2023 Tour of Oman (2.Pro)
12th edition: February 11 - February 15, 2023
Tour of Oman podium history | 2022 edition | 2024 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5
2023 Tour of Oman map. Five stages covering 830.3 km
Wednesday, February 15: 5th & Final Stage, Samail “Al Fayhaa Resthouse” - Jabal al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 152.2 km
Mauri Vansevenant finishes just ahead of final GC winner Matteo Jorgenson. Photo: ASO/Thomas Maheux
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Weather at the start city of Samail at 9:05 AM, local time: 26C (78F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 5 km/hr (3 mph). No rain is forecast. The temperature is forecast to climb to 33C (92F) at 1:00 PM.
Ascent:
- Km 152.2: Jabal al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 5.7 km @ 10.5%
The race: Here's the race organizer's stage five summary.
The final stage of the Tour of Oman 2023, set for the first time up the ascent of Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), saw two 23-year-old talents rise to victory in an explosive finale. Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) was the strongest on the brutal slopes of a 5.7km ascent with an average gradient of 10.5% to take an emotional victory in front of his family, who came to Oman to support him. Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) managed to hang on and save the leader’s red jersey for 1’’. A couple of days after his first professional victory, he becomes the first American overall winner of the Tour of Oman.
Matteo Jorgenson won the 2023 Tour of Oman by a single second. Photo Getty Sport
The final challenges of the Tour of Oman 2023 inspire seven attackers who get on the move as soon as they leave Samail: Lawrence Naesen (AG2R Citroën), Ceriel Desal (Bingoal WB), Angel Fuentes (Burgos-BH), the Oman National Champion Faisal Al Mamari (Oman National Team), Benjamin Perry (Human Powered Health), Irwandie Lakasek (Terengganu Polygon) and Manabu Ishibashi (JCL Team Ukyo).
Astana Qazaqstan pull the bunch
They open a gap of 4’10’’ after 14km but Astana Qazaqstan react at the front of the bunch to defend the options of Alexey Lutsenko, who dominated Jabal Al Akhdhar and the Tour of Oman on two occasions (2018, 2019). The Asian team control the gap around 2 minutes.
Al Mamari goes first through the intermediate sprint of Wadi Squt (62.7km to go). Some 20km further, Lakasek and then Al Mamari are dropped by their breakaway companions.
The gap increases again, up to 2’40’’, before the peloton up the ante inside the last 30km. But the attackers also increase their pace. They still hold an advantage of 1’20’’ at the bottom of the climb up Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain): 5.7km at 10.5% to decide the Tour of Oman 2023.
The final showdown
Intermarché-Circus-Wanty set the pace on the first part of the ascent. Naesen and Desal are the last riders to be caught, just inside the last 4km of ascent.
With 3km to go, only Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) and Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën) can keep up with Rein Taarämae (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty). But the Estonian climber is the next rider to drop.
It eventually comes down to a brutal uphill sprint. Vansevenant is the most explosive to take victory in front of his parents and his sister. But Jorgenson hangs on to win the overall standings by 1’’.
The final GC podium, from left: Mauri Vansevenant (2nd), Matteo Jorgenson (1st) & Geoffrey Bouchard (3rd)
Complete results:
152.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.051 km/hr
| 1 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3hr 53min 51sec |
| 2 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 3 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | @ 12sec |
| 4 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 22'' |
| 5 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | 0' 37'' |
| 6 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 7 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0' 58'' |
| 8 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 9 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | 1' 00'' |
| 10 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 12'' |
| 11 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 21'' |
| 12 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 13 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 30'' |
| 14 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | 1' 35'' |
| 15 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 41'' |
| 16 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | 1' 55'' |
| 17 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 58'' |
| 18 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 01'' |
| 19 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2' 03'' |
| 20 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 14'' |
| 21 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | 2' 35'' |
| 22 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 2' 39'' |
| 23 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 24 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | 2' 51'' |
| 25 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 2' 53'' |
| 26 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 2' 56'' |
| 27 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 01'' |
| 28 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 29 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | 3' 12'' |
| 30 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | 3' 14'' |
| 31 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 17'' |
| 32 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 33 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 3' 22'' |
| 34 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 29'' |
| 35 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3' 38'' |
| 36 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 3' 43'' |
| 37 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 38 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 53'' |
| 39 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | 3' 57'' |
| 40 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 41 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 42 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 4' 01'' |
| 43 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 4' 07'' |
| 44 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | 4' 09'' |
| 45 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 4' 34'' |
| 46 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 4' 36'' |
| 47 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 4' 58'' |
| 48 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | 5' 03'' |
| 49 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 5' 03'' |
| 50 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 5' 10'' |
| 51 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | 5' 14'' |
| 52 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 5' 19'' |
| 53 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 54 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 5' 30'' |
| 55 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | 5' 49'' |
| 56 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 6' 01'' |
| 57 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | 6' 07'' |
| 58 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | 6' 31'' |
| 59 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 60 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 7' 05'' |
| 61 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 62 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 63 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 7' 10'' |
| 64 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 7' 32'' |
| 65 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | 7' 46'' |
| 66 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 7' 51'' |
| 67 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 8' 18'' |
| 68 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 69 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 70 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 71 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 8' 28'' |
| 72 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 8' 45'' |
| 73 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 8' 50'' |
| 74 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 75 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | 9' 00'' |
| 76 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 77 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 78 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 79 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 80 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 81 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 82 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 83 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 84 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 85 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 86 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 87 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 88 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 89 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 90 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 91 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 92 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 9' 13'' |
| 93 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | 10' 12'' |
| 94 | MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 95 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 10' 36'' |
| 96 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 10' 49'' |
| 97 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 11' 30'' |
| 98 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 99 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 11' 34'' |
| 100 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 11' 54'' |
| 101 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 102 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 12' 14'' |
| 103 | MIGUEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 12' 28'' |
| 104 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 12' 33'' |
| 105 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 12' 44'' |
| 106 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 12' 52'' |
| 107 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 108 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 109 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 13' 47'' |
| 110 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 14' 03'' |
| 111 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 16' 33'' |
| 112 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 113 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 114 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 18' 51'' |
| 115 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 20' 30'' |
| 116 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
