Mark Cavendish has claimed his first win of the season with victory on stage one of the Abu Dhabi Tour.
The 31-year-old Manxman, who has a property in Ongar, triumphed in a customary sprint finish at the end of the 188 kilometres route, starting and ending in Madinat Zayed.
Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) finished ahead of Germany's Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Italy's Niccolo Bonifazio (Bahrain-Merida).
With time bonuses, Cavendish leads Greipel by four seconds overall.
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