A sandstorm hits the peloton on stage three of the Dubai Tour
Riders had to deal with unfamiliar conditions at the Dubai Tour on stage three as a sandstorm hit the race.
The 200km stage crossed the width of the United Arab Emirates, and with the feed station positioned in a remote part of the desert, it was here that the worst conditions were found.
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Mark Cavendish: 'I thought Viviani was going to die, but he just accelerated. I couldn't have gone any harder'Dimension Data leader Mark Cavendish said he “couldn’t have gone harder” in the sprint on stage two of the Dubai Tour, which he lost to Elia Viviani.
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Elia Viviani recovers from late puncture to win stage two of the Dubai TourElia Viviani recovered from a puncture with 20km to go to out-sprint race leader Dylan Groenewegen on stage two of the Dubai Tour.
