RACE GUIDE AND TV ROADBOOK · Discover the Abu Dhabi Tour, the most exciting race of the year! From...
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RACE GUIDE AND TV ROADBOOK
8TH - 11TH OCT 2015
A NEW ROUND OF GREAT CYCLING.
555 KM BETWEEN DESERT AND FUTURE
FROM THE VASTNESS OF DESERT DUNES
THROUGH THE OASIS THAT REFLECT THE SKY
ANCIENT HISTORY MEETS TOMORROW.
WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE RACE OF THE SEASON THE WORLD IS READY
RIDE TO ABU DHABI
THE RACE
ORGANIZERS
HOW TO FOLLOW THE RACE
LIVE COVERAGE
TEAMS 18
SKYDIVE DUBAI PRO CYCLING TEAM - AL AHLI CLUBUAE | ASIA
DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLINGAUS | OCEANIA
BORA-ARGON 18GER | EUROPE
ASTANA PRO TEAMKAZ | ASIA
COLOMBIACOL | SOUTH AMERICA
ETIXX - QUICK STEPBEL | EUROPE
LAMPRE - MERIDAITA | EUROPE
MTN - QHUBEKARSA | AFRICA
BMC RACING TEAMUSA | NORTH AMERICA
MOVISTAR TEAMESP | EUROPE
TEAM GIANT - ALPECINGER | EUROPE
TEAM SKYGBR | EUROPE
UAE NATIONAL TEAMUAE | ASIA
TEAM KATUSHARUS | EUROPE
TINKOFF - SAXORUS | EUROPE
ORICA GREENEDGEAUS | OCEANIA
TEAM WIGGINSUK | EUROPE
USA | NORTH AMERICA
UNITEDHEALTHCAREPROFESSIONALCYCLING TEAM
THE OFFICIAL TROPHY
The shape of the sculpture represents the dynamism of a
cyclist on the road. This dynamism is transformed into “speed”, joining
the human being, the cyclist, the technology, and his bike in one single element, like in Ferrari’s sport world
with the racing driver and his car.
DESIGNED BY FERRARI
SILENT SPEED
RED JERSEY
GENERAL TIME CLASSIFICATION
GREEN JERSEY
GENERAL POINTS CLASSIFICATION
LEADERSHIP
ENERGY
JERSEYS
CHALLENGE
STRENGTH
SPRINT
EFFORT
BLACK JERSEY
INTERMEDIATE SPRINT CLASSIFICATION
WHITE JERSEY
YOUNG CLASSIFICATION
FUTURE
HOPE
Create by:
Discover the Abu Dhabi Tour,the most exciting race of the year!
From Tuesday 29th September to the final stage in Yas Marina Circuit, two double decker will travel
all over the Abu Dhabi region to meet the fan with awesome activities for all the family.
Collect our beautiful gadgets as t-shirts and stickers, enroll to join the final Parade, take a picture
and participate to our contest to win an amazing experience. Find out when the Abu Dhabi Promo Tour
is going to be and be ready to have fun with us!
PROMOTOURTUE, SEPTEMBER 29TH 2015 SUN, OCTOBER 11TH 2015
DEERFIELDS MALL - ETIHAD VILLAGE - TRAIN YAS
SCHOOL DAY
YAS MALL - FERRARI WORLD - DU ARENA
MARINA MALL - HERITAGE VILLAGE - NATION TOWER -
CORNICHE BEACH
AL AIN MALL - WADI ADVENTURE - AL AIN ZOO - GREEN
MUBAZZARAH - JEBEL HAFEET
SCHOOL DAY
KHALIDA MALL - REEM ISLAND - MADINAT ZAYAD SHOPPING
CENTER - MARINA MALL - CORNICHE BEACH
BANI YAS MALL - DALMA MALL - TRAIN YAS
MEDINAT ZAYED - MOREEB DUNE - QASR AL SARAB
29TH SEPT. (1 PM – 11 PM)
30TH SEPT. (10 AM – 3 PM)
1ST OCT. (2 PM – 11 PM )
2ND OCT. (1 PAM – 10 PM)
3RD OCT. (07 AM – 9 PM)
4TH OCT. (10 AM – 3PM)
5TH OCT. (12 AM – 9 PM)
6TH OCT. (1 PM – 11 PM)
7TH OCT. (12 AM – 9 PM)
QASR AL SARAB ( START ) - MEDINAT ZAYED ( FINISH)
YAS MALL ( START / FINISH )
AL AIN ( START ) - JEBEL HAFEET ( FINISH )
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT ( START / FINISH )
8TH OCT. (1 PM – 11 PM)
9TH OCT. (1 PM – 11 PM)
10TH OCT. (1 PM – 11 PM)
11TH OCT. (1 PM – 11 PM)
TRAIN YAS
SCHOOL DAY
RIDE TO JEBEL HAFEETAMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL RIDERS
29TH SEPT. / 6TH OCT.
