Dubai Gallery: Kittel wins final stage, race

Astana riders, including Vittorio Brumotti (ITA) saluted the crowd prior to start of the fifth and final stage on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The 124km final stage was underway despite brutal winds which cancelled stage 4 on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton rolled onward from Dubai International Marine Club to City Walk. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Riders raced back toward the city along the waterfront. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Team Novo Nordisk road captain Chris Williams (AUS) ticked off his first stage race of 2017. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Standing at 828 meters, the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa towers over the Dubai skyline. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton met with mild, arid conditions following violent winds that cancelled stage 4 on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Japan’s Fumiyuki Beppu (Trek-Segafredo) loaded up following the final feed station of the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

BMC’s Samuel Sanchez (ESP) takes a moment to pose for the camera. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Marcel Kittel out-kicked a world class field to claim his third stage win of the race and the overall title. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Two days after sustaining a bloodied eye from ejected Astana rider Andrei Grivko, German sprinter Marcel Kittel packed a punch of his own with a stage 5 win to claim his second straight Dubai Tour title. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

German sprinter Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) hoisted his trophy overhead. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com