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2016 Tour of Oman (HC)

7th edition: February 16 - February 21, 2016

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Sunday, February 21: 6th and Final Stage, The Wave Muscat - Matrah Corniche, 130.5 km

Stage 6 map and profile

Alexander Kristoff

Alexander Kristoff wins Tour of Oman stage 6

The Race: Here's the organizer's race summary.

Thanks to his masterpiece on the climb up Green Mountain during stage 4 of the event, Vincenzo Nibali won the Tour of Oman for the first time in his career. The Italian who had finished runner-up of the race back in 2012, captures victory with a final advantage of 15'' over Frenchman Romain Bardet and 24'' over his Danish team mate Jakob Fuglsang. The final stage of the race was claimed in a bunched sprint by Alexander Kristoff, earning his second stage success of this 7th edition. A promising start to the season for both Kristoff in his quest to capture glory in the classics and Nibali hoping to win the Giro d'Italia for the second time.

For the final day of the Tour of Oman, the 138 remaining riders of the event were warmly welcomed at the residential area of The Wave Muscat by hundreds of spectators including a strong Norwegian contingent coming to cheer on their heroes, Alexander Kristoff (KAT) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (DDD). Wearing the overall leader's Red jersey, Vincenzo Nibali (AST) could count on a 15'' lead over Romain Bardet (ALM) as the pack took off at 12:25 for a 130.5-km ride all the way to the Matrah Corniche.

After an extremely fast start and numerous breakaway attempts, six men eventually managed to take off at km 18.5: Minard (ALM), Muhlberger (BOA), Meersman (EQS), Van Speybrouck (TSV) Eaton (UHC) and Marycz (CCC). These six were then to be caught up by a seventh rider, Asselman (ROP), at km 26.

The gap grew progressively and reached a maximum of 2'30'' at km 40. From then on, team Katusha took on the chase. At the top of the first climb of the day (Al Hamriyah, 78), won by Van Speybrouck ahead of Minard and Marycz, the pack remained 1'48''. That gap dropped down to 1'38'' at the first intermediate sprint (km 92) claimed by Van Speybrouck. The Belgian again reached the summit of the second climb (Al Jissah, km 95) in the lead while the gap had stabilized.

But the chase intensified and as the front seven entered the final circuit on the Matrah Corniche for three laps, the pack moved closer: 52'' at the first crossing of the line. While the second bonus sprint was won by Van Speybrouck ahead of Meersman and Muhlberger, the pack led by teams Katusha and Wanty Group Gobert was within shooting distance, at 40''. Just after that sprint, Meersman decided to attack taking with him Minard, Muhlberger and Van Speyboruck but the last four survivors of the day's breakaway were eventually caught with 5 kilometres to go.

Despite the pack breaking up into several groups all the main favourites remained at the front and stage victory would be decided in a bunched sprint. Perfectly led out by his Katusha team mates, Alexander Kristoff powered to line beating Zico Waeytens (TGA) and Soren Kragh Andersen (TGA). The Norwegian who had already triumphed at Naseem Park wins his second stage of this edition and his fifth in Oman. Already victorious on three occasions during the Tour of Qatar, Kristoff does even better than last year at the same period, capturing a total of 5 wins in just 11 days.

21st of the stage, Vincenzo Nibali wins this 7th edition of the Tour of Oman after conquering the Red Jersey at the end of stage 4 heading to the top of Green Mountain. In the final general classification, the Italian finishes with a 15'' lead over Romain Bardet (ALM) and 24'' over Jakob Fuglsang (AST). A winner of two stages and 6th overall, Edvald Boasson Hagen wins the points classification while Brendan Canty (DPC), 7th of the GC, finishes best young rider. The Most Aggressive jersey of the Tour of Oman goes to South African Jacques Janse Van Rensburg who also wins the team classification with his Dimension Data squad.

