Tanel KANGERT won in 12:27:34, 0:21 ahead of ROCHE.
| 1 |  T. KANGERT | 12:27:34 |
| 2 |  N. ROCHE | +0:21 |
| 3 |  D. ULISSI | +0:43 |
| Points |  M. CAVENDISH | 53 pts |
| Youth |  J. BERNARD | +1:02 |
| Intermediate sprints |  J. KEUKELEIRE | 32 pts |
The Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's road bicycle racing stage race held in the United Arab Emirates. It was initially scheduled for October between 2015 and 2016, and later moved to February for its final editions in 2017 and 2018.
Stages
4| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. NIZZOLOTrek - Segafredo | Bunch sprint | +0:03Bunch sprint | G. NIZZOLOleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | M. CAVENDISHTeam Dimension Data | Bunch sprint | +0:14Bunch sprint | M. CAVENDISHleads · 1 stage |
| 3 | T. KANGERTAstana Pro Team | Solo | +0:17Solo | T. KANGERTleads · 2 stages |
| 4 | M. CAVENDISH 2nd winTeam Dimension Data | Bunch sprint | +0:06Bunch sprint |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumKANGERT 12:27:34ROCHE +0:21ULISSI +0:43Led from stage 3
Stage 3 decided it: KANGERT gained 21 seconds on ROCHE.4 of the 21 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
106| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. KANGERTAstana Pro Team | 12:27:34 | 200 |
| 2 | N. ROCHETeam Sky | +0:21 | 150 |
| 3 | D. ULISSILampre - Merida | +0:43 | 125 |
| 4 | V. NIBALIAstana Pro Team | +1:00 | 100 |
| 5 |  A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff | s.t. | 85 |
| 6 | J. BERNARDTrek - Segafredo | +1:02 | 70 |
| 7 | B. HERMANSBMC Racing Team | +1:29 | 60 |
| 8 |  M. TUSVELDTeam Giant - Alpecin | +1:38 | 50 |
| 9 |  W. ANACONA GOMEZMovistar Team | s.t. | 40 |
| 10 |  J. HANSENTinkoff | s.t. | 35 |
| 11 | D. PEARSONTeam Wiggins | +2:19 | 30 |
| 12 |  K. DOMAGALSKIOne Pro Cycling | +2:28 | 25 |
| 13 | J. WALLAYSLotto Soudal | +2:32 | 20 |
| 14 | D. REBELLINCCC Sprandi Polkowice | +2:41 | 15 |
| 15 | D. QUINTANA ROJASMovistar Team | +2:53 | 10 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleT. KANGERT1 winN. ROCHEbest 2D. ULISSIbest 4
Teams
16 of 17 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astana Pro Team | 330 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Team Sky | 175 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Lampre - Merida | 128 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Tinkoff | 120 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Trek - Segafredo | 113 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | BMC Racing Team | 76 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Team Giant - Alpecin | 70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Team Dimension Data | 65 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
