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DUBAI TOUR: 16 TEAMS INVITED
The
list of teams invited to participate in the United Arab Emirates race – 4th to 7th February 2015 – has been
selected
Dubai,
28th December 2014 – The list of
16 teams that will race in the Dubai Tour, from 4th until 7th February 2015, is officially announced. The
race is organised by the Dubai Sports Council in partnership with RCS Sport, and
will once again feature some of the world’s top riders on its start line. Last
year, in the Dubai Tour’s first edition, Taylor Phinney won the General
Classification and the first stage time trial, while the other three stages were
won by the king of sprinters Marcel Kittel.
Below is the list of the 16
teams, each consisting of 8 riders:
UCI WORLDTEAMS
- AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
- ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
- BMC RACING TEAM (USA)
- ETIXX–QUICK STEP (BEL)
- LAMPRE–MERIDA (ITA)
- MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
- TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN (GER)
- TEAM KATUSHA (RUS)
- TEAM SKY (GBR)
- TINKOFF-SAXO (RUS)
UCI PROFESSIONAL
CONTINENTAL
- BARDIANI CSF (ITA)
- CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE (POL)
- UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (USA)
- TEAM NOVO NORDISK (USA)
UCI CONTINENTAL
- SKYDIVE DUBAI PRO CYCLING TEAM (UAE)
NATIONAL
SELECTION
- UAE NATIONAL SELECTION