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Abu Dhabi Tour 2017 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

This is the 3rd year of the Abu Dhabi Tour and like last year many big names are making their way to this late season desert stage race. 2017 info posted below.

Big Photos from 2016 (all stages) — rcs
Big Photos from 2015 (all stages) — rcs


2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
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  Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Abu Dhabi Tour 2017

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


Full Official Stage 4 Results and Final General Classificationrcs
Ewan wins stage 4 of the Abu Dhabi Tour ahead of Cavendish and Greipelcyclingnews
Rui Costa continues flying start to 2017 with Abu Dhabi Tour titlecyclingnews
Ewan: I'd hope I'm in that bracket of top sprinters nowcyclingnews
Greipel shrugs off Abu Dhabi Tour defeat ahead of Paris-Nicecyclingnews
February 25 update:
Stage 4 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classificationrcs
Rui Costa wins mountain stage in Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
Quintana frustrated as big names watch each other on Jebel Hafeetcyclingnews
February 24 update:
Stage 3 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classificationrcs
Marcel Kittel wins stage 2cyclingnews
Embarrassment for Ewan as rookie mistake costs him breakthrough wincyclingnews
Cavendish: Ewan was the strongest todaycyclingnews
February 23 update:
Stage 2 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationrcs
Cavendish strikes first in Abu Dhabi Tour sprintcyclingnews
Doull says disc rotor sliced shoe in Abu Dhabi crashvelonews
Crashes take down GC favourites and sprinters in Abu Dhabicyclingnews
Riders react on Twitter after Owain Doull blames disc brakes for injurycyclingweekly
Contador and Mollema crash, call sprint teams out for dangerous ridingcyclingnews
Kittel: No one to blame for Abu Dhabi crashcyclingnews
Did disc cut Doull? Race footage suggests it didn'tvelonews
February 19 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Pre-Race Recon and Press Conference


February 23 update:

2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Preview


February 22 update:
Overall Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Cavendish, Kittel, Ewan and Greipel offer mouth-watering sprint showdowncyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Abu Dhabi welcomes a rare clash of sprint starsvelonews

February 21 update:



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Teams gear up for the Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
With new backer, UAE Team Emirates unveiled in Abu Dhabivelonews
How to explain cycling to your dogvelonews

February 20 update:
Kittel will lead Quick-Step charge at Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews
Van Garderen to make season debut at Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews

February 19 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Alberto Contador adds Abu Dhabi to race programcyclingnews

January 24 update:
Nibali, Bardet, Cavendish, Kittel and Ewan confirmed for 2017 Abu Dhabi Tourcyclingnews

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia



Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

February 19 update: A work in progress for 2017 Abu Dhabi Tour live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
eurosport    live videom (english)
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  tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
English; Live coverage on Eurosport 2
L'Equipe    live videom (french)
  tv schedule
French <
live text updates English,
 steephill txt updates
 official tweets
short text updates from any and everyone
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2017 Abu Dhabi Tour Route Map


Stage maps are posted in the
race summary table.


2016 Abu Dhabi Tour Archived Coverage

2015 Abu Dhabi Tour Archived Coverage