Final GC after stage 5:
- GC winner: Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar)
- Active rider classification winner: Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X)
- Best young rider: Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar)
- Teams classification winner: Bora-hansgrohe
830.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.642 km/hr
| 1 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 19hr 56min 21sec |
| 2 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | @ 1sec |
| 3 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 28'' |
| 4 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 46'' |
| 5 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 48'' |
| 6 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | 0' 58'' |
| 7 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 1' 20'' |
| 8 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 22'' |
| 9 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 36'' |
| 10 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | 1' 37'' |
| 11 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | 1' 59'' |
| 12 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | 2' 01'' |
| 13 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 07'' |
| 14 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2' 21'' |
| 15 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 40'' |
| 16 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | 2' 41'' |
| 17 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | 2' 44'' |
| 18 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2' 49'' |
| 19 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 52'' |
| 20 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 3' 07'' |
| 21 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | 3' 21'' |
| 22 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 27'' |
| 23 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | 3' 37'' |
| 24 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 4' 00'' |
| 25 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 4' 47'' |
| 26 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 5' 20'' |
| 27 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 28 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | 5' 38'' |
| 29 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | 5' 41'' |
| 30 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 6' 01'' |
| 31 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 02'' |
| 32 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | 6' 07'' |
| 33 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 28'' |
| 34 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 6' 35'' |
| 35 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 36 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 6' 47'' |
| 37 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 7' 20'' |
| 38 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 7' 57'' |
| 39 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 8' 03'' |
| 40 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 8' 30'' |
| 41 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 9' 04'' |
| 42 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | 9' 19'' |
| 43 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 9' 24'' |
| 44 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 10' 35'' |
| 45 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | 10' 59'' |
| 46 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | 12' 02'' |
| 47 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | 12' 06'' |
| 48 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 12' 16'' |
| 49 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 12' 25'' |
| 50 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 12' 36'' |
| 51 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 14' 04'' |
| 52 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | 14' 10'' |
| 53 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 14' 18'' |
| 54 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | 14' 30'' |
| 55 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | 14' 59'' |
| 56 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 15' 14'' |
| 57 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 15' 23'' |
| 58 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 15' 51'' |
| 59 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 15' 54'' |
| 60 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | 16' 43'' |
| 61 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 16' 52'' |
| 62 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 17' 19'' |
| 63 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | 17' 36'' |
| 64 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 17' 41'' |
| 65 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 19' 33'' |
| 66 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 19' 57'' |
| 67 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | 20' 14'' |
| 68 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 20' 26'' |
| 69 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | 21' 08'' |
| 70 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | 21' 21'' |
| 71 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | 21' 46'' |
| 72 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 21' 49'' |
| 73 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 21' 54'' |
| 74 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 22' 01'' |
| 75 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 22' 10'' |
| 76 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 22' 41'' |
| 77 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 23' 22'' |
| 78 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 23' 41'' |
| 79 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 23' 49'' |
| 80 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | 23' 57'' |
| 81 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 24' 22'' |
| 82 | ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO | BURGOS-BH | 25' 01'' |
| 83 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | 25' 09'' |
| 84 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 25' 14'' |
| 85 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 25' 31'' |
| 86 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | 25' 53'' |
| 87 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 26' 15'' |
| 88 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 26' 42'' |
| 89 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 26' 55'' |
| 90 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 27' 12'' |
| 91 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 27' 15'' |
| 92 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 27' 23'' |
| 93 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 27' 28'' |
| 94 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 27' 50'' |
| 95 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | 28' 19'' |
| 96 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 28' 40'' |
| 97 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 29' 46'' |
| 98 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 29' 48'' |
| 99 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 30' 10'' |
| 100 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 31' 05'' |
| 101 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | 32' 31'' |
| 102 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 32' 48'' |
| 103 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 33' 38'' |
| 104 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 34' 32'' |
| 105 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 34' 43'' |
| 106 | MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 35' 20'' |
| 107 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 35' 21'' |
| 108 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 37' 36'' |
| 109 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 40' 36'' |
| 110 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 43' 50'' |
| 111 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 45' 17'' |
| 112 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | 45' 42'' |
| 113 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 47' 30'' |
| 114 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 48' 35'' |
| 115 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 57' 53'' |
| 116 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 1H 01' 48'' |
Stage 5 map & profile:
2023 Tour of Oman stage five map
2023 Tour of Oman stage five profile
Profile of the climb to the finish.
Tuesday, February 14: Stage 4, Izki - Yitti Hills, 204.9 km
Diego Ulissi wins stage four. Photo: ASO/Thomas Maheux
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Weather at Muscat, two-thirds into the stage, at 8:45 AM, local time: 23C (73F), fair, with the wind from the west at 5 km/hr (3 mph). The temperature should climb to 26C (78F) by 2:00 PM. No rain is forecast.
Ascents:
- Km 194.1: Climb of Al Jissah, 2.5 km @ 6.9%
- Km 204: Climb of Yitti Hills, 1.6 km @ 6.6%
The race: Here's the race organizer's stage four report.
After he came close to victory in Qurayyat and Al Hamra, Diego Ulissi rose his arms in triumph on Tuesday, in Yitti. Stage 4, the longest of the Tour of Oman 2023 (204.9km), had an explosive finale in store for the peloton with a couple of ascents in the last 10 km.
Pascal Ackermann, Ulissi’s teammate in the ranks of UAE Team Emirates, went on the move on these up and down sections before he was caught with 2km to go… It was then time for the Italian puncheur to display his power and take victory ahead of Axel Zingle (Cofidis) and Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe), while Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) retained the leader’s red jersey. After a week of racing in the Sultanate, a final challenge awaits the rider: the mighty climb up Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), where the overall winner of the Tour of Oman will be crowned.
Matteo Jorgenson retained the GC leader's red jersey.
As usual in this Tour of Oman 2023, attackers get on the move immediately after the start, from Izki. But the 204.9km ahead of them inspire many riders, leading to a relentless battle for the break of the day.
Josef Cerny (Soudal Quick-Step) tries to make the most of his raw power to make a difference. Jeroen Meijers (Terengganu Polygon) is also determined to race at the front to defend his golden jersey as the leader of the most aggressive rider classification.
Two hours of battle for the break
But everyone get back together ahead of the first intermediate sprint (km 52.4). Fredrik Dversnes seizes the opportunity to take 3 points and the lead of the virtual standings against Meijers (13 pts vs 11).
It takes two hours of racing at 47.3km/h for a group of attackers to eventually make the break with Dversnes, back at the front after he was reeled in by the bunch, as well as the U23 World Champion Yevgeniy Fedorov (Astana Qazaqstan), Urko Berrade (Kern Pharma) and the winner of the African Games Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu Polygon).