30TH SEPT. / 4TH OCT.
3TH OCT.
RACE DAYS
SPECIAL EVENTS
FAN ZONE
OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10AM TO 10PM.
BECOME PROTAGONIST and attend special events at the FAN ZONE at the YAS MALL.
From 8th to 11th October you will get all the info you need about the Abu Dhabi Tour,
access the bike lab, follow every stage live and collect our amazing gadgets. Rise the Abu Dhabi Tour trophy
and do not forget to bring your kids: a bicycle workshop is waiting for them!
Be ready to live most exciting ride of your life! On 11th October, after the race, will start an amazing show on the circuit, where you will become protagonist with your bike. Performers, magic installations, lights and a lot of music
will join you to ride along the circuit.Under the stars of Abu Dhabi sky, you will be part of the
most amazing show of the year!
To participate, have fun customizing yourself and your
bike in the most spectacular and magic way! You can join the Parade directly at the circuit or you can pick up our Parade Kit at the Fan Zone inside the Yas Mall or during
the double decker’s tour.
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
11TH OCTOBERRACE 6 PM
FANS PARADE AND SHOW 9 PM
PARADE
SIGNATURE CHECK
TEAMS PARKING
TEAMS PARKING
PRESS PARKING
MANDATARYPASSINGPOINT
ORGANIZATION PARKING
RACE HEADQUARTER
START
FEED ZONE
FINISH
INTERMEDIATESPRINT
KEY TO CONVENTIONAL SYMBOLS
RACE START
FINISH
START
FINISH
km 0m 4000
START
FINISH
km 0m 4000
STAGE COURSE
A4Verona Sud
A4Verona Sud
COMPULSORY DETOUR FOR TEAM VEHICLES
CITY PARADE
ACTUAL START
A4Verona Sud
STAGE COURSE
A4Verona Sud
SUGGESTED ITINERARY TO THE START PLACE
TEAMSBUS
TEAMSBUS
ANTI DOPING CONTROL
THE STAGES
4THE YAS STAGE
SPRINTERSTAGE
SUN, OCTOBER 11TH
2015
110KM
3THE AL AIN STAGE
MEDIUMMOUNTAIN
SAT, OCTOBER 10TH
2015
142KM
1THE ADNOC STAGE
SPRINTERSTAGE
THU, OCTOBER 8TH
2015
174KM
2THE CAPITAL STAGE
SPRINTERSTAGE
FRI, OCTOBER 9TH
2015
129KM
8TH - 11TH OCT 2015
PETROL STATIONS
Please note that the petrol stations in the map are the only ones along the route.
