2016 ABU DHABI TOUR TOP RIDERS’ PRESS CONFERENCE
Riders’ biographies and quotes. Download stunning pictures from the UAE’s capital.
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Abu Dhabi, 19 October 2016 – The press conference was opened by the Official Abu Dhabi Tour Ambassador, Mark Cavendish. In attendance alongside the Manxman were Giro d’Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali (Italy), seven time overall Grand Tour winner Alberto Contador (Spain), the duo of puncheurs John Degenkolb (Germany) and Michael Matthews (Australia), sprinter André Greipel (Germany), Rio 2016 gold medalists Elia Viviani (Omnium) from Italy and Belgium’s Greg Van Avermaet (Individual Road Race), Costa Rican rider Andrey Amador and local hero Yousif Mirza, the highest profile rider in the UAE.
Before the press conference, the attending riders took time to have a photo session on the beach in front of Nation Towers in Abu Dhabi. You can download the pictures from the link below.
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1) Mark Cavendish (British Isles – Team Dimension Data) Abu Dhabi Tour Official Ambassador
The world’s most successful sprinter ever and 2011 UCI Road World Champion Mark Cavendish, 31, added four Tour de France stage victories this year to his account to make it 30 up to date, only four down on all-tine record holder Eddy Merckx. A points classification winner in all three Grand Tours, he also wore the yellow jersey for the first time this year and claimed his first ever Olympic medal with the silver in the omnium track race, before finishing second at the UCI Road World Championships – just a bike’s length away from reclaiming his title.
Cavendish said: “I’m proud to be the ambassador of the Abu Dhabi Tour, and event that has incredible sponsors and a great future, being elevated to one of the pinnacle races in cycling already for next year. The caliber of riders here is similar to the Tour de France.”
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2) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA – Astana Pro Team)
Vincenzo Nibali, 31, nicknamed “The Shark”, was already one of the six riders who won all three Grand Tours (France, Italy, Spain) in the history of cycling before he won the Giro d’Italia once again this year, as well as the Tour of Oman.
Nibali said: “Abu Dhabi is a fantastic location with a great hotel to host us. This is only my third race after my accident at the Olympics, following the Tre Valli Varesine and the Tour of Almaty. I’m looking to regain good race condition.”
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3) Alberto Contador Velasco (ESP – Tinkoff)
With seven overall Grand Tour victories (Tour de France 2007 and 2009, Giro d’Italia 2008 and 2015, Vuelta a Espana 2008, 2012 and 2014), Alberto Contador, 33, is a legend of his own lifetime. He won the Vuelta al Pais Vasco and the Vuelta a Burgos this year.
Contador said: “I’m happy to be here at the Abu Dhabi Tour as our team is motivated for the flat stages and possibly for the mountain with Jesper [Hansen].”
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4) John Degenkolb (GER – Team Giant-Alpecin)
A winner of two monuments, Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, in 2015, John Degenkolb, 27, suffered a life threatening accident while training in Spain in January, yet has has bounced back to excellent fitness and form with two victories in 2016, at the Arctic Race of Norway and the Münsterland Giro in Germany.
Degenkolb said: “As I started the season later than usual due to the accident, I’m still motivated, especially because this is my last race with my friends from Giant-Alpecin.”
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5) Michael Matthews (AUS – Orica BikeExchange)
Michael Matthews, 26, who was already a multiple stage winner at the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana, put a Tour de France stage victory under his belt this year, and shows great late-season form, finishing fourth at the UCI Road World Championship in Doha.
Matthews said: “I will definitely enjoy the Abu Dhabi Tour more than last year, as I’m more used to the weather after having prepared for the World Championships in Qatar – so I expect my performances to be better.”
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6) André Greipel (GER – Lotto Soudal)
André Greipel, 34, is the winner of the prestigious conclusive stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées for the second straight year. With 21 stage victories in all three Grand Tours combined, “The Gorilla” is undoubtedly one of the best sprinters of his era.
Greipel said: “Our team has a bit of lack of a lead-out, but I’ll try to put myself into other lead-outs and we’ll find out how well it can work.”
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7) Elia Viviani (ITA – Team Sky)
The 2016 Rio Olympics Omnium champion Elia Viviani, 27, is one of the stars of the 2016 season as well as a double stage winner of the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour in 2015. Viviani has won stages at the last two Dubai Tours, among many other stage races.
Viviani said: “I have fond memories of my two stage victories here last year. I haven’t won any road races since March but we have a very strong lead out here and Nicolas Roche is also very motivated for the overall.”
