2018 Dubai Tour Explained

2018 Dubai Tour
Series:	2018 UCI Asia Tour
Date:	6–10 February 2018
Stages:	5
Distance:	841^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	19h 05' 46"
First:	Elia Viviani
First Nat:	ITA
First Color:	blue
Second:	Magnus Cort Nielsen
Second Nat:	DEN
Third:	Sonny Colbrelli
Third Nat:	ITA
Points:	Elia Viviani
Points Nat:	ITA
Points Color:	red
Sprints:	Quentin Valognes
Sprints Nat:	FRA
Youth:	Magnus Cort Nielsen
Youth Nat:	DEN
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2017

The 2018 Dubai Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Dubai between 6 and 10 February 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Dubai Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Asia Tour.^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3] ^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
1	6 February	Dubai to Palm Jumeirah	167km (104miles)	Flat stage
2	7 February	Dubai to Ras Al Khaimah	190km (120miles)	Flat stage
3	8 February	Dubai to Fujairah City	180km (110miles)	Flat stage
4	9 February	Dubai to Hatta	172km (107miles)	Hilly stage
5	10 February	Dubai to Dubai	132km (82miles)	Flat stage

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 10"
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 16"
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 3

Race leader Dylan Groenewegen received a 20-second penalty for sheltering too long behind a team car.

Stage 3 result^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			+ 10"
8			s.t.
9			+ 14"
10			s.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 4"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 8"
6			s.t.
7			+ 10"
8			+ 14"
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 5

Stage 5 result^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Classification leadership table

In the 2018 Dubai Tour, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a blue jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Dubai Tour, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 16 for second, 11 for third, 8 for fourth, 6 for fifth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a sprints classification for the points awarded at the aforementioned intermediate sprints, where the leadership of which was marked by a jersey in the colours of the United Arab Emirates flag.

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification.

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Intermediate sprints classification	Youth classification
1	Dylan Groenewegen	Dylan Groenewegen	Dylan Groenewegen	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dylan Groenewegen
2	Elia Viviani	Dylan Groenewegen		Nathan Van Hooydonck	Dylan Groenewegen
3	Mark Cavendish	Elia Viviani			Nathan Van Hooydonck
4	Sonny Colbrelli		Elia Viviani		Magnus Cort Nielsen
5	Elia Viviani		Elia Viviani	Quentin Valognes	Magnus Cort Nielsen
Final		Elia Viviani	Elia Viviani	Quentin Valognes	Magnus Cort Nielsen

Final classifications

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 14"
4			+ 17"
5			+ 18"
6			s.t.
7			+ 20"
8			+ 24"
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Final points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			71
2			43
3			42
4			40
5			33
6			25
7			24
8			20
9			16
10			16

Final young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 22"
7			+ 59"
8			+ 2' 23"
9			s.t.
10			+ 3' 11"

Notes and References

Web site: Dubai Tour (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 9 March 2019.
Web site: Dubai Tour 2018. ProCyclingStats. 15 February 2018.
Web site: 2018 Dubai Tour (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 9 March 2019.
News: Dubai Tour 2018. Cycling News. 9 March 2019.
News: Groenewegen wins Dubai Tour stage 1. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.
News: Viviani wins stage 2 of the Dubai Tour. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.
News: Cavendish wins Dubai Tour stage 3. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.
News: Dubai Tour: Colbrelli takes victory at Hatta Dam. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.
News: Dubai Tour: Viviani wins final stage to secure overall victory. Cycling News. 11 March 2019.