HOTELS
PRELIMINARYAPPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY OCTOBER 6TH ABU DHABI
10.00 to 17.00
14.00 to 19.00
15.00 to 19.00
16.00 to 18.00
17.00
Yas Marina Circuit
Track
Yas Marina Circuit F1
Entrance gate 20
Yas Events Centre
Entrance from gate 20, Yas West entrance
Track open for riders’ training
Preliminary Operations
Staff accreditations
Radio distribution and set up
Teams’ accreditation
Top Riders’ press conference
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7TH ABU DHABI
8.00 to 14.00
9.15 to 10.15
10.30
11.00
16.00
Yas Marina Circuit
Track
Yas Marina Circuit
F1 Entrance gate 20
Qasr Al Sarab Resort
Track open for riders’ training
Licenses check
Race Management Meeting with Jury and Sports Managers
Race Management Meeting with Photographers and TV
Last hotel check In for the teams
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8TH
SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH
ABU DHABI
ABU DHABI
11.20 to 12.50
19.00
12.55
21.00
13.00
Qasr Al Sarab Resort
Yas Marina Circuit F1
DU Forum
Qasr Al Sarab
Start meeting pointSign-on
Stage finish
Lining up
UCI CYCLING GALA
Start - Km 0
FROM QASR AL SARAB TO MADINAT ZAYED
THE ADNOC STAGE1THU, OCTOBER 8TH 2015
SIGN-ON PROCEDURES: 11.30-12.45 LINE UP (TRANSFER 3.500 M): 12.50 ACTUAL START: 13.00
The entire stage takes place in the desert. The first part goes along an undulating route on more or less high dunes accruing a remarkable vertical climbing. After Liwa the parcours is perfectly straight for over 40km as far as the first crossing of the finish line in Madinat Zayed where the peloton enters a final 14.5km loop.
RACE HEADQUARTER
Al Dhafra StadiumMadinat Zayed UAE
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174KM
010
2030
4050
6070
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100
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Circ
uit
116
- M
ADIN
AT ZA
YED
101
- QAS
R AL
SAR
AB 92 - Ins. E65
103 - Al Khis
110 - Sabkhah
133 - Liwa
119 - Turn to Liwa/Kayyam
137 - Liwa
131 - Shams
116 - MADINAT ZAHYED
0.0
9.9
17.5
49.2
70.1
83.9
101.5
147.3
159.5
174.0
STAR
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FINISH
SS
START
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FINISH
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THE ADNOC STAGE1THU, OCTOBER 8TH 2015
QASR AL SARAB
EMPTY QUARTER
LIWA OASIS
SHAMS SOLAR POWER STATION
MADINAT ZAYED
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4
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FROM YAS MARINA CIRCUIT TO YAS MALL
THE CAPITAL STAGE2FRI, OCTOBER 9TH 2015
Stage mostly across the city, after the start from Yas Island the route heads, on roads with roundabouts and speed humps, towards the Grand Mosque area where the peloton returns to Yas Island, and follows the Sheikh bin Zayed Highway until the Abu Dhabi Corniche and back. The entire route goes along wide roads with an almost constant presence of cat’s eyes as lane dividers.
SIGN-ON PROCEDURES: 12.30-13.50 LINE UP (TRANSFER 4.000 M): 13.55 ACTUAL START: 14.05
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3
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129KM
RACE HEADQUARTER
YAS EVENTS CENTREENTRANCE FROM GATE 20, YAS WEST ENTRANCE
010
2030
4050
6070
8090
100
110
120
2 - Y
AS M
ALL
2 - Y
AS M
ARIN
A CI
RCUI
T 2 - Yas Tunnel
3 - Channel Street
4 - Roundabout to Al Ain Rd 5 - Maqta Bridge
7 - Round- 33rd st.
3 - Grand Mosque - 5th st. 3 - Maqta Bridge
6 - Turn - Golf Gardens
2 - Channel St. 2 - Yas Tunnel 2 - YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
2 - Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed HighwI
2 - Saadiyat Island
2 - Corniche Rd. East 2 - Corniche Road West
3 - EMIRATES PALACE
2 - Corniche Road East 2 - E-12.
