• The peloton begins to pull apart early in the climb up Jebel Hafeet during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour 2015 from Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet. Claudio Peri / EPA
    The peloton begins to pull apart early in the climb up Jebel Hafeet during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour 2015 from Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet. Claudio Peri / EPA
  • The peloton rides through the flat of Al Ain city during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour from Al Qattara Souq to Jebel Hafeet. Francois Nel / Getty Images
    The peloton rides through the flat of Al Ain city during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour from Al Qattara Souq to Jebel Hafeet. Francois Nel / Getty Images
  • The riders pass a forbidding expanse of limestone during the climb of Jebel Hafeet to conclude Stage 3 on Saturday. Francois Nel / Getty Images
    The riders pass a forbidding expanse of limestone during the climb of Jebel Hafeet to conclude Stage 3 on Saturday. Francois Nel / Getty Images
  • Cyclists ride past a stretch of waste near the city of Al Ain during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour, from Al Qattara Souq to Jebel Hafeet. Francois Nel / Getty Images
    Cyclists ride past a stretch of waste near the city of Al Ain during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour, from Al Qattara Souq to Jebel Hafeet. Francois Nel / Getty Images
  • Cyclists roll through the greener parts of Al Ain, often known in the UAE as the Garden City, during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour. Francois Nel / Getty Images
    Cyclists roll through the greener parts of Al Ain, often known in the UAE as the Garden City, during Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour. Francois Nel / Getty Images
  • Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE) of Colombia wears the overall leader’s red jersey after winning Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour, at the summit of 1,240m Jebel Hafeet near Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE) of Colombia wears the overall leader’s red jersey after winning Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour, at the summit of 1,240m Jebel Hafeet near Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • Wouter Poels of Team Sky loses control and falls in the final turn of the Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour on Satuday, allowing Esteban Chaves, left, of Orica GreenEDGE to win the race. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    Wouter Poels of Team Sky loses control and falls in the final turn of the Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour on Satuday, allowing Esteban Chaves, left, of Orica GreenEDGE to win the race. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE) on his way to victory atop Jebel Hafeet in Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE) on his way to victory atop Jebel Hafeet in Stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • Wouter Poels of Team Sky seizes the lead from Esteban Chaves of Orica GreenEDGE in the final climb of Stage 3 in the Abu Dhabi Tour. Seconds later, Poels’s fall would give victory to Chaves. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    Wouter Poels of Team Sky seizes the lead from Esteban Chaves of Orica GreenEDGE in the final climb of Stage 3 in the Abu Dhabi Tour. Seconds later, Poels’s fall would give victory to Chaves. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

Abu Dhabi Tour hits the climb on Stage 3 to Jebel Hafeet — in pictures


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The best photos from Stage 3, from Al Ain to the 1,240m summit of Jebel Hafeet, of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour.

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