Road Dubai Gallery: Viviani celebrates 29th birthday with stage 2 win Elia Viviani sprints to victory in Dubai Tour stage 2 on his 29th birthday, his second victory of 2018 with Quick-Step. Share this Facebook Icon Twitter Icon Email Icon Join VeloNews.com Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Join for free Already have an account? Sign In Join VeloNews.com Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Join for free Already have an account? Sign In Viviani hugged fellow Italian and lead-out man Sabatini after the sprint victory. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images The peloton set out for a 190-kilometer stage with the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in the background. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Yousef Mohamed Mirza (UAE Team Emirates) led the breakaway. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) shared a hug with former Quick-Step teammate Fabio Sabatini. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Team Katusha-Alpecin is using the Dubai Tour to sort out its lead-out train for star sprinter Marcel Kittel, a new addition to the team. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Nathan Van Hooydonck (BMC Racing) defended his lead in the best young rider competition and creeped up the overall standings thanks to intermediate sprints. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) spent his first day in the leader’s jersey after winning stage 1. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Late in the race, Elia Viviani (Quick-Step) suffered a flat tire. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Viviani’s team assembled to help its sprinter chase back to the peloton in the final 20 kilometers. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Katusha-Alpecin put a train on the front to set up Kittel for the sprint. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Soon, the final two breakaway riders, Charles Planet (Novo Nordisk) and Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) were caught. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images After Jakob Mareczko started the sprint a bit early, Groenewegen, Viviani, and Cavendish galloped for the line. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Viviani won a close sprint finish, his second win of the season with his new team Quick-Step. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images Viviani hugged fellow Italian and lead-out man Sabatini after the sprint victory. Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images
