Tour of Dubai Stage 1: Dubai > Dubai, 10kms (TT)

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Alex Dowsett is oblivious to the Burj Khlaif building that towers about 2,766-feet above his head..!

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Mark Cavendish lost 54-seconds while taking 37th-place in Dubai...

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Bob Jungels lost 45-seconds while taking 21st place...

trektt

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Vincenzo Nibali rode into 18th place with a loss of 44-seconds to the winner...

astana

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Jonathan Castroviejo tucked low to take 17th place, 44-seconds off the pace...

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Rory Sutherland used his long legs to take 14th, 42-seconds down on the winner...

tinkoff

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Marcel Kittel powered to 11th place, and is 38-seconds down on the day's winner...

giant

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Peter Velits took 10th today, 37-seconds down...

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Alexandr Porsev took 9th, 35-seconds down...

katusha

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Maciej Bodnar raced into 8th place, 35-seconds down...

cannondale

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Adriano Malori took 7th, 32-seconds down...

movistar

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Peter Sagan looks in great form - the Slovakian took 6th, 31-seconds off the winning pace...

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The Burj Khalif tower has come alive in the sky with Sagan just past and Cancellara about to arrive..!

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Fabian Cancellara is on his way to 5th place, 25-seconds off the winning pace...

trektt

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World Champion Tony Martin is on his way to 4th place, 22-seconds down...

omegaucitt

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Neo-pro Lasse Norman Hansen takea a brillaint 3rd, just 18-seconds off the pace..!

Garmintt

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Steven Cummings takes 2nd-place after an early start - he's just 14-seconds off the pace..!

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And the winner is...Taylor Phinney - at an average speed of just over 50-kilometres-per-hour..!

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A new race has its first race-leader in Taylor Phinney..!

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