Dubai Gallery: Kittel wins final stage, race

Feb 04, 2017

Astana riders, including Vittorio Brumotti (ITA) saluted the crowd prior to start of the fifth and final stage on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The 124km final stage was underway despite brutal winds which cancelled stage 4 on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton rolled onward from Dubai International Marine Club to City Walk. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Riders raced back toward the city along the waterfront. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Team Novo Nordisk road captain Chris Williams (AUS) ticked off his first stage race of 2017. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Standing at 828 meters, the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa towers over the Dubai skyline. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton met with mild, arid conditions following violent winds that cancelled stage 4 on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Japan's Fumiyuki Beppu (Trek-Segafredo) loaded up following the final feed station of the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

BMC's Samuel Sanchez (ESP) takes a moment to pose for the camera. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Marcel Kittel out-kicked a world class field to claim his third stage win of the race and the overall title. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Two days after sustaining a bloodied eye from ejected Astana rider Andrei Grivko, German sprinter Marcel Kittel packed a punch of his own with a stage 5 win to claim his second straight Dubai Tour title. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

German sprinter Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) hoisted his trophy overhead. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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