The 2015 Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's cycling
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...
, that took place between 8-11 October 2015. It was the inaugural edition of the
Abu Dhabi Tour and was part of the
2015 UCI Asia Tour
The 2015 UCI Asia Tour was the 11th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 1 February 2015 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 19 December 2015 with the Tour of Al Zubarah.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of pre ...
.
The event featured prominent riders, including newly crowned
World Champion Peter Sagan in his first race appearance after the Championship race. The
Astana team were captained by
Vincenzo Nibali, who won the
Giro di Lombardia a couple of days prior. He was assisted by
Fabio Aru
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, winner of the
Vuelta a España.
Teams
Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders.
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United Arab Emirates National Cycling Team
Route and stages
References
External links
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Abu Dhabi Tour
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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