Mark Cavendish narrowly won the opening stage of the Dubai Tour on Wednesday and in doing so secured possession of the coveted blue jersey awarded to the race leader and the red jersey given to the stage winner.
After completing the 145-kilometre route in three hours 24 minutes and 50 seconds, the British sprinter revealed he had last week met with fashion designer Paul Smith. The world renowned English tailor created four exclusive jerseys for this week’s tour and Cavendish told him he planned to be packing one of the jerseys in his suitcase before leaving the Emirates.
“I am super happy to wear the leader’s jersey here in Dubai,” Cavendish, 29, said. “My friend Paul Smith designed the jerseys and when I saw him about a week ago, I promised him I’d bring him back one of his jerseys, so I dedicate my win to him.”
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Race card
4pm Al Bastakiya Listed US$300,000 (Dirt) 1,900m
4.35pm Mahab Al Shimaal Group 3 $350,000 (D) 1,200m
5.10pm Nad Al Sheba Turf Group 3 $350,000 (Turf) 1,200m
5.45pm Burj Nahaar Group 3 $350,000 (D) 1,600m
6.20pm Jebel Hatta Group 1 $400,000 (T) 1,800m
6.55pm Al Maktoum Challenge Round-3 Group 1 $600,000 (D) 2,000m
7.30pm Dubai City Of Gold Group 2 $350,000 (T) 2,410m
The National selections:
4pm Zabardast
4.35pm Ibn Malik
5.10pm Space Blues
5.45pm Kimbear
6.20pm Barney Roy
6.55pm Matterhorn
7.30pm Defoe
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