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2015 Tour of Oman (HC)

6th edition: February 17 - February 22, 2015

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Sunday, February 22: 6th and Final Stage, Oman Air - Matrah Corniche, 133.5 km:

Stage 6 profile |

Matthias Brandle wins the final stage

Matthias Brandle wins stage 6. photo © Muscat Municipality/Paumer/B.Bad

The Race: Only seven kilometers into today's final stage of the Tour of Oman, a break of four rode away from the peloton. Jef van Meirhaeghe, Iljo Keisse, Matthias Brandle, and Danny Pate at one point were more than nine minutes ahead of the main group. Jelle Wallys tried desperately to catch the break, but was absorbed the by the pack.

The quartet survived the desert's strong winds and the two KOM ascents intact, a little more than a minute ahead of the pack, to contest the sprint, which was won by former World Hour Record holder Matthias Brandle

Stage four winner Rafael Valls finished 29th, in the main field, to maintain his overall lead of nine seconds over Tejay van Garderen.

Complete Results:

133.5 km raced at an average speed of 43.8886 km/hr

1	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	3hr 2min 31sec
2	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 4sec
3	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	@ 13sec
4	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	@ 16sec
5	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 1min 16sec
6	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
7	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
8	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
9	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
10	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
11	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
12	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
13	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
14	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
15	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
16	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
17	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
18	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
19	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
20	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
21	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
22	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
23	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
24	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
25	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
26	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
27	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
28	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
29	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
30	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
31	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
32	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
33	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
34	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
35	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
36	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
37	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
38	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
39	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
40	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
41	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
42	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
43	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
44	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
45	Enrique SANZ UNZUE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
46	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
47	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
48	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
49	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
50	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
51	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
52	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
53	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
54	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
55	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
56	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
57	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
58	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
59	Daniel MORENO	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
60	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
61	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
62	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
63	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
64	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
65	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
66	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
67	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
68	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
69	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
70	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
71	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
72	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
73	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
74	Ruben PLAZA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
75	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
76	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
77	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	s.t.
78	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
79	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
80	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
81	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	s.t.
82	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
83	William BONNET	FDJ	s.t.
84	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:01:32
85	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:01:42
86	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
87	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:01:47
88	David LOPEZ	TEAM SKY	0:01:51
89	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:01:52
90	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:01:54
91	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
92	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
93	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:01:56
94	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:02:02
95	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:02:29
96	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	0:02:52
97	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	0:02:52
98	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	0:03:13
99	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:03:16
100	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
101	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
102	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
103	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
104	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:03:39
105	Edward BELTRAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:03:55
106	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:03:57
107	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:03:58
108	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:04:02
109	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
110	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:04:05
111	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:05:42
112	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:05:52
113	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
114	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:07:02
115	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
116	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
117	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
118	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
119	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
120	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
121	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
122	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
123	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	0:08:20
124	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
125	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
126	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
127	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
128	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	s.t.
129	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
130	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
131	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
132	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
133	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
134	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.

Complete Final GC after Stage 6: 987 km raced at an average speed of 46.648 km/hr

1	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	21hr 9min 31sec
2	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 9sec
3	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	@ 19sec
4	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 32sec
5	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	@ 1min 4sec
6	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:01:08
7	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:01:10
8	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:01:15
9	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:01:25
10	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	0:01:36
11	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:01:45
12	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:01:56
13	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	0:02:03
14	Daniel MORENO	TEAM KATUSHA	0:02:06
15	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	0:02:23
16	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	0:02:27
17	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:02:35
18	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:02:37
19	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	0:02:57
20	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:03:23
21	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	0:03:31
22	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:03:53
23	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	0:04:02
24	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	0:04:02
25	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:04:10
26	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:04:17
27	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	0:04:21
28	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:04:55
29	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:05:02
30	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:05:03
31	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:05:08
32	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	0:05:30
33	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:05:31
34	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:05:38
35	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	0:05:44
36	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:06:02
37	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	0:06:10
38	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:06:25
39	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:07:00
40	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	0:07:01
41	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	0:07:07
42	Ruben PLAZA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:07:14
43	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	0:07:19
44	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:07:33
45	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:08:17
46	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	0:08:18
47	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:08:28
48	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	0:08:51
49	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:08:51
50	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:09:17
51	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:09:29
52	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:09:57
53	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:10:05
54	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:10:12
55	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:10:14
56	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:10:51
57	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:13
58	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:13
59	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:11:16
60	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:11:19
61	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:11:20
62	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:11:20
63	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	0:11:44
64	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:11:45
65	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	0:12:15
66	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	0:12:16
67	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:12:20
68	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:12:22
69	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:12:52
70	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	0:12:59
71	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	0:13:15
72	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:13:18
73	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:13:25
74	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:13:31
75	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:13:55
76	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	0:13:58
77	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:14:04
78	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:14:04
79	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:14:06
80	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:14:06
81	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:14:28
82	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	0:14:41
83	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	0:14:43
84	William BONNET	FDJ	0:15:16
85	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:15:26
86	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:15:31
87	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	0:16:06
88	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	0:16:20
89	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:16:30
90	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:16:31
91	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:16:50
92	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:17:54
93	Edward BELTRAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:17:59
94	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:18:30
95	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:18:48
96	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	0:18:52
97	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:19:20
98	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:19:43
99	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:19:58
100	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:20:04
101	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	0:20:29
102	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:20:29
103	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	0:20:33
104	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	0:20:39
105	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:20:56
106	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	0:21:12
107	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	0:21:12
108	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:21:43
109	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	0:21:47
110	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:22:07
111	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:23:10
112	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	0:23:15
113	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:23:33
114	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:23:50
115	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:24:23
116	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:24:36
117	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:26:13
118	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	0:27:09
119	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:27:21
120	Enrique SANZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:27:46
121	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	0:28:12
122	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	0:28:43
123	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:28:59
124	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:29:49
125	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	0:29:52
126	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:30:51
127	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:31:23
128	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	0:31:42
129	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:32:35
130	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:32:56
131	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:33:06
132	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:34:00
133	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:36:01
134	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	0:38:49

