Mark Cavendish wins opening stage of 2015 Dubai Tour

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The victory was 29-year-old Cavendish's second stage win of 2015

Mark Cavendish sprinted to a hard-fought victory in the opening stage of the Dubai Tour.

Cavendish, 29, from the Isle of Man, beat Astana's Andrea Guardini in a photo finish despite his lead-out train breaking down in the final kilometre.

The victory is the Etixx-QuickStep rider's second of the season, having also won the final stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina last month.

The four-day stage race concludes on Sunday.

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