Abu Dhabi Tour opening stage shortened due to extreme heat

Final circuit of stage one of the Abu Dhabi Tour taken out due to concerns over high temperatures

Peter Sagan, Abu Dhabi Tour 2015

The opening stage of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour was shortened due to high temperatures.

Organisers made the decision to remove the final 14.5-kilometre circuit of the stage as temperatures touched 46°C. There were also concerns about the stage over-running due to a lower-than-expected average speed.

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