Stage 6 profile

Saturday, February 21: Stage 5, Al Sawadi Beach - Ministry of Hoursing, 151 km

Stage cancelled because of heat, wind and sandstorms.

Friday, February 20: Stage 4, Sultan Qaboos Grande Mosque - Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 189 km.

Stage 4 profile |

Rafael Valls wins stage 4

Rafael Valls wins stage four ahead of Tejay van Gerderen. Photo © Muscat Municipality/Paumer/B.Bade

The Race: Stage four with its finish atop Green Mountain was the queen stage for this year's Tour of Oman.

Unsurprisingly, Vincenzo Nibali opened the hostilities early on the big ascent, but he brought a knife to a gunfight, eventually finishing 21st, two and a half minutes behind the winner.

Nibali's efforts did smash the pack, however. His hot pace left just an elite group of climbers to fight for the stage win and probably the final overall victory. As Nibali began to fade, BMC rider Tejay van Garderen took the front, but he was overtaken by a rider who has not showed top form for years.

Lampre-Merida racer Rafael Valls took the front and soared up the mountain, winning the stage and the overall lead. This was a revelation since Valls has not won a race since 2010.

Complete Results:

1	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	5hr 46min 48sec
2	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 5sec
3	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	@ 19sec
4	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 22sec
5	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	@ 35sec
6	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	@ 49sec
7	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	@ 54sec
8	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	@ 58sec
9	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 1min 0sec
10	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
11	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
12	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	@ 1min 15sec
13	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	0:01:27
14	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	0:01:31
15	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
16	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:01:39
17	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	0:01:53
18	Daniel MORENO	TEAM KATUSHA	0:01:56
19	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	0:02:01
20	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:02:27
21	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
22	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
23	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
24	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
25	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:02:42
26	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:02:43
27	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
28	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:02:57
29	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:03:08
30	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	0:03:21
31	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
32	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	0:03:25
33	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
34	Edward BELTRAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:03:41
35	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
36	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:03:58
37	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:04:16
38	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	0:04:34
39	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:04:37
41	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:04:45
42	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:04:58
43	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:05:12
44	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:05:21
45	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
46	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
47	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	0:05:25
48	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
49	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
50	Ruben PLAZA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
51	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:05:30
52	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:05:32
53	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:05:34
54	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	0:05:36
55	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	0:05:38
56	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:05:46
57	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:06:04
58	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
59	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
60	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
61	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
62	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
63	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
64	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
65	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	0:06:11
66	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	0:06:32
67	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
68	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:06:59
69	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:07:01
70	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:07:13
71	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
72	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:07:24
73	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	0:07:47
74	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:07:48
75	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:08:05
76	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:08:13
77	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:08:15
78	William BONNET	FDJ	s.t.
79	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	0:08:21
80	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:08:23
81	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:08:33
82	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
83	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	0:08:48
84	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:08:48
85	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	0:08:52
86	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:08:52
87	David LOPEZ	TEAM SKY	0:08:58
88	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:09:09
89	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
90	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:09:12
91	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:09:19
92	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
93	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
94	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
95	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
96	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
97	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
98	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
99	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
100	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
101	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
102	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
103	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
104	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
105	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	0:10:00
106	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
107	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	0:10:02
108	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:10:59
109	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:10:59
110	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:11:10
111	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:11:12
112	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:11:14
113	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:11:42
114	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
115	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	0:11:44
116	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
117	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
118	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
119	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
120	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
121	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:12:25
122	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:12:33
123	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:12:45
124	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
125	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:12:55
126	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	0:13:16
127	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:13:26
128	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	0:14:16
129	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
130	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:14:30
131	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:14:36
132	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	0:16:05
133	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
134	Enrique SANZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:16:07
135	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:16:11
136	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:16:26
137	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
138	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	0:23:39

