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Dubai Tour Stage 2

Viviani wins the second stage in Dubai and goes first in the GC.
Team Sky protected Viviani from the crashes where Kittel and Cavendish got held up. Cavendish got back to the main group but was too tired to finish above tenth place. Swift launched Viviani to win the stage.
Here are the highlights of the stage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLktY6hZtS0

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