Andrea Guardini wins stage 1 of the 2015 Abu Dhabi Tour
Italian Andrea Guardini (Astana) won the opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour on Thursday, which was shortened due to high temperatures.
Guardini wove his way through his sprint rivals in the bunch finish to take the victory by a bike length. Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) came in for second, just ahead of Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) in third.
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