Van der Poel makes winning start to UAE Tour as Froome eases in
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Al-Mirfa (United Arab Emirates) (AFP)
Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won the first stage of the UAE Tour on Sunday in a sprint finish while Chris Froome sat comfortably in the peloton in his first race for new team Israel Start-Up Nation.
Von der Poel, who combines road racing with cyclo-cross, edged ahead of fellow Dutchman David Dekker in the last 50 metres as cycling s first major race of the season got under way in the Gulf state.
Danish rider Michael Morkov was third in the 176-kilometre stage from Al Dhafra to Al Mirfa.
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