Rui Costa avoided any late mishaps to win the Tour of Abu Dhabi after Australia’s Caleb Ewan claimed Sunday’s fourth stage under rain and floodlights at the Yas Marina Formula One circuit.
Portugal’s former world champion Costa took a decisive lead in the race with success in Saturday’s third stage.
And he kept out of trouble to top the overall standings by four seconds from Russia’s Ilnur Zakarin, with Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin in third.
Ewan took the closing day honours in a sprint from Briton Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel of Germany.
The 30-year-old Costa is showing powerful early season form after also coming second in the Tour of Oman.
Stage 4 results (top five)
1. Caleb Ewan (AUS/ORS) 3:03:06
2. Mark Cavendish (GBR/DDD) st
3. Andre Greipel (GER/LTS) st
4. Nicolo Bonifazio (ITA/TBM) st
5. Matteo Pelluchi (ITA/BOH) st
Overall classification
1. Rui Costa (POR/UAD) 16:42:21
2. Ilnur Zakarin (RUS/KAT) +4sec
3. Tom Dumoulin (NED/SUN) +16
4. Bauke Mollema (NED/TFS) +38
5. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA/QST) +53
(From left) Second-placed Ilnur Zakarin of Team Katusha Alpecin, Tour of Abu Dhabi winner Rui Costa of UAE Abu Dhabi and third-placed Tom Dumoulin of Team Sunweb celebrate on the podium after the fourth and final stage of the Tour of Abu Dhabi on Sunday. (AFP)