Complete Results:

130.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.188 km/hr

1	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	3hr 1min 18sec
2	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
3	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
4	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
6	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
7	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
8	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
9	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
10	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
11	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
12	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
13	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
14	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
15	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
16	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
17	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
18	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
19	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
20	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
21	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
22	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
23	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
24	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
25	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
26	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
27	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
28	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
29	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
30	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
31	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
32	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
33	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
34	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
35	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
36	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
37	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
38	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
39	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
40	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
41	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 15sec
42	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
43	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
44	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
45	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
46	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
47	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
48	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
49	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
50	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
51	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
52	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
53	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
54	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
55	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
56	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
57	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
58	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
59	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
60	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
61	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
62	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
63	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
64	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
65	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
66	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
67	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	s.t.
68	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
69	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
70	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
71	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
72	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
73	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
74	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
75	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
76	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
77	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
78	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
79	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
80	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
81	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
82	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
83	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
84	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
85	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
86	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 00' 30''
87	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 42''
88	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
89	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 52''
90	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 00' 54''
91	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
92	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
93	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
94	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
95	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
96	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
97	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
98	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
99	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
100	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
101	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
102	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 01min 22sec
103	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 28''
104	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 35''
105	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	+ 01' 38''
106	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01' 41''
107	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
108	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
109	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
110	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
111	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 02' 09''
112	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
113	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
114	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 14''
115	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 02' 17''
116	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 24''
117	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
118	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
119	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 03''
120	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 03' 05''
121	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 14''
122	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
123	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 03' 26''
124	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04' 11''
125	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
126	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
127	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 21''
128	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04' 58''
129	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 05' 13''
130	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
131	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
132	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 06' 05''
133	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 06' 46''
134	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 24''
135	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 6:

Final GC leader: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)
Final points classification leader: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data)
Final young rider classification leader: Brendan Canty (Drapac Cycling)
Final combativity classification leader: Jacques Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data)
Final team classification leader: Dimension Data

914 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.761 km/hr

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	22hr 25min 25sec
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15sec
3	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 00' 24''
4	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 40''
5	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 54''
6	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 1min 6sec
7	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 01' 31''
8	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 38''
9	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 56''
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 59''
11	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02' 19''
12	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 30''
13	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 02' 39''
14	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 02' 49''
15	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03' 00''
16	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 03' 20''
17	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 28''
18	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 03' 33''
19	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04' 18''
20	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 21''
21	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 45''
22	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 04' 51''
23	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 06''
24	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 20''
25	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 06' 15''
26	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 06' 44''
27	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 53''
28	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 07' 57''
29	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 08' 15''
30	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 08' 23''
31	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 08' 51''
32	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 01''
33	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 10' 18''
34	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 10' 23''
35	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 10' 47''
36	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 11' 47''
37	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 12' 18''
38	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 12' 45''
39	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 13' 21''
40	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 13' 23''
41	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 13' 31''
42	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 13' 52''
43	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 14' 00''
44	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 14' 06''
45	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 14' 42''
46	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 14' 44''
47	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 15' 14''
48	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 31''
49	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 15' 38''
50	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 16' 29''
51	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 16' 30''
52	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 17' 37''
53	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 17' 57''
54	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 19' 30''
55	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 20' 08''
56	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 20' 08''
57	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 20' 34''
58	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 20' 40''
59	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 21' 16''
60	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 21' 52''
61	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 22' 00''
62	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 22' 15''
63	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 15''
64	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 18''
65	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 30''
66	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 22' 43''
67	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 23' 07''
68	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 23' 19''
69	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 23' 50''
70	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 24' 11''
71	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 25' 45''
72	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 25' 58''
73	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 25' 59''
74	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 26' 09''
75	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 26' 11''
76	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 26' 28''
77	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 26' 29''
78	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 26' 38''
79	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 26' 43''
80	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 26' 59''
81	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 27' 33''
82	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 27' 58''
83	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 28' 15''
84	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 28' 48''
85	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 28' 56''
86	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 29' 36''
87	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 30' 10''
88	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 30' 25''
89	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 30' 34''
90	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 31' 31''
91	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 31' 51''
92	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 31' 51''
93	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 31' 59''
94	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 32' 00''
95	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 32' 04''
96	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 32' 31''
97	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 32' 57''
98	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 33' 15''
99	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 33' 31''
100	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 34' 21''
101	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 34' 33''
102	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 34' 39''
103	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 35' 17''
104	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 35' 44''
105	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 35' 51''
106	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	+ 36' 08''
107	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 36' 08''
108	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 36' 15''
109	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 37' 14''
110	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 37' 55''
111	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 38' 38''
112	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 38' 50''
113	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 39' 21''
114	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 39' 25''
115	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 39' 27''
116	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 39' 56''
117	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 40' 06''
118	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 40' 41''
119	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 41' 16''
120	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 41' 57''
121	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 42' 27''
122	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 42' 41''
123	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 44' 13''
124	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 44' 19''
125	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 45' 06''
126	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	+ 46' 20''
127	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 46' 35''
128	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 46' 58''
129	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 47' 39''
130	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 49' 05''
131	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 49' 13''
132	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 50' 06''
133	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 51' 02''
134	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 51' 45''
135	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01h 03' 40''

