Alla fine dell’ultima tappa del primo Abu-Dhabi Tour, vinta in volata dall’italiano Elia Viviani (Sky) il quale ha vinto anche la maglia verde della classifica a punti, è stato Esteban Chaves, colombiano della Orica-GreenEdge, a vincere la classifica generale. Precedendo di 16″ un altro italiano, Fabio Aru. Chaves ha vinto anche la maglia bianca di miglior giovane.
STAGE RESULT
1 – Elia Viviani (Team Sky) 110 km in 2h22’43”, average speed 46.245 km/h
2 – Peter Sagan (Tinkoff – Saxo) s.t.
3 – Andrea Guardini (Astana Pro Team) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE)
2 – Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team) at 16″
3 – Wouter Poels (Team Sky) at 27″
JERSEYS
- RED JERSEY, sponsored by ADNOC (General Classification by time) – Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE)
- GREEN JERSEY, sponsored by ABU DHABI SPORTS COUNCIL (General Classification by points) – Elia Viviani (Team Sky)
- WHITE JERSEY, sponsored by THE NATIONAL (Best Young Rider, born after 1 January 1990) – Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE)
- BLACK JERSEY, sponsored by ETIHAD AIRWAYS (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) – Alessandro Bazzana (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling)
Alla sera è seguito l’UCI Cycling Gala, durante il quale sono stati premiati i migliori corridori, squadre e nazioni dell’anno sportivo appena terminato.
Ecco i premi:
2015 UCI Cycling Gala award recipients
1st, UCI WorldTour Individual Classification: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team)
2nd, UCI WorldTour Individual Classification: Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha)
3rd, UCI WorldTour Individual Classification: Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team)
1st, UCI WorldTour Team Classification: Movistar Team
1st, UCI WorldTour Nation Classification: Spain
Men’s Elite UCI Road Race World Champion: Peter Sagan (Slovakia)
Men’s Elite UCI Individual Time Trial World Champion: Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus)
Men’s Elite UCI Team Time Trial Champions: BMC Racing Team
Men’s UCI Hour Record Holder: Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain)
Women’s UCI Hour Record Holder: Molly Shaffer Van Houwelling (USA)
Fair Play (awarded by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council): Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant – Alpecin)
Squadra piu’ amichevole con i media (awarded by the International Association of Cycling Journalists): Team Giant – Alpecin
Miglior giornalista ciclistico: Jean-Paul Ollivier (France)
Giro d’Italia winner: Alberto Contador (Tinkoff – Saxo)
Tour de France winner: Christopher Froome (Team Sky)
Vuelta a España winner: Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team)