Complete GC after Stage 4

1	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	18:05:44
2	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:09
3	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:00:19
4	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:00:32
5	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:01:04
6	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:01:08
7	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:01:10
8	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:01:15
9	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:01:25
10	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	0:01:36
11	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:01:45
12	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:01:56
13	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	0:02:03
14	Daniel MORENO	TEAM KATUSHA	0:02:06
15	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	0:02:23
16	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	0:02:27
17	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:02:35
18	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:02:37
19	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	0:02:57
20	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:03:23
21	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	0:03:31
22	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:03:39
23	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:03:53
24	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	0:04:02
25	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	0:04:02
26	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:04:17
27	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	0:04:21
28	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:04:37
29	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:04:55
30	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:05:02
31	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:05:08
32	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:05:12
33	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:05:30
34	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	0:05:30
35	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:05:31
36	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:05:38
37	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	0:05:44
38	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:06:02
39	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	0:06:10
40	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	0:06:21
41	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	0:06:30
42	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:07:00
43	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:07:00
44	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	0:07:01
45	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	0:07:07
46	Ruben PLAZA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:07:14
47	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	0:07:19
48	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:07:33
49	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:07:45
50	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	0:08:13
51	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:08:17
52	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:08:27
53	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:08:28
54	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:08:51
55	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:09:17
56	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:09:29
57	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:09:56
58	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:09:57
59	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:10:05
60	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:10:14
61	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:10:20
62	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:10:44
63	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:10:51
64	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:10:59
65	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:13
66	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:13
67	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:11:19
68	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:11:20
69	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:11:20
70	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	0:11:23
71	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:11:31
72	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:11:41
73	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	0:11:44
74	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	0:11:58
75	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:12:08
76	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	0:12:15
77	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:12:22
78	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:12:52
79	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	0:13:07
80	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	0:13:15
81	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:13:18
82	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:13:25
83	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:13:55
84	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:13:57
85	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:14:06
86	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:14:06
87	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	0:14:06
88	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:14:28
89	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	0:14:41
90	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	0:14:47
91	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:15:15
92	William BONNET	FDJ	0:15:16
93	Edward BELTRAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:15:20
94	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:15:26
95	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	0:16:20
96	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:16:20
97	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:16:21
98	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:16:24
99	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:16:31
100	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:16:38
101	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:16:46
102	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:17:31
103	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:17:32
104	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:17:43
105	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:17:52
106	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:18:12
107	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	0:18:39
108	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	0:18:52
109	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:19:18
110	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:19:43
111	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:20:04
112	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:20:17
113	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:20:27
114	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	0:20:37
115	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:20:38
116	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:20:44
117	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	0:21:33
118	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	0:21:39
119	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	0:21:47
120	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	0:22:38
121	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	0:23:15
122	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	0:23:36
123	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:23:47
124	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:24:23
125	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:24:31
126	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	0:24:38
127	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:25:31
128	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:26:02
129	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:26:56
130	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:26:57
131	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	0:27:06
132	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:27:08
133	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	0:27:09
134	Enrique SANZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:27:46
135	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:28:21
136	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:28:57
137	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:34:08
138	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	0:38:49

Stage 4 profile:

Thursday, February 19: Stage 3, Al Mussanah Sports City - Al Mussanah Sports City, 158 km

Stage 3 profile |

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 3

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 3. Photo © Muscat Municipality/Paumer/B.Bade

The Race: It was another hot day in the desert. Today's stage was going to be one for the sprinters with the highest altitude being 224 meters at km 100, followed by flat and downhill to the finish.

As usual, a small break escaped in the early kilometers. The pack was largely uninterested in chasing them for much of the race, but the trio of escapees was eventually hunted down and absorbed in the final 20 kilometers.

That left things for the sprinters and few riders are displaying the form in surges to the line that Alexander Kristoff is showing this year. The Norwegian didn't disappoint, getting his fourth win of the young season.

