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]
Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders.[3]
Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |||
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1 | 8 October | Qasr Al Sarab to Madinat Zayed | 175km (109miles) | Flat stage | ||||
2 | 9 October | Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi | 130km (80miles) | Flat stage | ||||
3 | 10 October | Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet | 140km (90miles) | Intermediate stage | ||||
4 | 11 October | Yas Marina Circuit | 110km (70miles) | Flat stage | ||||
Total | 555km (345miles) |