Stage 6 map and profile:

Tour of oman stage 6 map

2016 Tour of Oman stage 6 map

Tour of Oman stage 6 profile

Saturday, February 20: Stage 5, Yiti (Al Sifah) - Ministry of Tourism, 119.5 km

Stage 5 map and profile

Edvald Boasson Hagen

Edvald Boasson Hagen gets his second 2016 Oman stage win

The Race:

The race organizer explaned the day's events:

After losing his overall leader's Red Jersey to Vincenzo Nibali during yesterday's stage to Green Mountain, Edvald Boasson Hagen hit back in style. On day 5 of the Tour of Oman, the Norwegian managed to remain in the group of favourites that only just caught the breakaway riders with two kilometres to go, and powered to the line, claiming his second stage success of this 2016 edition. Already victorious of stage 2 at Quriyat, Boasson Hagen this time beat Greg Van Avermaet and Marco Canola to the line in front of the Ministry of Tourism. Well established in the front group, Nibali keeps the overall lead and still has a 15'' advantage over Bardet with one day to go.

What better place than Yiti, just by the sea for the start of stage 5 of the Tour of Oman. The conditions were indeed magnificent and the landscape stunning for the start of the race, especially after yesterday's demanding stage to Jabal Al Akhdhar. But after enjoying the splendid scenery, the pack of 138 riders would have to take on a short (119.5kms) but extremely tough course all the way to the Ministry of Tourism.

Indeed after taking off at 12:34 AM, the first few kilometres would be viciously hard. On the roller-coaster ride just after km 0, Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (DDD) managed to take off early. The South African was then caught by two other men at km 14 : Hugo Houle (ALM) and Pieter Weening (ROP). And the gap increased dramatically over a pack led by team Astana of new race leader, Vincenzo Nibali.

At the first intermediate sprint of the day (km 29), won by Janse Van Rensburg ahead of Houle and Weening, the gap was of 5'10''. It then reached 5'50'' at the top of the first climb of the day (Al Jissah, km 33) where Janse Van Rensburg was again first, and even a maximum of 6'15'' at the top of the second climb (km 40) again won by the virtual leader of the event, Janse Van Rensburg (5'19'' adrift in the morning's GC).

But from then on teams Astana and Lampre-Merida started chasing. At the top of the first of three climbs up Bousher Al Amerat (km 76.5), Janse again captured the most points while the pack moved closer at 4'18. The penultimate climb of the day would be a tough one for Houle dropped by his breakaway companions. Despite several attacks from Janse Van Rensburg, Weening managed to stay put and both men reached the top of the fourth climb (km 91) with a 2' lead over Houle and 3'38'' over the pack. While Houle was caught, that advantage dropped down to 1'13 at the second bonus sprint (fifth climb, km 106) again claimed by Janse. Meanwhile, just over twenty men remained in the red jersey group including all the race favourites.

With 13 kms to go, it was still looking good for the front two. Struggling against the wind, the leaders did however see the leaders move closer. With 10 kms to go, their lead had dropped to a worrying 38''. Despite collaborating perfectly, there wasn't much the front riders could do against the chasing pack. With just over 2 kms to go, they were eventually caught. A group of around 30 men remained together all the way to the final straight. Well led out by his three Dimension Data team mates, Edvald Boasson Hagen powered to the line, claiming his second stage success of this edition, his third in Oman. The Norwegian beats Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and Marco Canola (UHC) to the line.

