Dubai, 31 January 2017 – The Dubai Tour starts as it ended last year, with Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) first across the finish line in Dubai (Palm Jumeirah). The German rider won a bunch sprint and took the lead in the overall General Classification, ahead of second-placed the Dutch National Road Champion Dylan Groenewegen (Team Lotto NL - Jumbo), claiming the first White Jersey of this Dubai Tour and 2015 Dubai Tour winner Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) in third