Movistar, Arkéa-Samsic and Cofidis work together
After such a battle, they enter the last 100km with a lead of 3’40’’. Matteo Jorgenson’s Movistar drive the bunch to defend the red jersey and they quickly receive support from Arkéa-Samsic and Cofidis. They control the gap around 2 minutes. Reguigui dominates the second intermediate sprint (49.2km to go) ahead of Dversnes, who extends his lead in the most aggressive rider classification. Reguigui drops back to the bunch as his breakaway companions enter the last 20km with a lead of 1’10’’.
Ackermann attacks, Ulissi delivers
Dversnes, Fedorov and Berrade are caught at the bottom of the penultimate climb of the day, in Al Jissah (2.5km at 6.9%). Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny) and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) set a brutal pace on the ascent and a small group emerges at the front. Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) attacks on the downhill and manages to open a gap of 25’’. He’s caught inside the last 2km to go. Ivan Cobo (Kern Pharma) launches a counter-attack on the final ascent (1.6km at 6.6%). He’s caught right at the summit, inside the last kilometre. The battle for the stage win comes down to a sprint in a reduced bunch. And Diego Ulissi demonstrates once again his expertise in this area. Meanwhile, Matteo Jorgenson safely defends his red jersey on the eve of the final battle up Green Mountain.
Diego Ulissi will start the final stage in the points classification leader's green jersey.
Complete results:
204.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.415 km/hr
| 1 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4hr 36min 48sec |
| 2 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 3 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 4 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 5 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 6 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 7 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 8 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 9 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 10 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 11 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 12 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 13 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 14 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 15 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 16 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 17 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 18 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 19 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 20 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 21 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 22 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 23 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 24 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 25 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 26 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 27 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 28 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 29 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 30 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 31 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 32 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 33 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 34 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 35 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 36 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 37 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 38 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 39 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 40 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 41 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | @ 11sec |
| 42 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | 0' 21'' |
| 43 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 44 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 0' 53'' |
| 45 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 0' 55'' |
| 46 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 47 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 48 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 49 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 08'' |
| 50 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 51 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 52 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 53 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 13'' |
| 54 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 33'' |
| 55 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 1' 35'' |
| 56 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 57 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 58 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 59 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 60 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 61 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 62 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 63 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 64 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 65 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 66 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 67 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 68 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 69 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 70 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 71 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 72 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2' 01'' |
| 73 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 2' 13'' |
| 74 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 37'' |
| 75 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | 3' 26'' |
| 76 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 4' 13'' |
| 77 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 78 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 79 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 80 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 81 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 82 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 83 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 84 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 85 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 86 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 87 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 88 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 89 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 90 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 91 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 92 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 5' 21'' |
| 93 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | 5' 32'' |
| 94 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 7' 22'' |
| 95 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 7' 32'' |
| 96 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 7' 38'' |
| 97 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 98 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 99 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 100 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 101 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 102 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 103 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 104 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 105 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 106 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 107 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 108 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 109 | MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 110 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 111 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 112 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 113 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 114 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 115 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | 7' 43'' |
| 116 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 117 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 10' 47'' |
| 118 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 11' 25'' |
| 119 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 120 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
GC after stage 4:
678.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.267 km/hr
| 1 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 16hr 2min 36sec |
| 2 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | @ 5sec |
| 3 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 4 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 14'' |
| 5 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | 0' 15'' |
| 6 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 0' 16'' |
| 7 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 18'' |
| 8 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 9 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 10 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 11 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 22'' |
| 12 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | 0' 31'' |
| 13 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 32'' |
| 14 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | 0' 34'' |
| 15 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 16 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | 0' 40'' |
| 17 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 18 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 19 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 20 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 21 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 22 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 48'' |
| 23 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 53'' |
| 24 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 04'' |
| 25 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1' 17'' |
| 26 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 20'' |
| 27 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 36'' |
| 28 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | 1' 44'' |
| 29 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | 2' 04'' |
| 30 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | 2' 18'' |
| 31 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 20'' |
| 32 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 55'' |
| 33 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 2' 59'' |
| 34 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 05'' |
| 35 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 06'' |
| 36 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 3' 19'' |
| 37 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 3' 36'' |
| 38 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 45'' |
| 39 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 3' 50'' |
| 40 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 3' 56'' |
| 41 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 4' 00'' |
| 42 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 4' 08'' |
| 43 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 4' 41'' |
| 44 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 4' 42'' |
| 45 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 59'' |
| 46 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 5' 25'' |
| 47 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | 6' 38'' |
| 48 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | 6' 44'' |
| 49 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 6' 51'' |
| 50 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | 6' 59'' |
| 51 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 7' 45'' |
| 52 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | 8' 03'' |
| 53 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 8' 13'' |
| 54 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 8' 20'' |
| 55 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 8' 39'' |
| 56 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 8' 44'' |
| 57 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 8' 55'' |
| 58 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | 9' 04'' |
| 59 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 9' 09'' |
| 60 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 9' 14'' |
| 61 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 9' 54'' |
| 62 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 9' 58'' |
| 63 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 10' 37'' |
| 64 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | 10' 59'' |
| 65 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 11' 10'' |
| 66 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 11' 34'' |
| 67 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 68 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 11' 35'' |
| 69 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | 12' 02'' |
| 70 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 12' 33'' |
| 71 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | 12' 40'' |
| 72 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 12' 43'' |
| 73 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 12' 46'' |
| 74 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | 12' 55'' |
| 75 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 76 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 14' 16'' |
| 77 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 14' 17'' |
| 78 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 14' 43'' |
| 79 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | 14' 46'' |
| 80 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | 14' 51'' |
| 81 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 14' 54'' |
| 82 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 83 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 15' 16'' |
| 84 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 15' 17'' |
| 85 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | 16' 03'' |
| 86 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 16' 50'' |
| 87 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | 16' 56'' |
| 88 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 17' 07'' |
| 89 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 17' 09'' |
| 90 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 17' 46'' |
| 91 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 17' 58'' |
| 92 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | 18' 01'' |
| 93 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 18' 06'' |
| 94 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 18' 09'' |
| 95 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 18' 17'' |
| 96 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 18' 21'' |
| 97 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 18' 22'' |
| 98 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 18' 54'' |
| 99 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 100 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | 19' 13'' |
| 101 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 19' 29'' |
| 102 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 19' 45'' |
| 103 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 20' 51'' |
| 104 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 21' 09'' |
| 105 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 21' 45'' |
| 106 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 22' 12'' |
| 107 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 22' 23'' |
| 108 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 22' 26'' |
| 109 | MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 22' 46'' |
| 110 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | 23' 25'' |
| 111 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 24' 46'' |
| 112 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 26' 54'' |
| 113 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 27' 11'' |
| 114 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 27' 57'' |
| 115 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 28' 38'' |
| 116 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | 29' 03'' |
| 117 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 36' 59'' |
| 118 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 37' 17'' |
| 119 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 42' 54'' |
| 120 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 49' 05'' |
Stage 4 map & profile:
Stage 4 map
Stage 4 profile
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Monday, February 13: Stage 3, Al Khobar - Jabal Haat, 151.8 km
Matteo Jorgensen wins the tough uphill finish and takes over the GC lead. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet
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Weather at Al Hamra, on the route, 7 km from the finish, at 8:50 AM, local time: 23C (74F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 3 km/hr (2 mph). The temperature is forecast to climb to 30C (86F) by 2:00 PM. No rain is forecast.