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8) Greg Van Avermaet (BEL – BMC Racing Team)
Greg Van Avermaet has come of age at 31, compiling prestigious victories at Tirreno-Adriatico (overall ranking), stage 5 of the Tour de France – wearing the yellow jersey for three days – and victory in the Rio Olympics Road Race before winning September’s WorldTour event Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
Van Avermaet said: “It might not be the best parcours for me, but I’m delighted to race here on my golden bike as the Olympic Road Race champion. I’ll make it difficult for other riders to win and I want to finish this great season on a high note.”
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9) Andrey Amador (CR – Movistar Team)
30-year-old Andrey Amador Bikkazakova is the only Central American cyclist in the WorldTour. The Costa Rican has showed his true quality best in the Giro d’Italia in which he won a stage in 2012, finished fourth overall in 2015 and wore the Maglia Rosa for one day this year.
Amador said: “I’m truly happy to be here with Movistar. As the four-time WorldTour champion team, we had a great celebration last night. It’s great to see the support cycling receives in this part of the world.”
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10) Yousif Mirza (UAE – Nasr Dubai)
Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi, 28, represented the United Arab Emirates at the Olympic Road Race in Rio after he claimed the silver medal at the 2015 Asian Cycling Championship. He’s a four-time and reigning UAE Road Race champion.
Mirza said: “The experience of riding the Olympics was amazing. Now the Abu Dhabi Tour will show that we have strong cycling in the UAE.”
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The Abu Dhabi Tour, organised by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council with the collaboration of RCS Sport, will take place from 20 to 23 October.
CONFERENZA STAMPA 2016 ABU DHABI TOUR top rider ‘
Biografie e citazioni piloti. Scarica immagini mozzafiato dalla capitale degli Emirati Arabi Uniti.
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Abu Dhabi, 19 Ottobre 2016 – La conferenza stampa è stata aperta dalla Gazzetta di Abu Dhabi Tour Ambasciatore, Mark Cavendish. In presenza accanto alle Manxman erano vincitore del Giro d’Italia Vincenzo Nibali (Italia), sette volte vincitore assoluto Grand Tour Alberto Contador (Spagna), il duo di puncheurs John Degenkolb (Germania) e Michael Matthews (Australia), velocista André Greipel (Germania ), Rio 2016 medaglia d’oro Elia Viviani (Omnium) da Italia e il belga Greg Van Avermaet (individuale Road Race), pilota costaricano Andrey Amador e l’eroe locale Yousif Mirza, il profilo più alto pilota negli Emirati Arabi.
Prima della conferenza stampa, i piloti presenti ha preso tempo per avere un servizio fotografico sulla spiaggia di fronte a Nazione Towers di Abu Dhabi. È possibile scaricare le immagini dal link sottostante.
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1) Mark Cavendish (Isole Britanniche – Team Dimension Data) Abu Dhabi tour ufficiale Ambasciatore
velocista di maggior successo al mondo sempre e il 2011 di ciclismo su strada campione del mondo Mark Cavendish, 31 anni, ha aggiunto quattro stadi vittorie al Tour de France di quest’anno per il suo account per renderlo 30 fino ad oggi, solo quattro giù su tutto-tine detentore del record di Eddy Merckx. Un vincitore Classifica a punti in tutti e tre i grandi giri, ha anche indossato la maglia gialla per la prima volta quest’anno e ha sostenuto la sua prima medaglia olimpica con l’argento nella gara pista omnium, prima di finire secondo ai Campionati del Mondo di ciclismo su strada – solo un la lunghezza della moto da reclamare il suo titolo.
Cavendish ha detto: “Sono orgoglioso di essere l’ambasciatore della Dhabi Tour Abu, e l’evento che ha sponsor incredibili e un grande futuro, essere elevato a una delle gare pinnacolo del ciclismo già per il prossimo anno Il calibro di piloti qui è. simile al Tour de France. “
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2) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA – Astana Pro Team)
Vincenzo Nibali, 31 anni, soprannominato “Lo Squalo”, era già uno dei sei piloti che ha vinto tutti e tre i grandi giri (Francia, Italia, Spagna) nella storia del ciclismo, prima ha vinto il Giro d’Italia anche quest’anno, come così come il Tour of Oman.
Nibali ha detto:.. “Abu Dhabi è una posizione fantastica con un ottimo hotel per ospitare noi Questa è solo la mia terza gara dopo il mio incidente alle Olimpiadi, dopo la Tre Valli Varesine e il Tour di Almaty che sto cercando di riguadagnare buona gara condizione.”
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3) Alberto Contador Velasco (ESP – Tinkoff)
Con sette vittorie complessive del Grand Tour (Tour de France 2007 e il 2009, il Giro d’Italia 2008 e il 2015, Vuelta a Espana 2008 2012 e il 2014), Alberto Contador, 33 anni, è una leggenda della propria vita. Ha vinto il Giro dei Paesi Baschi e la Vuelta a Burgos di quest’anno.
