Abu Dhabi Tour - Stage 3
Daniel Teklehaimanot cools off before the start - it's another hot, hot day..!
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A Team Wiggins helper prepares ice-cubes for his young bucks...
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Sky Dive Dubai's Schtioui has attacked with Bazzana in the first kilometre..!
The peloton is speeding around the garden city of Al Ain where everything is green..!
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Has Elia Viviani only got his shadow to accompany him today..?
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Schtioui and Bazzana are still away, but by only a few meaningless minutes...
Daniele Bennati chases for Tinkoff with the white-jerseyed Sagan his protected leader...
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Sam Bewley shows Green Edge's intent by starting a more serious chase...
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At the hottest point of the day, Viviani shoves a bunch of ice-cubes down his back...
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The peloton is suddenly confronted by the Jebel Hafeet mountain, but there is still 20-kilometres to go..!
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Andrew Fenn chases for Sky - but is it for Viviani or Poels..?
The peloton has seriously shrunk as it starts the 11-kilometre ascent...
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It's an Il Lombardia repeat with Nibali leading Chaves, Poels and Valverde...
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Valverde makes the first real attack with eight-kilometres left...
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Esteban Chaves attacks in-turn and drops Valverde immediately...
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Chaves is alone and in front with over six-kilometres to go...
Fabio Aru is chasing at 40-seconds with Poels hanging on...
Diego Ulissi is chasing too, but Nibali is not helping him to catch Aru...
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Wouter Poels is 40-seconds down on Chaves with four-kilometres to go...
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Chaves is holding a winning lead but he's only 30-seconds in front now...
Poels is riding flat-out and closing-in on Chaves, but will he catch the Colombian..?
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Esteban Chaves wins stage 3, but only after Poels fell while in-front..!
Wouter Poels crosses the finish-line in 3rd-place after falling on the last corner..!
Esteban Chaves plays with a falcon after flying away to win stage 3..!
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Esteban Chaves looks to the heavens to see where his good-fortune came from...