Ascent
- Km 151.8: Climb of Jabal Haat, 4.6 km @ 8.5%
The race: Here's the race organizer's stage 3 report.
Young American talent Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) flew to his professional victory on stage 3 of the Tour of Oman 2023. The 23-year-old climber made the most of the steepest sections leading to an unprecedented finish in Al Hamra (climb of Jabal Hatt, 4.6km at 8.5%) to get the best of another young rising talent, Belgium’s Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step), and France’s Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën). Not only does Jorgenson take the stage win, he also claims the leader’s red jersey. On day 4, the penultimate stage ahead of the final showdown up Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), the peloton face another explosive finish on the Yitti Hills.
The start from Al Khobar quickly sees five attackers jump ahead of the bunch: Johan Meens (Bingoal WB), Alejandro Franco (Burgos-BH), Said Al Rahbi (Oman National Team), Stephen Bassett (Human Powered Health) and Mohd Harrif Saleh (Terengganu Polygon).
They open a gap of 3’30’’ while Jesus Herrada’s Cofidis take the reins of the bunch to defend the leader’s red jersey.
Cofidis and UAE pull
Al Rahbi and Saleh struggle on an uphill section 45km into the stage. Saleh makes his way back to the front of the race but Al Rahbi drops back to the bunch.
Saleh goes first at the intermediate sprint (km 93.1) to defend his teammate Jeroen Meijers’ golden jersey as the leader of the most aggressive rider classification. He then drops back to the bunch.
Meens, Franco and Bassett enter the last 50km with a lead of 3’30’’. A dozen kilometres further into the race, UAE Team Emirates also send a man at the front of the bunch to participate in the chase.
Racing in the dry hills of Oman. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet
Jorgenson pounces
The gap drops down to 1’40’’ into the last 20km and under a minute with 12km to go. The attackers are eventually caught just ahead of the final ascent: 4.6km at 8.5% with sections around 15% in the last 2km.
Already in the top 5 up Qurayyat, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) senses his opportunity to make a difference. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) also wants to make it a hard race. But nobody, not even the Kazakh all rounder (a 2-time winner of the Tour of Oman), can’t resist when Jorgenson sprints to victory in the final 200m.
No one can stay with Matteo Jorgensen when he drops the hammer. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet
Complete results:
151.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.591 km/hr
| 1 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 3hr 33min 51sec |
| 2 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | @ 2sec |
| 3 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 03'' |
| 4 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 5 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 6 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 7 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 8 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 07'' |
| 9 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 09'' |
| 10 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | 0' 11'' |
| 11 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 0' 16'' |
| 12 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 13 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 19'' |
| 14 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 15 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 16 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 45'' |
| 17 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0' 49'' |
| 18 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 52'' |
| 19 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | 0' 53'' |
| 20 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 21 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 22 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 23 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 24 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | 0' 58'' |
| 25 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 26 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1' 02'' |
| 27 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 28 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 29 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 1' 05'' |
| 30 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 1' 08'' |
| 31 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 32 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 22'' |
| 33 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 1' 29'' |
| 34 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 35 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 36 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 37 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 49'' |
| 38 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 1' 53'' |
| 39 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 40 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 41 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 02'' |
| 42 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 2' 14'' |
| 43 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 44 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 41'' |
| 45 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 46 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 47 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 48 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 01'' |
| 49 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 3' 14'' |
| 50 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 3' 23'' |
| 51 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3' 32'' |
| 52 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 3' 43'' |
| 53 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 20'' |
| 54 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | 4' 31'' |
| 55 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 4' 43'' |
| 56 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 4' 54'' |
| 57 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 58 | JORDI LOPEZ CARAVACA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 5' 10'' |
| 59 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 5' 19'' |
| 60 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 61 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 5' 25'' |
| 62 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 5' 34'' |
| 63 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 64 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 5' 41'' |
| 65 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 6' 02'' |
| 66 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 67 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 68 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | 6' 05'' |
| 69 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 70 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 71 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 72 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 73 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 74 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 75 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 76 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 77 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 78 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 79 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 80 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 81 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 82 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 83 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 84 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 85 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 86 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 6' 30'' |
| 87 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 6' 56'' |
| 88 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | 7' 33'' |
| 89 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 90 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 7' 47'' |
| 91 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 92 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 7' 53'' |
| 93 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | 8' 05'' |
| 94 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 8' 11'' |
| 95 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 96 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 97 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | 8' 55'' |
| 98 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 99 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 100 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 101 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 9' 27'' |
| 102 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 9' 39'' |
| 103 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 104 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 105 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 9' 41'' |
| 106 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | 9' 45'' |
| 107 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | 9' 53'' |
| 108 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 109 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 110 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 111 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 112 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 113 | MIGUEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 114 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 9' 56'' |
| 115 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 10' 22'' |
| 116 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 11' 30'' |
| 117 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 13' 05'' |
| 118 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 17' 12'' |
| 119 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 17' 46'' |
| 120 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 18' 16'' |
| 121 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
GC after stage 3:
473.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.310 km/hr
| 1 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 11hr 25min 48sec |
| 2 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 06'' |
| 3 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 14'' |
| 4 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 15'' |
| 5 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 6 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 0' 16'' |
| 7 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 18'' |
| 8 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 9 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 10 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 11 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 22'' |