Contador ha detto: “Sono felice di essere qui al Tour Abu Dhabi come il nostro team è motivato per le tappe di pianura e, eventualmente, per la montagna con Jesper [Hansen].”
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4) John Degenkolb (GER – Team Giant-Alpecin)
Vincitore di due monumenti, Milano-Sanremo e Parigi-Roubaix, nel 2015, John Degenkolb, 27 anni, ha subito un pericolo di vita incidente, mentre la formazione in Spagna nel mese di gennaio, ma è si è ripresa ad eccellente forma fisica e la forma con due vittorie nel 2016, alla corsa artica della Norvegia e del Münsterland Giro in Germania.
Degenkolb ha detto: “Come ho iniziato la stagione più tardi del solito a causa dell’incidente, sto ancora motivato, soprattutto perché questa è la mia ultima gara con i miei amici da Giant-Alpecin.”
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5) Michael Matthews (AUS – Orica BikeExchange)
Michael Matthews, 26 anni, che era già un vincitore di tappa più al Giro d’Italia e Vuelta a Espana, ha messo una vittoria di tappa al Tour de France sotto la sua cintura di quest’anno, e mostra grande forma di fine stagione, finendo quarto al UCI strada campionato del mondo a Doha.
Matthews ha detto: “Io sicuramente godere della Dhabi Tour Abu più rispetto allo scorso anno, come io sono più abituati al clima dopo aver preparato per i Mondiali in Qatar – quindi mi aspetto le mie prestazioni di essere meglio.”
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6) André Greipel (GER – Lotto Soudal)
André Greipel, 34, è il vincitore del prestigioso fase conclusiva del Tour de France sugli Champs-Elysées per il secondo anno consecutivo. Con 21 vittorie di tappa in tutti e tre i Grandi Giri combinati, “Il Gorilla” è senza dubbio uno dei migliori velocisti della sua epoca.
Greipel ha detto: “La nostra squadra ha un po ‘di mancanza di un lead-out, ma cercherò di mettermi in altre lead-out e scopriremo quanto bene si può lavorare.”
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7) Elia Viviani (ITA – Team Sky)
Del 2016 Rio Olimpiadi Omnium campione Elia Viviani, 27 anni, è una delle stelle della stagione 2016, come pure un vincitore di tappa doppio dell’edizione inaugurale del Tour Dhabi Abu nel 2015. Viviani ha vinto tappe nelle ultime due Dubai Tours, tra le molte altre corse a tappe.
Viviani ha detto: “Ho bei ricordi delle mie due vittorie di tappa qui l’anno scorso non ho vinto nessuna gara su strada dal marzo ma abbiamo un forte vantaggio qui fuori e Nicolas Roche è anche molto motivato per il generale.”.
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8) Greg Van Avermaet (BEL – BMC Racing Team)
Greg Van Avermaet ha raggiunto la maggiore età a 31, la compilazione di prestigiose vittorie alla Tirreno-Adriatico (classifica generale), fase 5 del Tour de France – indossando la maglia gialla per tre giorni – e la vittoria nella gara di Rio Olimpiadi di strada prima di vincere WorldTour di settembre Gran Premio Cycliste de Montréal.
Van Avermaet ha detto: “Potrebbe non essere i migliori parcours per me, ma sono felice di correre qui sulla mia bicicletta d’oro come il campione olimpico di corsa Strada farò difficile per gli altri piloti per vincere e voglio finire. questa grande stagione su una nota alta. “
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9) Andrey Amador (CR – Movistar Team)
30-year-old Andrey Amador Bikkazakova è l’unico ciclista centrale americana nel WorldTour. Il Costa Rica ha mostrato la sua vera qualità migliore del Giro d’Italia in cui ha vinto una tappa nel 2012, finito quarto assoluto nel 2015 e indossato la Maglia Rosa per un giorno di quest’anno.
Amador ha detto: “Sono veramente felice di essere qui con Movistar Come il quattro volte campione del WorldTour squadra, abbiamo avuto una grande festa la notte scorsa E ‘bello vedere il ciclismo supporto riceve in questa parte del mondo…”
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10) Yousif Mirza (UAE – Nasr Dubai)
Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi, 28 anni, ha rappresentato gli Emirati Arabi Uniti in occasione della gara olimpica strada a Rio, dopo aver sostenuto la medaglia d’argento al Campionato asiatico 2015 ciclismo. E ‘stato quattro volte e in carica UAE Strada campione Race.
Mirza ha detto: “L’esperienza di cavalcare le Olimpiadi stato incredibile Ora il Dhabi Tour Abu mostrerà che abbiamo forte il ciclismo negli Emirati Arabi.”.
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Il Dhabi Tour Abu, organizzato dal Consiglio Dhabi Sports Abu con la collaborazione di RCS Sport, si svolgerà dal 20 al 23 ottobre.