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Preparing for the desert

In recent years, nothing quite screams the first race of the season to me like 30° weather, five-lane motorways and the sight of big-lumbering camels. Like many, I’m starting my season in warmer climes, I have just touched down in Abu Dhabi ready for the UAE Tour.

It is a race characterised by sun, sand and sprints, but always with the potential for echelons if we

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