Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep), Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC) are among the riders that have descended on Dubai ahead of the start of the Dubai Tour. The trio and their respective teams shook off the jet-lag with a short training ride on Tuesday morning.
Also present was former World Champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Michael Rogers (Tinkoff), who is making his return after being forced to end his season early in 2015. Rogers was wearing one of Tinkoff’s many training jerseys. This time it was not the eye-searing La Datcha kit but something a bit more modest. The predominantly blue design, with still a hint of yellow, and number 10 on the back, is a nod to Argentinean footballer Diego Maradona.
Astana manager Alexander Vinokourov’s special edition gold Specialized was also on show ahead of the training ride.
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Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), Bradley Wiggins (Team Wiggins), and Elia Viviani (Team Sky) joined them later on for the pre-race press conference.
Wiggins sat next to Cavendish and was brutally honest about his hopes. “Don’t expect too much from me, unlike everyone else at this table, I’m not hoping to do anything in this race,” he said.
“This is one of four road races I’m doing this year. It’s good just to be here with my team. There’s quite a big expat community here and everywhere you turn, there’s a British voice. It’s nice to be here with the young guys and hopefully we can get some of us up in the results. Not winning the thing but mixing it with these guys in the sprints. If I can help with them, then great.”
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