Tour of Dubai Stage 3: World Trade Center > Hatta, 162kms

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A Bugatti police car driven by a man, and a Ferrari police car driven by a woman, form the escort for the Dubai Tour today...

Alexandr Piliuschin leads an early escape away on the ring-road of Dubai...

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Fly Emirates says the marketing spiel, and here's one of their planes overflying the race..!

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Piliuschin seems the strongest as the escape pulls away to a six-minute lead...

Diohgo Nunes is in the escape and perhaps has a bit too much assistance from the police-owned Bugatti..?

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Ewen Huiffman leads the escape - there's a hint of a Nibali move coming later..!

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Peter Sagan could move from red to blue if his plans work out on the hilly finale...

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The peloton is chasing along desert roads surrounded by brightly-coloured sand...

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"Sit up now" - Danilo Hondo hets his seat-post fixed on the move...

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2nd overall Steven Cummings loads up with water bottles for BMC - let's see what he does now..?

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Cummings works his way back up the peloton with about eight bottles on-board...

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Cummings has got to the front and hands bottles to teamates Lander and Lodewyck...

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Vincenzo Nibali is waiting and watching for the hilly finale - or is he training for the Tour of Oman.?

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Taylor Phinney drops back for a tactical check with DS Max Sciandri...

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The Dubai Tour peloton is climbing through terrain more similar to Oman now...

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Fabio Silvestre has put Trek's mark on the chase alongside BMC...

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Piliuschin has left his breakaway companions behind in the last 20-kilometres...

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BMC is bending to the task and chasing in earnest now...

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Trek chases ahead of a platoon of other teams with the escape in sight...

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Alex Dowsett chases for Movistar...

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Enrique Sanz attacks on the third hill from home...

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Cannondale laucnhes an offensive with Sagan and Phinney following their every move...

Tony Martin makes a big attack..!

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Alejandro Valverde attacks too - and goes right past Martin..!

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Marcel Kittel wins stage three after a regroupment in the last five-kilometres of the stage...

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