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DIMC - Palm Jumeirah 181 km
Our first stop in the desert is sadly not windy Qatar and its echelon-friendly days but instead steady Dubai where sprinters always reign supreme.
Mover and sheikher of the Day: Elia Viviani
With some Argentinian sprints and anger asado in his stomach he could outpace those other big names who haven’t been racing at all yet.