After the race Kristoff said, "My team put me in a perfect position. Then I took Danny Van Poppel's wheel, but he launched his sprint too early. So I was able to dislodge [him in the final] 100 meters. I am obviously very happy with this season, but my form is not great. Yesterday [Wednesday] I was not able to follow the best on the coast, so I still have to improve."

Fabian Cancellara retains his overall lead.

Complete Results:

158 km raced at an average speed of 40.051 km/hr

1	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	3hr 56min 42sec
2	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
3	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
4	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
5	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
6	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
7	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
8	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
9	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
10	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
11	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
12	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
13	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
14	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
15	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
16	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
17	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
18	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
19	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
20	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
21	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
22	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
23	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
24	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
25	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
26	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
27	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
28	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
29	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
30	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
31	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
32	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
33	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
34	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	s.t.
35	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
36	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
37	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
38	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
39	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
40	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
41	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
42	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
43	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
44	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
45	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
46	Ruben PLAZA MOLINA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
47	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
48	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
49	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
50	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
51	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
52	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
53	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
54	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
55	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
56	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
57	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
58	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
59	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
60	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
61	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
62	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
63	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
64	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
65	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
66	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
67	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
68	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
69	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
70	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
71	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
72	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
73	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
75	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
76	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
77	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
78	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
79	Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
80	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	s.t.
81	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
82	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
83	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
84	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
85	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
86	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
87	Dario CATALDO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
88	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
89	Edward BELTRAN SUAREZ	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
90	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
91	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
92	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
93	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
94	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
95	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
96	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
97	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
98	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
99	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
100	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
102	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
103	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
104	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
105	Enrique SANZ UNZUE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
106	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
107	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	s.t.
108	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
109	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
110	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
111	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
112	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
113	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	@ 14sec
114	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
115	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
116	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
117	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 20sec
118	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
119	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	@ 26sec
120	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
121	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	@ 34sec
122	William BONNET	FDJ	@ 42sec
123	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 47sec
124	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
125	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	@ 54sec
126	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 59sec
127	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	@ 1min 5sec
128	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 1min 8sec
129	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
130	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 1min 15sec
131	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
132	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
133	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 1min 22sec
134	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	@ 1min 43sec
135	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	@ 2min 21sec
136	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 3min 12sec
137	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
138	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	@ 4min 8sec
139	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	@ 7min 34sec
140	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.

Complete GC after Stage 3: 514 km raced so far at an average speed of 41.736 km/hr

1	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	12hr 18min 56sec
2	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	@ 4sec
3	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 5sec
4	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 6sec
5	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 10sec
6	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
7	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
8	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
9	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
10	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
11	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
12	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
13	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
14	Daniel MORENO	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
15	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
16	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
17	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
18	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
19	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:15
20	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:00:50
21	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:00:56
22	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:00:56
23	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
24	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
25	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
26	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
27	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
28	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
29	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
30	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
31	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
32	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
33	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
34	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
35	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
36	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
37	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
38	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
39	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
41	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:01:05
42	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
43	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:01:10
44	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
45	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	0:01:25
46	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
47	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	0:01:25
48	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	0:01:31
49	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
50	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
51	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
52	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
53	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
54	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
55	Ruben PLAZA MOLINA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:01:49
56	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:02:01
57	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
58	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	0:02:04
59	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:02:19
60	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:02:53
61	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:02:56
62	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
63	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
64	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
65	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
66	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
67	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
68	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
69	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
70	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
71	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
73	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:03:13
74	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:03:53
75	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:03:56
76	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:04:00
77	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
78	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
79	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:04:47
80	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
81	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
82	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
83	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:04:59
84	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:05:09
85	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
86	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
87	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
88	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
89	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
90	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:06:06
91	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	0:06:08
92	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:06:24
93	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	0:06:26
94	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:07:01
95	William BONNET	FDJ	s.t.
96	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:08:17
97	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:08:32
98	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	0:08:33
99	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
100	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
101	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
102	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
103	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
104	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
105	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
106	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
107	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
108	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:08:56
109	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	0:09:20
110	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:09:48
111	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	0:10:20
112	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	0:10:40
113	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:10:45
114	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	0:10:54
115	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	0:11:31
116	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:38
117	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	0:11:39
118	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
119	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
120	Enrique SANZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
121	David LOPEZ	TEAM SKY	s.t.
122	Dario CATALDO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
123	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
124	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
125	Edward BELTRAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
126	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	0:11:45
127	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:12:05
128	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:12:05
129	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:12:10
130	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:12:26
131	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:12:38
132	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	0:12:41
133	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	0:12:53
134	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:14:12
135	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:14:23
136	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	0:14:48
137	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	0:15:10
138	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:15:12
139	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:16:02
140	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:19:34

Stage 3 profile

Wednesday, February 18: Stage 2, Al Hazm Castle - Al Bustan, 195 km

Fabian Cancellara wins stage 2

Fabian Cancellara wins stage 2.

