Mark Cavendish has won the opening stage of the Dubai Tour.
Cav took victory after hitting the front from a long way out to just hold off Italian Andrea Guardini and Elia Viviani from Team Sky.
The Manx Missile leads the General Classification with at least two of the three remaining stages expected to end in sprint finishes.
It's his 121st career win since he turned professional in 2007 and his second of 2015 after winning the final stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina last month.
Onchan rider Ben Swift won the last remaining intermediate sprint and is fifth in the Points Jersey standings.
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