He took his victory at the first sprint opportunity on stage two.
After being set up in a good position by his teammates in the finale, he kept a cool head in finding his way to the front and powering away to the line to take his second win of 2014.
The stage was run off as expected with a small breakaway taking most of the air-time out front before the sprinters teams started the chase behind in the second half of the stage.
The race came back together in the final 10km, with the peloton having stayed together despite the efforts of some strong winds, and Team Giant-Shimano hit the front in a technical finale to keep the pace high and keep Kittel out of danger.
In the final, even though he was a bit isolated, Kittel didn’t panic and kept his composure to take the first road stage of this new race in the cycling calendar.
“The team did a great job today and we can all be proud of how we worked together and pulled it off,” said Kittel after the finish.
“The stage never really split up but there was some wind and also sand to deal which which made things interesting. At the end the guys dropped me off in a good position but I got swamped a bit in the final kilometre so I had to find my own way while through to the front. The legs were good though and it’s great to get the win out here in Dubai.”
Coach, Aike Visbeek (NED) said: “It was a nervous final out there today, quite technical and tricky to keep the team together. But the guys did a great job and didn’t panic when they got a bit separated.
“The team are looking strong and they showed he is confident out there today. Looking ahead to tomorrow, we can take it like today as we don’t have a jersey to defend. The guys have already ridden the finish so we will make a plan for that tonight and hopefully we can get Marcel up there again.”