The Race: It was a hot day in Oman, but that didn't stop four riders (Enrico Barbin, Gatis Smukulis, Preben van Hecke and Jef van Meirhaeghe) from trying their luck with an early break. The peloton, unworried, let the quartet ride away and eventually build a gap of more than five minutes.

Astana decided that the four escapees shouldn't be allowed more freedom and began to peg them back. One by one the breakaways returned to the pack until only one remained, Gatis Smukulis. He was rounded up with about 20 kilometers remaining.

That set things up for a sprint from the lead group of a fractured peloton. Movistar tried hard to set things up for Alejandro Valverde, but Fabian Cancellara, despite a cold, was not to be denied today.

Cancellara won the stage and took over the GC lead.

Complete Results:

195 km raced at an average speed of 42.273 km/hr

1	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	4hr 36min 46sec
2	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
3	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
4	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
5	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
6	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
7	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
8	Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
9	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
10	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
11	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
12	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
13	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
14	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
15	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
16	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
17	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
18	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
19	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 5sec
20	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	@ 46sec
21	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
22	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
23	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
24	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
25	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
26	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
27	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
28	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
29	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
30	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
31	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
32	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
33	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
34	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
35	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
36	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
37	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
38	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
39	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
40	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
41	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
42	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
43	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
44	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
45	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	@ 53sec
46	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	@ 55sec
47	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
48	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	@ 1min 15sec
49	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
50	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
51	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 1min 31sec
52	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
53	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
54	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
55	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
56	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
57	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
58	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
59	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
60	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
61	Ruben PLAZA MOLINA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:01:39
62	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:02:09
63	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:02:46
64	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
65	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
66	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
67	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
68	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
69	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
70	Matteo TRENTIN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
71	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
73	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
74	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
75	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
76	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
77	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
78	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
79	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
80	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	0:03:29
81	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:03:50
82	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
83	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
84	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:04:37
85	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
86	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
87	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
88	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:04:59
89	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
90	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
91	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
92	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
93	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
94	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
95	William BONNET	FDJ	s.t.
96	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	0:06:19
97	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:07:35
98	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:08:23
99	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
100	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
101	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
102	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
103	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
104	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
105	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
106	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
107	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
108	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
109	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
110	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
111	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
112	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
113	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
114	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
115	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
116	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
117	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:09:47
118	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	0:10:31
119	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:28
120	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	0:11:29
121	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
122	Enrique SANZ UNZUE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
123	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
124	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
125	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	s.t.
126	Dario CATALDO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
127	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
128	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
129	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
130	Edward BELTRAN SUAREZ	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
131	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
132	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
133	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
134	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
135	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
136	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
137	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
138	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	s.t.
139	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	0:11:35
140	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:14:02
141	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	0:14:46

Complete GC after Stage 2: 356 km raced so far at an average speed of 42.530 km/hr

1	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	8hr 22min 14sec
2	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	@ 4sec
3	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 5sec
4	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 6sec
5	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	@ 10sec
6	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
7	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
8	Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
9	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
10	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
11	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
12	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
13	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
14	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
15	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
16	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
17	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
18	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
19	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 15sec
20	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 50sec
21	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	@ 56sec
22	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
23	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
24	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
25	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
26	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
27	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
28	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
29	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
30	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
31	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
32	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
33	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
34	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
35	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
36	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
37	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
38	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
39	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
40	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
41	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
42	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
43	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
44	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	@ 1min 5sec
45	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
46	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	@ 1min 25sec
47	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
48	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
49	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 1min 41sec
50	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
51	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
52	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
53	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
54	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
55	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
56	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
57	Ruben PLAZA MOLINA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:01:49
58	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:01:51
59	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:02:01
60	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:02:19
61	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	0:02:53
62	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:02:56
63	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
64	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
65	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
66	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
67	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
68	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
69	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
70	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
71	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
72	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
73	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
75	Matteo TRENTIN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:03:13
76	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	0:03:39
77	Victor CAMPENAERTS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:03:53
78	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:03:56
79	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	0:04:00
80	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
81	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
82	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:04:23
83	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:04:47
84	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
85	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
86	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:04:59
87	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:05:09
88	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
89	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
90	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
91	Pablo LASTRAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
92	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
93	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	William BONNET	FDJ	0:06:19
95	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	0:06:26
96	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	0:07:01
97	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:08:23
98	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:08:31
99	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	0:08:32
100	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:08:33
101	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
102	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
103	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
104	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
105	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
106	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
107	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
108	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
109	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
110	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
111	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
112	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
113	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
114	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	0:08:56
115	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	0:09:54
116	Alexey LUTSENKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:10:25
117	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	0:10:40
118	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	0:11:35
119	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:11:38
120	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	0:11:39
121	Enrique SANZ UNZUE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
122	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
123	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
124	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
125	Dario CATALDO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
126	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	s.t.
127	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
128	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
129	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
130	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
131	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
132	Edward BELTRAN SUAREZ	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
133	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	0:11:45
134	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	0:11:56
135	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:12:05
136	Jef VAN MEIRHAEGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	0:12:06
137	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	0:12:19
138	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	0:13:18
139	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	0:13:57
140	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	0:14:12
141	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	0:14:56

