Degenkolb disappointed to lose the Dubai Tour to Cavendish

John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) perhaps knew that it would be difficult to stop Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick-Step) from pulling back four seconds in the final sprint of the Dubai Tour but he was disappointed to finish ninth in the stage 4 sprint and end the race six seconds behind the Manxman in the final overall classification.

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