2015 Abu Dhabi Tour Explained

2015 Abu Dhabi Tour
Series:2015 UCI Asia Tour
Race No:20
Season No:34
Date:
Stages:4
Distance:555
Unit:km
First:Esteban Chaves
First Nat:COL
First Color:red
Second:Fabio Aru
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Wouter Poels
Third Nat:NED
Points:Elia Viviani
Points Nat:ITA
Points Color:green
Youth:Esteban Chaves
Youth Color:white
Youth Nat:COL
Next:2016

The 2015 Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's cycling stage race, that took place between 8-11 October 2015. It was the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour and was part of the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.

The event featured prominent riders, including newly crowned World Champion Peter Sagan in his first race appearance after the Championship race.[1] The Astana team were captained by Vincenzo Nibali, who won the Giro di Lombardia a couple of days prior. He was assisted by Fabio Aru, winner of the Vuelta a España.[2]

Teams

Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders.[3]

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
18 OctoberQasr Al Sarab to Madinat Zayed175km (109miles)Flat stage
29 OctoberAbu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi130km (80miles)Flat stage
310 OctoberAl Ain to Jebel Hafeet140km (90miles)Intermediate stage
411 OctoberYas Marina Circuit110km (70miles)Flat stage
Total555km (345miles)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farrand. Stephen. Desert heat, wind and stage 3 climb to shape Abu Dhabi Tour. cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. 7 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Farrand. Stephen. Aru ready to support Nibali at Abu Dhabi Tour. cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. 6 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Startlist for Abu Dhabi Tour 2015 . www.procyclingstats.com . 20 February 2022.
  4. Web site: 1st Abu Dhabi Tour (2.1). ProCyclingStats. 7 October 2015.