Tuesday, February 17: Stage 1, Bayt Al Naman Castle - Al Wutayyah, 161 km

Andrea Guardini wins stage 1

The Race: The peloton got a small taste of the lash today with some moderate climbs, but nothing that kept the in-form sprinters from contesting the stage.

A break of four riders left the peloton almost at the gun, eventually acquiring a lead of about three minutes. Half-way through the stage three of the riders, having contested the time-bonus intermediate sprints, sat up. Johan van Zyl, however, wasn't done. He continued with a solo effort until the pack absorbed him in the late kilometers.

That left the peloton largely intact and ready for the gently uphill sprint. Andrea Guardini took the stage, with Tom Boonen second and Matteo Pelucchi third.

Guardini, of course, is now also the GC leader.

Complete Results:

1	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	3hr 45min 37sec
2	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
4	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
5	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
6	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
7	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
8	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
9	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
10	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
11	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
12	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
13	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
14	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	s.t.
15	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
16	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
17	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
18	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
19	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
20	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
21	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
22	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
23	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
24	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
25	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
26	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
27	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
28	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
29	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
30	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
31	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
32	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
33	Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
34	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
35	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
36	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
37	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
38	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
39	Enrique SANZ UNZUE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
40	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
41	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
42	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
43	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
44	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
45	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
46	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
47	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
48	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
49	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
50	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
51	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
52	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
53	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
54	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
55	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
56	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
57	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
58	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
59	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
60	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
61	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
62	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
63	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
64	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
65	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
66	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
67	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
68	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
69	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
70	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
71	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
72	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
73	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
74	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
75	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
76	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
77	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
78	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
79	Ruben PLAZA MOLINA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
80	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
81	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
82	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
83	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	s.t.
84	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
85	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
86	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
87	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
88	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
89	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
90	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
91	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
92	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
93	Dario CATALDO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
94	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
95	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
96	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
97	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	s.t.
98	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
99	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
100	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
101	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
102	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
103	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
104	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
105	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
106	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
107	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
108	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
109	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
110	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
111	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
112	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
113	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
114	Edoardo ZARDINI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
115	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
116	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
117	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
118	Edward BELTRAN SUAREZ	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
119	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
120	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
121	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
123	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
124	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 18sec
125	Matteo TRENTIN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
126	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	@ 21sec
127	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	@ 24sec
128	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	@ 26sec
129	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	@ 41sec
130	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 56sec
131	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	@ 1min 1sec
132	William BONNET	FDJ	@ 1min 11sec
133	Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 1min 22sec
134	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	@ 1min 28sec
135	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	@ 1min 40sec

Complete GC after Stage 1:

