German elite cyclist Kittel wins Dubai Tour 2016
Xinhua, February 8, 2016 Adjust font size:
Marcel Kittel from the team Etixx Quick Step won here on Sunday the last of the four legs and the total third annual professional road bicycle racing stage race in the Gulf Arabian sheikhdom ahead of his rivals Elia Viviani from Italy (Team Sky) and British biker Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data).
Kittel passed the finishing line at the world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa in central Dubai a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 47 seconds. Cavendish was hard on the heels of Kittel but lost endurance during the last meters of today's race.
The 27-year old German from Arnstadt totaled for final general classification after stage four 14 hours 46 minutes and 54 seconds and 55 points in the points classification. Kittel expressed huge happiness when he was crowned winner, adding that his self-confidence was boosted by the factor 1000. Endit