Team Lotto NL – Jumbo).

The UAE Flag Jersey, sponsored by DHA – Dubai Health Authority (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) – Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF).

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) 181km in 4h06’33”
2 – Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF) at 0:03”
3 – Dylan Groenewegen (Team Lotto NL – Jumbo) at 0:04″