1	Andrea GUARDINI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	3hr 45min 27sec
2	Tom BOONEN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 4sec
3	Patrick KONRAD	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 5sec
4	Matteo PELUCCHI	IAM CYCLING	@ 6sec
5	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN-QHUBEKA	@ 7sec
6	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI CSF	@ 9sec
7	Alexander KRISTOFF	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 10sec
8	Ramon SINKELDAM	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
9	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
10	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
11	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
12	Sacha MODOLO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
13	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
14	Nikias ARNDT	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
15	Francisco VENTOSO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
16	Gert STEEGMANS	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
17	Christopher SUTTON	TEAM SKY	s.t.
18	Pieter VAN SPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
19	Mitchell DOCKER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
20	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
21	Jarl SALOMEIN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
22	Adam BLYTHE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
23	Damiano CARUSO	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
24	Wouter POELS	TEAM SKY	s.t.
25	Jose Joaquin ROJAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
26	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
27	Greg VAN AVERMAET	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
28	Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
29	Vincenzo NIBALI	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
30	Peter VELITS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
31	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
32	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
33	Andriy GRIVKO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
34	Tejay VAN GARDEREN	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
35	Martin ELMIGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
36	Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
37	Gregory RAST	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
38	Jakob FUGLSANG	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
39	Bert DE BACKER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
40	Jonas AHLSTRAND	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
41	Dominik NERZ	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
42	Enrique SANZ UNZUE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
43	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
44	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
45	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
46	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
47	Julian ARREDONDO	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
48	Lieuwe WESTRA	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
49	Rafal MAJKA	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
50	Dylan TEUNS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
51	Rafael VALLS	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
52	Borut BOZIC	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
53	Alejandro VALVERDE	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
54	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
55	Georg PREIDLER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
56	Pawel POLJANSKI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
57	Andrey AMADOR	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
58	Cristiano SALERNO	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
59	Mickaël DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
60	Fabian CANCELLARA	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
61	Pieter SERRY	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
62	Ivan ROVNY	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
63	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
64	Jonas VAN GENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
65	Roman KREUZIGER	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
66	Rui COSTA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
67	Leopold KONIG	TEAM SKY	s.t.
68	Filippo POZZATO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
69	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
70	Gijs VAN HOECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
71	Imanol ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
72	Cameron MEYER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
73	Mathias FRANK	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
74	Ralf MATZKA	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
75	Geoffrey SOUPE	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
76	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
77	Jasha SUTTERLIN	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
78	Sonny COLBRELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
79	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
80	Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
81	Ruben PLAZA MOLINA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
82	Louis MEINTJES	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
83	Luca CHIRICO	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
84	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
85	Arnold JEANNESSON	FDJ	s.t.
86	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
87	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
88	Yoann OFFREDO	FDJ	s.t.
89	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
90	Serge PAUWELS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
91	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
92	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
93	Joaquim RODRIGUEZ	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
94	Enrico BATTAGLIN	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
95	Dario CATALDO	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
96	Matthias BRANDLE	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
97	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
98	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
99	David LOPEZ GARCIA	TEAM SKY	s.t.
100	Damien HOWSON	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
101	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
102	Bartosz HUZARSKI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
103	Reto HOLLENSTEIN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
104	Pieter WEENING	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
105	Nelson OLIVEIRA	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
106	Tom STAMSNIJDER	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
107	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
108	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
109	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
110	Brett LANCASTER	ORICA GREENEDGE	s.t.
111	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
112	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
113	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
114	Edoardo ZARDINI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
115	Vladimir ISAYCHEV	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
116	Gatis SMUKULIS	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
117	Jaco VENTER	MTN-QHUBEKA	s.t.
118	Edward BELTRAN SUAREZ	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
119	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
120	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI CSF	s.t.
121	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
123	Matteo BONO	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
124	Jacopo GUARNIERI	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 28sec
125	Matteo TRENTIN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
126	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	@ 31sec
127	Tom VEELERS	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	@ 34sec
128	Roberto FERRARI	LAMPRE - MERIDA	@ 36sec
129	Sébastien CHAVANEL	FDJ	@ 51sec
130	Luca PAOLINI	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 1min 6sec
131	Dominique ROLLIN	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	@ 1min 11sec
132	William BONNET	FDJ	@ 1min 21sec
133	*Marco HALLER	TEAM KATUSHA	@ 1min 32sec
134	Steve CHAINEL	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	@ 1min 38sec
135	Jens MOURIS	ORICA GREENEDGE	@ 1min 50sec

Startlist with rider backnumbers:

ASTANA
Sporting managers: FOFONOV Dmitriy / ZANINI Stefano
1              NIBALI Vincenzo
2              BOZIC Borut
3              CATALDO Dario
4              FUGLSANG Jakob
5              GRIVKO Andriy
6              GUARDINI Andrea
7              LUTSENKO Alexey
8              WESTRA Lieuwe

BMC RACING TEAM
Sporting Manager: PIVA Valerio
11           VAN GARDEREN Tejay
12           CARUSO Damiano
13           DE MARCHI Alessandro
14           HERMANS Ben
15           SCHÄR Michael
16           TEUNS Dylan
17           VAN AVERMAET Greg
18           VELITS Peter

TINKOFF-SAXO
Sporting managers: HOFFMAN Tristan / YATES Sean
21           SAGAN Peter
22           BELTRAN SUAREZ Eduard Alexander
23           BENNATI Daniele
24           BRESCHEL Matti
25           KREUZIGER Roman
26           MAJKA Rafal
27           POLJANSKI Pawel
28           ROVNY Ivan

TEAM KATUSHA
Sporting Manager: SCHMIDT Torsten
31           RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin
32           GUARNIERI Jacopo
33           HALLER Marco
34           ISAICHEV Vladimir
35           KRISTOFF Alexander
36           MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel
37           PAOLINI Luca
38           SMUKULIS Gatis