| 12 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | 0' 31'' |
| 13 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 32'' |
| 14 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | 0' 34'' |
| 15 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 16 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 07'' |
| 17 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | 1' 08'' |
| 18 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 19 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 20 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 21 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | 1' 13'' |
| 22 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1' 17'' |
| 23 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 1' 21'' |
| 24 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 25 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 1' 23'' |
| 26 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 24'' |
| 27 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 30'' |
| 28 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 36'' |
| 29 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 1' 44'' |
| 30 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 31 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 32 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 47'' |
| 33 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | 1' 57'' |
| 34 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | 2' 04'' |
| 35 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 36 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 2' 21'' |
| 37 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 24'' |
| 38 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2' 32'' |
| 39 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 06'' |
| 40 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 07'' |
| 41 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 3' 15'' |
| 42 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 3' 33'' |
| 43 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 3' 36'' |
| 44 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 3' 39'' |
| 45 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | 3' 50'' |
| 46 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 4' 31'' |
| 47 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 4' 56'' |
| 48 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 59'' |
| 49 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 5' 04'' |
| 50 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 5' 16'' |
| 51 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | 5' 30'' |
| 52 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 5' 45'' |
| 53 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 5' 49'' |
| 54 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | 5' 51'' |
| 55 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 6' 10'' |
| 56 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | 6' 44'' |
| 57 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 7' 04'' |
| 58 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 7' 13'' |
| 59 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 7' 22'' |
| 60 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 61 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | 7' 29'' |
| 62 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 8' 13'' |
| 63 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 8' 20'' |
| 64 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 65 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 8' 23'' |
| 66 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 8' 33'' |
| 67 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | 9' 19'' |
| 68 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | 9' 24'' |
| 69 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 9' 29'' |
| 70 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 9' 37'' |
| 71 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 9' 42'' |
| 72 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | 9' 59'' |
| 73 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 10' 00'' |
| 74 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 75 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 10' 03'' |
| 76 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | 10' 18'' |
| 77 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 10' 20'' |
| 78 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 10' 31'' |
| 79 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 80 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 10' 39'' |
| 81 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 10' 49'' |
| 82 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 11' 10'' |
| 83 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 11' 16'' |
| 84 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | 11' 20'' |
| 85 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 86 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 87 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | 11' 45'' |
| 88 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | 11' 50'' |
| 89 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 11' 51'' |
| 90 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | 12' 02'' |
| 91 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 12' 42'' |
| 92 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | 12' 43'' |
| 93 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 13' 03'' |
| 94 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 13' 13'' |
| 95 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 13' 26'' |
| 96 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 13' 33'' |
| 97 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 13' 42'' |
| 98 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 13' 59'' |
| 99 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 14' 08'' |
| 100 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 14' 34'' |
| 101 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 14' 41'' |
| 102 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 14' 45'' |
| 103 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 14' 48'' |
| 104 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | 14' 54'' |
| 105 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | 15' 00'' |
| 106 | MIGUEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 15' 08'' |
| 107 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | 15' 47'' |
| 108 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 16' 31'' |
| 109 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 16' 50'' |
| 110 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 17' 08'' |
| 111 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 17' 32'' |
| 112 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 17' 51'' |
| 113 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 19' 16'' |
| 114 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 19' 33'' |
| 115 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 20' 19'' |
| 116 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | 21' 25'' |
| 117 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 25' 52'' |
| 118 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 26' 05'' |
| 119 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 29' 37'' |
| 120 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 35' 16'' |
| 121 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 37' 40'' |
Stage 3 map & profile:
Stage 3 map
Stage 3 profile
Sunday, February 12: Stage 2, Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (Muscat) - Qurayyat, 174 km
Jesus Herrada wins the stage and takes over the GC lead. Photo: ASO/Thomas Maheux
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Weather at the stage finish at Qurayyat at 8:45 AM, local time: 24C (74F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 3 km/hr (2 mph). The forecast is for the temperature to rise to 25C (77F) at 2:00 PM. There is just a 1% chance of rain.
Ascents
- Km 6.3: Climb of Al Jabal Street, 3.5 km @ 9.2%
- Km 122: Climb of Qurayyat (1st crossing of finish line), 2.6 km @ 7%
- Km 174: Climb to finish at Qurayyat, 2.6 km @ 7%
The race: Here's the race organizer's stage two report.
A ferocious attack in the final metres up the ascent of Qurayyat got Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) the prizes he was aiming for: the win in stage 2 of the Tour of Oman 2023 and the overall lead. The Spanish puncheur made the most of his skills and his knowledge of this specific terrain to pounce at the perfect moment and get the best of Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny) and Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates). Already a podium finisher in the Tour of Oman (3rd in 2019, a year that saw him finish 2nd in Qurayyat), Herrada says he wants to keep the red jersey all the way to Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), the final summit of this 12th edition, on Wednesday.
As soon as the peloton leave the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, they head to the infamous climb of Al Jabal Street (3.5km at 9.2%), where riders unleash a flurry of attacks. Ivan Cobo (Equipo Kern Pharma) is the fiercest on the uphill but the peloton don’t give him much room to operate. Alone at the front, he’s caught at the bottom of the downhill.
Stage two's terrain was challenging. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet
UAE and Astana control the day
Attacks keep flying on the flat. Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X) jumps ahead of the bunch at km 15. He’s quickly joined at the front by Luca Van Boven (Bingoal WB) but Dvernes dominates the intermediate sprint of Al Amrat (km 20.1).
The two leaders are joined by four more attackers after 25km: Ivan Cobo, back on the move, Angel Fuentes (Burgos-BH), Kosuke Takeyama (JCL Team Ukyo) and the leader of the most aggressive rider classification, Jeroen Meijers (Terengganu Polygon), wearing the golden jersey after his breakaway on day 1.
The gap is up to 4’ but UAE Team Emirates and Astana Qazaqstan react at the front of the bunch. Mark Cavendish participates in the chase for the kazakh team and the gap sits between 2 and 3 minutes for most of the stage.
Cobo shows again his climbing skills as the attackers face the climb of Qurayyat (2.6km at 7%) for the first time, 52km before the uphill finish. Meijers can’t keep up, he drops back to the bunch.
Herrada’s day
The peloton up the ante after the summit. As the gap drops down to 1 minute, Cobo, Dvernes and Takeyama also drop back to the bunch. Van Boven and Fuentes remain at the front inside the last 30km.
Soudal Quick-Step move to the front of the bunch and put the hammer down with 15km to go. The two attackers remaining at the front are brought in 7km away from the finish, just ahead of the final ascent.