2 - Ramp to Yas Island 2 - Yas Leisure Drive
0.0
7.9
12.6
21.024.1
28.8
31.333.9
40.6
50.354.056.060.9
74.9
84.287.6
92.2
96.9101.1
123.5126.8129.0
STAR
T
FINISH
SS
START
2
FINISH
2
129
THE CAPITAL STAGE2FRI, OCTOBER 9TH 2015
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POINTS OF INTEREST
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
YAS ISLAND
AL DAR HEADQUARTERS
SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE
FERRARI WORLD
YAS WATERWORLD
SAADIYAT ISLAND
MANARAT AL SAADIYAT
UAE PAVILLON
AL REEM ISLAND
ABU DHABI CORNICHE
ETHIAD TOWERS
BIG FLAG
EMIRATES PALACE
YAS MALL
FROM AL AIN (AL QATTARA SOUQ) TO JEBEL HAFEET
THE AL AIN STAGE3SAT, OCTOBER 10TH 2015
SIGN-ON PROCEDURES: 12.00-13.20 LINE UP (TRANSFER 500 M): 13.25 ACTUAL START: 13.30
Stage partly in the city and partly in the mountains. Starting from Al Ain the stage will be raced on wide roads with roundabouts and speed humps. With 15km to go the peloton will start a shallow climb lea-ding to the final ascent. Uphill finish at 1025m of alti-tude after an 11km climb on gradients that touch 11%.
RACE HEADQUARTER
Mercure Grand Jebel Hafeet Al Ain HotelJebel Hafeet - AL AIN
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3
2
142KM
010
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6070
8090
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140
1025
- JE
BEL H
AFEE
T27
7 - A
L AIN
(Al Q
atta
ra S
ouq)
270 - Khalid Bin Sultan st. 264 - Nahyan The First St.
283 - Zayed Bin Sultan St. 295 - Shakhboot Bin Sultan St.
277 - AL AIN (Al Qattara Souq)
270 - Khalid Bin Sultan st. 264 - Nahyan The First St. 278 - 118th st. 283 - 153rd st.
238 - Zakher
238 - Khaled Bin Sultan Street. 251 - Hazzaa Bin Sultan Street/Al KJAmia st. 261 - Zayed Al Awwal St. 267 - HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMAD ST. 251 - Hazzaa Bin Sultan St. 251 - Shakhboot Bin Sultan St.
196 - Abu Dhabi-Al Ain truck Rd.
219 - Abu Dhabi - Al Ain Truck Road. 232 - Jebel Hafeet St.
263 - GREEN MUBAZZARAH 312 - Climb Start
0.0
7.9 12.2
18.8 22.3
31.6
40.1 44.4 47.6 51.0
63.0 67.5 71.2 75.8 79.1 83.5 85.5
104.0
119.4 123.7
128.8 131.2
142.0
10.8%
-8.6 k
mma
x 11%
10.8%
-8.6 k
mma
x 11%
STAR
T
FINISH
SS
START
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FINISH
3
THE AL AIN STAGE3SAT, OCTOBER 10TH 2015
AL QATTARA SOUQ
AL JAHILI FORT
AL AIN ZOO
AL AIN OASIS
SHEIKH HAZZA BIN ZAYED STADIUM
GREEN MUBAZZARAH
JEBEL HAFEET
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F INT
ERES
T
FROM YAS MARINA CIRCUIT TO YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
THE YAS STAGE4SUN, OCTOBER 11TH 2015
SIGN-ON PROCEDURES: 15.00-16.35 LINE UP: 16.35 ACTUAL START: 16.40
The entire stage takes place on the Yas Island Cir-cuit. The peloton will complete 20 5.5km laps with 3 intermediate sprints every 5 laps (end of the 5th lap, end of the 10th lap and end of the 15th lap).
1
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3
2
110KM
RACE HEADQUARTER
YAS EVENTS CENTREENTRANCE FROM GATE 20, YAS WEST ENTRANCE
010
2030
4050
6070
8090
100
110
2 - YA
S M
ARIN
A CI
RCUI
T2 -
YAS
MAR
INA
CIRC
UIT
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
3 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
2 - Yas Marina Circuit
0.0
5.5
11.0
16.5
22.0
27.5
33.0
38.5
44.0
49.5
55.0
60.5
66.0
71.5
77.0
82.5
88.0
93.5
99.0
104.5
110.0
STAR
T
FINISH
SS
S
START
4
FINISH
4
THE YAS STAGE4SUN, OCTOBER 11TH 2015
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
FERRARI WORLD
YAS ISLAND
YAS VICEROY HOTEL
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3
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F INT
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8TH - 11TH OCT 2015
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