MOVISTAR TEAM
Sporting Manager: GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente
41           VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
42           AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey
43           ERVITI OLLO Imanol
44           LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo
45           ROJAS GIL José Joaquin
46           SANZ UNZUE Enrique
47           SÜTTERLIN Jasha
48           VENTOSO ALBERTI Francisco José

FDJ
Sporting Manager: GAYANT Martial
51           PINOT Thibaut
52           BONNET William
53           CHAVANEL Sébastien
54           DELAGE Mickaël
55           DEMARE Arnaud
56           JEANNESSON Arnold
57           MORABITO Steve
58           OFFREDO Yoann

TREK FACTORY RACING
Sporting Manager: DEMOL Dirk
61           CANCELLARA Fabian
62           ARREDONDO MORENO Julian
63           IRIZAR ARRANBURU Markel
64           POPOVYCH Yaroslav
65           RAST Gregory
66           STEEGMANS Gert
67           VAN POPPEL Boy
68           VAN POPPEL Danny

TEAM SKY
Sporting Manager: PORTAL Nicolas
71           KONIG Leopold
72           DEIGNAN Philip
73           EARLE Nathan
74           KNEES Christian
75           LOPEZ GARCIA David
76           PATE Danny
77           POELS Wouter
78           SUTTON Christopher

TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
Sporting Manager: REEF Marc
81           BARGUIL WARREN
82           ARNDT Nikias
83           DE BACKER Bert
84           JONES Carter
85           PREIDLER Georg
86           SINKELDAM Ramon
87           STAMSNIJDER Tom
88           VEELERS Tom

ETIXX-QUICK STEP
Sporting Manager: PEETERS Wilfried
91           BOONEN Tom
92           KEISSE Iljo
93           MAES Nikolas
94           SERRY Pieter
95           TERPSTRA Niki
96           TRENTIN Matteo
97           VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
98           VANDENBERGH Stijn

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
Sporting Manager: DELOEUIL Alain
101         BOUHANNI Nacer
102         AHLSTRAND Jonas
103         CHAINEL Steve
104         LEMOINE Cyril
105         PETIT Adrien
106         ROLLIN Dominique
107         SENECHAL Florian
108         SOUPE GEOFFREY

LAMPRE - MERIDA
Sporting Manager: MAUDUIT Philippe
111         COSTA Rui Alberto
112         BONO Matteo
113         FERRARI Roberto
114         MODOLO Sacha
115         OLIVEIRA Nelson
116         PLAZA MOLINA Ruben
117         POZZATO Filippo
118         VALLS FERRI Rafael

MTN-QHUBEKA
Sporting managers: HEYNDERRICKX Jean-Pierre / ZEMKE Jens
121         BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
122         GOSS Matthew Harley
123         JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
124         JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
125         MEINTJES Louis
126         PAUWELS Serge
127         VAN ZYL Johann
128         VENTER Jacobus

ORICA-GREENEDGE
Sporting Manager: LAPAGE Laurenzo
131         BLYTHE Adam
132         DOCKER Mitchell
133         HOWSON Damien
134         KEUKELEIRE Jens
135         LANCASTER Brett Daniel
136         MEYER Cameron
137         MOURIS Jens
138         WEENING Pieter

IAM CYCLING
Sporting Manager: SEIGNEUR Eddy
141         FRANK Mathias
142         AREGGER Marcel
143         BRÄNDLE Matthias
144         DEVENYNS Dries
145         ELMIGER Martin
146         HOLLENSTEIN Reto
147         PELUCCHI Matteo
148         VAN GENECHTEN Jonas

TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
Sporting Manager: DE CLERCQ Hans
151         WALLAYS Jelle
152         CAMPENAERTS Victor
153         DECLERCQ Tim
154         SALOMEIN Jarl
155         VAN HECKE Preben
156         VAN HOECKE Gijs
157         VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef
158         VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter

BORA-ARGON 18
Sporting Manager: POITSCHKE Enrico
161         BENNETT Sam
162         DEMPSTER Zakkari
163         HUZARSKI Bartosz
164         KONRAD Patrick
165         MATZKA Ralf
166         NERZ Dominik
167         SALERNO Christiano
168         SCHORN Daniel

BARDIANI-CSF
Sporting managers: REVERBERI Bruno / REVERBERI Roberto
171         ANDREETTA Simone
172         BARDIN Enrico
173         BATTAGLIN Enrico
174         BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel
175         CHIRICO Luca
176         COLBRELLI Sonny
177         TONELLI Alessandro
178         ZARDINI Edoardo

2015 Tour of Oman (HC)

6th edition: February 17 - February 22, 2015

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