UAE Team Emirates, Bora-Hansgrohe and Arkéa-Samsic set a strong pace for their leaders. But nobody can contain Jesus Herrada’s acceleration in the final 200m. Maxim Van Gils and Diego Ulissi are the closest to the Spaniard.
Complete results:
174 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.982 km/hr
| 1 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 4hr 21min 7sec |
| 2 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 3 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 4 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 5 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 6 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | @ 3sec |
| 7 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | 0' 05'' |
| 8 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 9 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 10 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 11 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 12 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 13 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 14 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 15 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 16 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 17 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 18 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 19 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 20 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 21 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 22 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 23 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 24 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 25 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 26 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R CITROEN | 0' 13'' |
| 27 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 15'' |
| 28 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 29 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 30 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 31 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 32 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 33 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 18'' |
| 34 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 35 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 36 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 37 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 38 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 0' 24'' |
| 39 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 25'' |
| 40 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 41 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 42 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 29'' |
| 43 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 44 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 45 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 46 | BART LEMMEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 0' 33'' |
| 47 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 0' 38'' |
| 48 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 45'' |
| 49 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 50 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | 0' 49'' |
| 51 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 52 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 52'' |
| 53 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0' 55'' |
| 54 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 09'' |
| 55 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | 1' 14'' |
| 56 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 57 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 1' 17'' |
| 58 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 35'' |
| 59 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R CITROEN | 2' 05'' |
| 60 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 61 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 62 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 08'' |
| 63 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 64 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 65 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 2' 16'' |
| 66 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2' 18'' |
| 67 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 68 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 69 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 70 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 71 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA CUERVO | MOVISTAR | 2' 38'' |
| 72 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | 2' 40'' |
| 73 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 74 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 2' 57'' |
| 75 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 76 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 77 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 78 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | 3' 04'' |
| 79 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3' 31'' |
| 80 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | 3' 38'' |
| 81 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 3' 46'' |
| 82 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | 3' 48'' |
| 83 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 4' 00'' |
| 84 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 85 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 4' 13'' |
| 86 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 4' 16'' |
| 87 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 88 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 89 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 90 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 4' 24'' |
| 91 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 4' 35'' |
| 92 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 4' 40'' |
| 93 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | 5' 05'' |
| 94 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 95 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 96 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 97 | MIGUEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 98 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 99 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 100 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 101 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 102 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | 5' 35'' |
| 103 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 6' 16'' |
| 104 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 6' 20'' |
| 105 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 106 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 6' 30'' |
| 107 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 6' 42'' |
| 108 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 109 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 110 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 6' 59'' |
| 111 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 7' 17'' |
| 112 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 7' 29'' |
| 113 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 114 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 115 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 116 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 8' 07'' |
| 117 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 8' 53'' |
| 118 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | 9' 13'' |
| 119 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 120 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | 11' 26'' |
| 121 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 18' 04" |
| 122 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 17' 54'' |
| 123 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 17' 57'' |
GC after stage 2:
321.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.860 km/hr
| 1 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 7hr 51min 57sec |
| 2 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | @ 4sec |
| 3 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 06'' |
| 4 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 10'' |
| 5 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 6 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 13'' |
| 7 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 15'' |
| 8 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 9 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 10 | HAROLD TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 11 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 12 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 13 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 14 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 15 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 16 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 17 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 18 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 19 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 20 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 21 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 22 | MARIO APARICIO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 23 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 24 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 25 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 26 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 0' 21'' |
| 27 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R CITROEN | 0' 23'' |
| 28 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R CITROEN | 0' 25'' |
| 29 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 30 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 31 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 32 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 33 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 28'' |
| 34 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 35 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 36 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 37 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 38 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | 0' 34'' |
| 39 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | 0' 35'' |
| 40 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 41 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 42 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 39'' |
| 43 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 44 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 45 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 46 | BART LEMMEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 0' 43'' |
| 47 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 0' 48'' |
| 48 | ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 55'' |
| 49 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 50 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 0' 59'' |
| 51 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 52 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1' 02'' |
| 53 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 05'' |
| 54 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 19'' |
| 55 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | 1' 24'' |
| 56 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 57 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 1' 27'' |
| 58 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2' 08'' |
| 59 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R CITROEN | 2' 15'' |
| 60 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 61 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 62 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 2' 18'' |
| 63 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 64 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ | MOVISTAR | 2' 26'' |
| 65 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2' 28'' |
| 66 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 67 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 68 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 69 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | 2' 48'' |
| 70 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | 2' 50'' |
| 71 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 72 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 3' 07'' |
| 73 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 74 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 75 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 76 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | 3' 14'' |
| 77 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3' 41'' |
| 78 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | 3' 48'' |
| 79 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 3' 54'' |
| 80 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 3' 56'' |
| 81 | BENJAMI PRADES | JCL TEAM UKYO | 3' 58'' |
| 82 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 4' 04'' |
| 83 | NUR FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 4' 10'' |
| 84 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 4' 15'' |
| 85 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 4' 23'' |
| 86 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 4' 26'' |
| 87 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 88 | URKO BERRADE | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 89 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 90 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 4' 34'' |
| 91 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 4' 44'' |
| 92 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 5' 05'' |
| 93 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 5' 07'' |
| 94 | MIGUEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 5' 15'' |
| 95 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 96 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 97 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 98 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 99 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 100 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | 5' 45'' |
| 101 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | 6' 26'' |
| 102 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 6' 30'' |
| 103 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 6' 40'' |
| 104 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 6' 43'' |
| 105 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 6' 52'' |
| 106 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 107 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 108 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 7' 14'' |
| 109 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | 7' 27'' |
| 110 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 7' 39'' |
| 111 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 112 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 7' 58'' |
| 113 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 8' 03'' |
| 114 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | 8' 17'' |
| 115 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 8' 19'' |
| 116 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 9' 03'' |
| 117 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | 9' 20'' |
| 118 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 9' 23'' |
| 119 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 9' 40'' |
| 120 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | 11' 32'' |
| 121 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 18' 04'' |
| 122 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 18' 07'' |
| 123 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 19' 24'' |
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Stage 2 map
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Saturday, February 11: Stage 1, Al Rustaq Fort - Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, Muscat, 147.5 km
Stage one winner Tim Merlier crosses the line as if he were holding his new-born son. Photo: GettySport
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Weather at the finish city of Muscat at 8:45 AM, local time: 22C (71F), fair, with the wind from the southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). It should climb to 23C (74F) by 2:00 PM. There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the stage one report from the race organizer.
