Jasper Philipsen 's winning sprint in the first stage of the UAE Tour, a 184 km circuit starting and finishing in Madinat Zayed.

The Alpecin Fenix rider preceded Sam Bennett and Elia Viviani in a breathtaking sprint.

Philipsen, with his 15th career victory, is also the first leader of the overall standings.

Order of arrival:

1 PHILIPSEN Jasper Alpecin-Fenix 4:42:34

2 BENNETT Sam BORA - hansgrohe

3 VIVIANI Elia INEOS Grenadiers

4 GROENEWEGEN Dylan Team BikeExchange - Jayco

5 LIEPIŅŠ Emīls Trek - Segafredo

6 DÉMARE Arnaud Groupama - FDJ

7 KANTER Max Movistar Team

8 KOOIJ Olav Jumbo-Visma

9 DEVRIENDT Tom Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux

10 ACKERMANN Pascal UAE Team Emirates

Overall ranking:

1 PHILIPSEN Jasper Alpecin-Fenix 4:42:24

2 BENNETT Sam BORA - hansgrohe 0:04

3 STRAKHOV Dmitry Gazprom - RusVelo ,,

4 VIVIANI Elia INEOS Grenadiers 0:06

5 TONELLI Alessandro Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè ,,

6 VERVLOESEM Xandres Lotto Soudal 0:08

7 GROENEWEGEN Dylan Team BikeExchange - Jayco 0:10

8 LIEPIŅŠ Emīls Trek - Segafredo ,,

9 DÉMARE Arnaud Groupama - FDJ ,,

10 KANTER Max Movistar Team ,,

Photo: Sprint Cycling

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