Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2016 – Following the UCI Road World Championship brilliantly won by Peter Sagan in Doha so narrowly ahead of Abu Dhabi Tour Official Ambassador Mark Cavendish, a great week of cycling is expected in the United Arab Emirates with the second edition of the UCI Cycling Gala and the second Abu Dhabi Tour just around the corner.
A special event to celebrate the end of the UCI professional road cycling season and its stakeholders, the UCI Cycling Gala will take place in the evening of 18 October at St-Regis Abu Dhabi in the presence of Peter Sagan and other big names.
Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Greg Van Avermaet, André Greipel, Elia Viviani, Cavendish, Andrey Amador, Michael Matthews, John Degenkolb and Yousif Mirza will attend the top riders press conference on 19 October. They’re part of the prestigious start list of the Abu Dhabi Tour featuring four stages from 20 to 23 October. 18 teams have signed up: 11 UCI WorldTeams (Astana Pro Cycling, BMC Racing Team, Lampre-Merida, Lotto-Soudal, Movistar Team, Orica-BikeExchange, Team Dimension Data, Team Giant – Alpecin, Team Sky and Trek – Segafredo), four UCI Professional Teams (CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Gazprom-RusVelo, One Pro Cycling and Willier Triestina – Southeast), three UCI Continental Teams (Nasr Dubai, Minsk Cycling Club and Team Wiggins).
The Abu Dhabi Tour features three stages likely to favour the sprinters and one uphill finish with a spectacular grand finale on the Yas Marina motor racing circuit on Sunday night. The event will be part of the UCI WorldTour from 2017 onwards.
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