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) is enjoying a great start of the year 2023: he became a father 11 days ago and was already able to dedicate a victory to his young son as he outsprinted his rivals in stage 1 of the Tour of Oman 2023. The Belgian National champion takes his first victory on the road since joining Soudal Quick-Step in the off-season (he also won a cyclo-cross in January). In front of the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center, he got the best of David Dekker (Arkéa-Samsic) and Axel Zingle (Cofidis). This should be the only opportunity for sprinters this week, on the eve of a first summit finish in Qurayyat.
As soon as the peloton head away from Al Rustaq Fort, three attackers get on the move: Rodrigo Alvarez (Burgos-BH), Said Al Rahbi (Oman National Team) and Jeroen Meijers (Terengganu Polygon). They bring their gap up to a maximum of 2’45’’ at km 13 but Tim Merlier’s Soudal Quick-Step quickly react to control the day towards a potential sprint.
The day's break: Alvarez, Al Rahbi & Meijers. Photo: GettySport
Astana pulls for Cavendish, Meijers insists
The attackers cover 42.7km in the first hour and Alvarez dominates the first intermediate sprint of the day (km 60.1). Astana Qazaqstan also work at the front of the peloton as they try to deliver a first opportunity to sprint for Mark Cavendish, who came to Oman for his first races since he joined the Asian WorldTeam.
The gap sits between 1’30’’ and 2’ on the way to Fanja, where Meijers goes first atop the only climb of the day (km 92) to take 3 points in the most aggressive rider classification. The Dutch attacker keeps going with a gap of 2’ to the bunch. His two breakaway companions are distanced.
Merlier delivers
Meijers takes 3 more points in the intermediate sprint (km 101), followed by Al Rahbi and Alvarez. The two chasers are quickly caught by the bunch, trailing by 1’50’’. Bora-Hansgrohe also participate in the chase and Meijers is reeled in with 16km to go.
Tim Merlier drives for the line slightly ahead of David Dekker. Photo: GettySport
AG2R Citroën try to control the finale but Soudal Quick-Step move up to the front positions and Tim Merlier delivers the victory for his new team, ahead of David Dekker (Arkéa-Samsic) and Axel Zingle (Cofidis).
Complete results:
147.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.943 km/hr
| 1 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3hr 31min 0sec |
| 2 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 3 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 4 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 5 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 6 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 7 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 8 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 9 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 10 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 11 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 12 | BENJAMI PRADES REVERTE | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 13 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 14 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 15 | MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 16 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 17 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 18 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 19 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 20 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 21 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 22 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 23 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 24 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 25 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 26 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 27 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 28 | HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 29 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 30 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 31 | JORDI LOPEZ CARAVACA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 32 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 33 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 34 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 35 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 36 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 37 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 38 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 39 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 40 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 41 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 42 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 43 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 44 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 45 | BART LEMMEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 46 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 47 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 48 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 49 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 50 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 51 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 52 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 53 | ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 54 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 55 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 56 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 57 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 58 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 59 | ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 60 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 61 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 62 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 63 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 64 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 65 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 66 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 67 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 68 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 69 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 70 | MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 71 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 72 | PELAYO SANCHEZ MAYO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 73 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 74 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 75 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 76 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ RIVERA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 77 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 78 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 79 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 80 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 81 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 82 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 83 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 84 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 85 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 86 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 87 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 88 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 89 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 90 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 91 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 92 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 93 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 94 | NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 95 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 96 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 97 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 98 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 99 | URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 100 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 101 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 102 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 103 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 104 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 105 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 106 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 107 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 108 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 109 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 110 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 111 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 19'' |
| 112 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 23'' |
| 113 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 0' 47'' |
| 114 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 115 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | @ 0sec |
| 116 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | 0' 49'' |
| 117 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 54'' |
| 118 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 1' 20'' |
| 119 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 28'' |
| 120 | NORSGAARD MATHIAS | MOVISTAR | 1' 47'' |
| 121 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 01'' |
| 122 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | @ 0sec |
| 123 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 3' 34'' |
| 124 | ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 6' 28'' |
GC after stage 1:
| 1 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3hr 30min 50sec |
| 2 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | @ 4sec |
| 3 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 0' 05'' |
| 4 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 0' 06'' |
| 5 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 6 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 10'' |
