 Abu Dhabi - Cavendish wins final stage [23-10-16 20:10 by staff GoNBike.com] | ||
TANEL KANGERT IS THE WINNER OF 2016 ABU DHABI TOUR MARK CAVENDISH WINS FINAL STAGE 4, YAS ISLAND STAGE Yas Marina Circuit, 23 October 2016 – The Estonian rider Tanel Kangert (Astana Pro Team) won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Tour. Second in the General Classification is Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) with third Diego Ulissi (Lampre - Merida), fourth Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) and fifth Alberto Contador (Tinkoff). Final Stage 4 - the Yas Island Stage (143km) - has been won by British rider Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data), the race's Official Ambassador, who won the Green Jersey of Points Classification. GENERAL CLASSIFICATION 1 - Tanel Kangert (Astana Pro Team) 2 - Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) at 21" 3 - Diego Ulissi (Lampre - Merida) at 43" 4 - Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) at 1'00" 5 - Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) s.t. JERSEYS RED JERSEY, sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (General Classification by time) – Tanel Kangert (Astana Pro Team) GREEN JERSEY, sponsored by Nation Towers (General Classification by points) – Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) WHITE JERSEY, sponsored by Abu Dhabi Sports (Best Young Rider, born after 1 January 1991) – Julien Bernard (Trek - Segafredo) BLACK JERSEY, sponsored by Etihad (Intermediate Sprint Classification) – Jens Keukeleire (Orica - BikeExchange) STAGE RESULT 1 - Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) 143km in 3h07’44”, average speed 45.703km/h 2 - Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek - Segafredo) s.t. 3 - Elia Viviani (Team Sky) s.t. Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the race winner Tanel Kangert said: "I must say it was more difficult that it might look like because the corners were really tight. I was surprised they were so tight for car racing. It made the race special with the lights and the dark. In the end I was pretty tired just keeping the wheels. I can't say there wasn't any pressure because there was, and I felt it. I was excited to race in the leader's jersey. It was my first time leading a professional race. I'm happy everything went well and I might be back soon to defend the title in February". The stage winner, Mark Cavendish, said: "I'm so happy to be the winner of the final stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour on the YAS Marina Circuit. There was an incredible atmosphere. I missed the race last year because I was injured and I was really jealous of the boys racing, especially on this last day. It was very fast. My team-mates controlled the group really well the whole day. I got an incredible lead out. Mark Renshaw was very calm going into the finale. I just had to jump". ::RCS Sport - Press Release:: | ||
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