Abu Dhabi Tour Stage 3: Al Ain > Jebel Hafeet, 150kms
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
A very expensive Mercedes jeep squeezes past the peloton after the start, with the race-director getting a close-up view of the racing...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Mark Cavendish is all smiles on a day he can totally relax as race-leader...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Mitch Docker has drawn the short straw to carry a half-kilo TV camera today - the last thing he wants with a 10-kilometre uphill finish..!
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Astana are starting to chase the escape, a clue as to who might be trying to win the stage...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
The peloton passes a sand-blown part of the country with 70-kilometres covered...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Gatis Smukulis has put the Astana foot down and is whipping up quite a high pace...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
The peloton finds itself amongst the sand dunes again, luckily with no wind to make life difficult...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Michael O'Loughlin takes his turn at the front of the escape, but the peloton will soon scoop them up in the crosswinds...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
About 65 riders form the front group as the final climb looms on the horizon - but there's a lot of friction amongst the teams here...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Fran Ventoso has attacked from the lead group with Juan Jose Lobato..!
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Van Avermaet has got across to the Movistar riders and now sets the pace in-front...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Carlos Verona has attacked and gone past the escapers at the start of the final climb...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
The chasers are led by Ben Hermans as the landscape opens up beneath the race...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Diego Ulissi shows himself ahead of the chasers, but Verona is still in front...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Tanel Kangert surges ahead of the chasers, taking Ulissi and Roche with him...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Verona is about to be caught by Kangert and Roche with five-kilometres to go...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Roche and Kangert are once again off the front and duelling for the stage-win...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Jesper Hansen is chasing Roche and Kangert, but getting no closer to them...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Contador is trying to join his teamate but Vincenzo Nibali is marking him...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Daniel Pearson has managed to stay in touch with bigger 'stars until now - but the British rider will take a fine 13th place today..!
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Mekseb Debesay is pulling away from Contador and Nibali - he'll take a very fine 3rd-place today..!
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Kangert has dropped Roche and heads towards the finish, 20-seconds in front...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Ulissi makes one last surge but Nibali and Contador spoil his plans...
Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Tanel Kangert is the new race-leader and virtual winner of the Abu Dhabi Tour...