| 7 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 8 | PASCAL ACKERMANN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 9 | MATTHEW WALLS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 10 | ALEXANDER SALBY | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 11 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 12 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 13 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 14 | BENJAMI PRADES REVERTE | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 15 | DIEGO ULISSI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 16 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 17 | MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 18 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 19 | ATSUSHI OKA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 20 | ALAN BANASZEK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 21 | BARNABÁS PEÁK | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 22 | RAYMOND KREDER | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 23 | MARK CAVENDISH | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 24 | DAVIDE FORMOLO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 25 | STEPHEN BASSETT | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 26 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 27 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 28 | CERIEL DESAL | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 29 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 30 | HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 31 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 32 | IVAN COBO CAYON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 33 | JORDI LOPEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 34 | GIOVANNI CARBONI | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 35 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 36 | MAURI VANSEVENANT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 37 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 38 | NIKLAS EG | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 39 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 40 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 41 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 42 | ANDRII PONOMAR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 43 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 44 | FLORIS DE TIER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 45 | AUGUST JENSEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 46 | BART LEMMEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 47 | LOUIS MEINTJES | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 48 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 49 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 50 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 51 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 52 | HARRISON WOOD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 53 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 54 | ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 55 | BENJAMIN PERRY | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 56 | REIN TAARAMÄE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 57 | RYAN GIBBONS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 58 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 59 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 60 | ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 61 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 62 | CARLOS VERONA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 63 | PABLO CASTRILLO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 64 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 65 | ARJEN LIVYNS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 66 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 67 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 68 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 69 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 70 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 71 | MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 72 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 73 | PELAYO SANCHEZ MAYO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 74 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 75 | LASSE NORMAN LETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 76 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 77 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ RIVERA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 78 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 79 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 80 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 81 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 82 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 83 | YUMA KOISHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 84 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 85 | JESSE EWART | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 86 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 87 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 88 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 89 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 90 | TORD GUDMESTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 91 | MAGNUS KULSET | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 92 | NICOLAS EDET | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 93 | IDE SCHELLING | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 94 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 95 | NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 96 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 97 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
| 98 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 99 | URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 100 | MANUELE BOARO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 101 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 102 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
| 103 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 104 | MICHAEL VINK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 105 | MANABU ISHIBASHI | JCL TEAM UKYO | s.t. |
| 106 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 107 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 108 | TOM PAQUOT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 109 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
| 110 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | s.t. |
| 111 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
| 112 | FAUSTO MASNADA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 113 | MARTIN LAAS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 29'' |
| 114 | JORDI WARLOP | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 33'' |
| 115 | SAID AL RAHBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 0' 54'' |
| 116 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 0' 57'' |
| 117 | LOUIS BENDIXEN | UNO-X | 0' 59'' |
| 118 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 04'' |
| 119 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 1' 30'' |
| 120 | JOSEF ČERNÝ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 38'' |
| 121 | NORSGAARD MATHIAS | MOVISTAR | 1' 57'' |
| 122 | LEONARDO BASSO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 11'' |
| 123 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 3' 44'' |
| 124 | ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI | OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | 6' 38'' |
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Start list with back numbers, February 10, 2023:
| SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | |
| 1 | JAN HIRT |
| 2 | JOSEF ČERNÝ |
| 3 | FAUSTO MASNADA |
| 4 | TIM MERLIER |
| 5 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE |
| 6 | MAURI VANSEVENANT |
| 7 | JORDI WARLOP |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 11 | DIEGO ULISSI |
| 12 | PASCAL ACKERMANN |
| 13 | DAVIDE FORMOLO |
| 14 | RYAN GIBBONS |
| 15 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN |
| 16 | MICHAEL VINK |
| INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY | |
| 21 | LOUIS DU BOUISSON MEINTJES |
| 22 | FRANCESCO BUSATTO |
| 23 | ARNE MARIT |
| 24 | TOM PAQUOT |
| 25 | SIMONE PETILLI |
| 26 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT |
| 27 | REIN TAARAMÄE |
| TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC | |
| 31 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN |
| 32 | JENTHE BIERMANS |
| 33 | DAVID DEKKER |
| 34 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE |
| 35 | NICOLAS EDET |
| 36 | ANDRII PONOMAR |
| 37 | MICHEL RIES |
| UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
| 41 | KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN |
| 42 | LOUIS BENDIXEN |
| 43 | FREDRIK DVERSNES |
| 44 | NIKLAS EG |
| 45 | TORD GUDMESTAD |
| 46 | MAGNUS KULSET |
| 47 | LASSE NORMAN LETH |
| AG2R CITROEN TEAM | |
| 51 | GREG VAN AVERMAET |
| 52 | GEOFFREY BOUCHARD |
| 53 | STAN DEWULF |
| 54 | JAAKKO HÄNNINEN |
| 55 | LAWRENCE NAESEN |
| 56 | OLIVER NAESEN |
| 57 | ANDREA VENDRAME |
| BORA - HANSGROHE | |
| 61 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN |
| 62 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI |
| 63 | FLORIAN LIPOWITZ |
| 64 | IDE SCHELLING |
| 65 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS |
| 66 | MATTHEW WALLS |
| 67 | BEN ZWIEHOFF |
| ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | |
| 71 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO |
| 72 | LEONARDO BASSO |
| 73 | MANUELE BOARO |
| 74 | MARK CAVENDISH |
| 75 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV |
| 76 | MARTIN LAAS |
| 77 | HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA CANACUE |
| MOVISTAR TEAM | |
| 81 | MATTEO JORGENSON |
| 82 | IMANOL ERVITI |
| 83 | ABNER GONZÁLEZ RIVERA |
| 84 | NORSGAARD MATHIAS JØRGENSEN |
| 85 | MAX KANTER |
| 86 | IVAN RAMIRO SOSA CUERVO |
| 87 | CARLOS VERONA QUINTANILLA |
| COFIDIS | |
| 91 | JESUS HERRADA |
| 92 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD |
| 93 | WESLEY KREDER |
| 94 | ALEXIS RENARD |
| 95 | RÉMY ROCHAS |
| 96 | HARRISON WOOD |
| 97 | AXEL ZINGLE |
| LOTTO DSTNY | |
| 101 | THOMAS DE GENDT |
| 102 | ARJEN LIVYNS |
| 103 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET |
| 104 | MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN |
| 105 | RÜDIGER SELIG |
| 106 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA |
| 107 | MAXIM VAN GILS |
| BINGOAL WB | |
| 111 | CERIEL DESAL |
| 112 | FLORIS DE TIER |
| 113 | JOHAN MEENS |
| 114 | ALEXANDER SALBY |
| 115 | LENNERT TEUGELS |
| 116 | LUCA VAN BOVEN |
| 117 | GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK |
| EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | |
| 121 | ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS |
| 122 | URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ |
| 123 | GIOVANNI CARBONI |
| 124 | PABLO CASTRILLO ZAPATER |
| 125 | IVAN COBO CAYON |
| 126 | JORDI LOPEZ CARAVACA |
| 127 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK |
| BURGOS-BH | |
| 131 | PELAYO SANCHEZ MAYO |
| 132 | RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ |
| 133 | MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ |
| 134 | MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ RUIZ |
| 135 | ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ |
| 136 | ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO |
| 137 | VICTOR LANGELLOTTI |
| OMAN NATIONAL TEAM | |
| 141 | SAID AL RAHBI |
| 142 | ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI |
| 143 | MUNDHER AL-HSANI |
| 144 | FAISAL AL-MAMARI |
| 145 | MAZIN AL RIYAMI |
| 146 | MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI |
| HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | |
| 151 | ALAN BANASZEK |
| 152 | STEPHEN BASSETT |
| 153 | AUGUST JENSEN |
| 154 | BART LEMMEN |
| 155 | BARNABÁS PEÁK |
| 156 | BENJAMIN PERRY |
| 157 | EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG |
| TERENGGANU POLYGON CYCLING TEAM | |
| 161 | YOUCEF REGUIGUI |
| 162 | JESSE EWART |
| 163 | IRWANDIE LAKASEK |
| 164 | NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI |
| 165 | JEROEN MEIJERS |
| 166 | JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR |
| 167 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH |
| JCL TEAM UKYO | |
| 171 | BENJAMI PRADES REVERTE |
| 172 | MANABU ISHIBASHI |
| 173 | YUMA KOISHI |
| 174 | RAYMOND KREDER |
| 175 | ATSUSHI OKA |
| 176 | KOSUKE TAKEYAMA |
| 177 | MASAKI YAMAMOTO |