Comfortably settled in the front group, Vincenzo Nibali (AST), 12th of the day, keeps command of the GC and will wear the red jersey for the final stage tomorrow from The Wave Muscat to the Matrah Corniche. Thanks to his second stage success, Boasson Hagen leads the points classification while Brendan Canty (DPC) remains the best young rider. Capturing a total of 21 points today at both sprints and mountain climbs, Jacques Janse Van Rensburg captures the Most Aggressive rider's jersey.

And here's how the team of stage winner Edvald Boasson Hagen told the tale:

The 5th stage of the Tour of Oman would be a real highlight for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to victory after Jacques Janse van Rensburg spent all day in the breakaway. Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) was 2nd on the stage with Marco Canola (United Healthcare) taking 3rd.

The day started according to plan for our African Team as Jacques Janse van Rensburg jumped into the early break of the day with Pieter Weening (Roompot) and Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale). The trio got away inside the opening 10km of the stage and powered ahead to a 6-minute lead.

Janse van Rensburg was clearly the strongest in the break as he took all 4 King of the Mountain primes on offer and his accelerations on the penultimate climb dropped Houle while Weening was also distanced, but would later return on the descent. With our South African climber forcing the pace up front, the peloton had its work cut out to try and reel the escapees back.

Astana and Bora were the two teams having to do all the chasing as Boasson Hagen and the rest of our African Team could conserve energy in the peloton. While the peloton was slowly bringing Janse van Rensburg and Weening back, the effort it required certainly took its toll on the group as a number of riders were getting dropped over the 3 shark tooth climbs of the day. This played perfectly into our hands with Janse van Rensburg up the road and Boasson Hagen now in a reduced group with still a number of teammates to support him.

With 10km to go, the gap to Weening and Janse van Rensburg had dropped to 45 seconds. It would be touch and go for our former South African champion but in the end he came up 2km short of the line. The catch of the break then prompted our African Team to deliver Boasson Hagen to the line and they did this in fine fashion. The Norwegian champion showed the reduced group a clean pair of heels, sprinting to his 2nd victory of the week.

Janse van Rensburg’s fine effort was rewarded with the Combative Jersey on the podium and Boasson Hagen also regained the lead in the Points Jersey competition. With Nathan Haas also finishing 10th on the stage, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka also kept the lead in the Best Team competition.

Edvald Boasson Hagen – Rider: "It was really good to have Jacques in the break so we didn’t have to chase from behind. He did a really good job up there and we could just focus on sitting up front all day and not use up too much energy, so that was perfect. After the last climb Jacques was caught and we still had guys in the group. So Serge Pauwels, Merhawi Kudus and Nathan were able to do a really good leadout for me in the last kilometer. I just had to open up my sprint with 200m to go so I am really happy to win after all the great team work today."

Jean Pierre Heynderickx – Sport Director: "It was a big ride by our team and everything went according to what we put down on paper yesterday. Jacques did a very strong ride and he had to attack to break the group up, so we could drop the fast sprinters before the final. At the end it almost looked like he might even take the victory but they caught him with 2km to go. In the group we still had Merhawi, Serge, Nathan and Edvald. So today after the win we also took the points jersey, aggressive ride jersey and still lead the team competition so it has been a great day."

Complete Results:

119.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.645 km/hr

1	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	3hr 5min 32sec
2	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
3	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
4	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
5	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
6	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
7	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
8	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
9	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
10	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
11	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
12	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
13	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
14	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
15	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
16	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
17	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
18	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
19	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
20	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
21	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
22	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
23	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
24	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
25	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
26	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
27	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
28	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
29	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
30	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
31	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
32	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
33	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
34	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
35	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 7sec
36	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
37	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
38	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
39	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 00' 18''
40	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 00' 20''
41	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 1min 18sec
42	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
43	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
44	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
45	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 01' 46''
46	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
47	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
48	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
49	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
50	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
51	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
52	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
53	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 03' 48''
54	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
55	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
56	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
57	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
58	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	s.t.
59	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
60	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
61	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
62	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
63	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 05' 41''
64	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
65	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
66	OSS Daniel	BMC	s.t.
67	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
68	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
69	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 06' 34''
70	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
71	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
72	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
73	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
75	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
76	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
77	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
78	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
79	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
80	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 08' 24''
81	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
82	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
83	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
84	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
85	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	s.t.
86	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
87	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
88	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
89	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
90	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
91	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 08' 51''
92	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 08' 55''
93	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
94	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
95	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
96	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
97	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
98	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
99	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
100	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
101	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 11' 59''
102	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
103	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
104	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
105	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
106	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
107	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
108	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
109	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
110	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
111	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
112	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
113	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
114	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
115	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
116	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
117	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
118	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
119	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
120	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
121	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
122	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
123	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
124	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
125	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
126	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
127	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
128	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
129	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
130	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	s.t.
131	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
132	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
133	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
134	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
135	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
136	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

783.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.383 km/hr

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	19hr 24min 7sec
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15sec
3	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 00' 24''
4	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 40''
5	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 54''
6	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 1min 6sec
7	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 01' 31''
8	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 38''
9	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 41''
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 59''
11	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02' 04''
12	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 15''
13	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 02' 34''
14	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 02' 39''
15	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 45''
16	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 03' 05''
17	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 13''
18	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 03' 18''
19	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04' 18''
20	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 21''
21	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 45''
22	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 04' 51''
23	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 06''
24	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 20''
25	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 06' 00''
26	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 06' 29''
27	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 38''
28	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 07' 42''
29	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 08' 00''
30	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 08' 08''
31	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 08' 36''
32	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 01''
33	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 10' 08''
34	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 10' 18''
35	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 10' 32''
36	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 11' 32''
37	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 12' 18''
38	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 12' 30''
39	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 13' 06''
40	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 13' 08''
41	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 13' 12''
42	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 13' 16''
43	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 13' 52''
44	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 14' 00''
45	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 14' 27''
46	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 14' 44''
47	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 14' 44''
48	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 15' 14''
49	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 16''
50	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 15' 33''
51	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 16' 14''
52	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 16' 15''
53	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 17' 22''
54	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 17' 32''
55	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 19' 30''
56	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 19' 53''
57	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 19' 55''
58	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 20' 08''
59	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 20' 19''
60	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 20' 19''
61	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 20' 25''
62	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 20' 50''
63	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 20' 57''
64	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 21' 01''
65	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 21' 30''
66	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 21' 33''
67	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 21' 52''
68	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 22' 02''
69	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 15''
70	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 22' 21''
71	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 22' 25''
72	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 22' 30''
73	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 23' 33''
74	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 23' 35''
75	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 25' 04''
76	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 25' 30''
77	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 25' 44''
78	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 25' 56''
79	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 26' 05''
80	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 26' 13''
81	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 26' 14''
82	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 26' 23''
83	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 26' 59''
84	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 27' 21''
85	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 27' 43''
86	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 28' 51''
87	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 28' 56''
88	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 29' 21''
89	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 30' 10''
90	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 30' 10''
91	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 30' 11''
92	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 30' 19''
93	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 31' 10''
94	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 31' 31''
95	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 31' 47''
96	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 31' 51''
97	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 32' 00''
98	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 32' 04''
99	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 32' 16''
100	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 32' 21''
101	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 33' 01''
102	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 33' 03''
103	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 33' 16''
104	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 33' 45''
105	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 33' 51''
106	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 34' 08''
107	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 34' 18''
108	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	+ 34' 30''
109	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 35' 44''
110	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 35' 51''
111	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 36' 20''
112	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 36' 29''
113	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 36' 41''
114	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 37' 55''
115	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 37' 57''
116	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 38' 33''
117	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 39' 25''
118	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 39' 35''
119	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 40' 16''
120	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 40' 26''
121	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 41' 38''
122	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 41' 45''
123	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 42' 05''
124	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 42' 26''
125	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 42' 57''
126	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 43' 55''
127	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 44' 13''
128	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 44' 51''
129	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 45' 02''
130	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 45' 15''
131	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	+ 45' 26''
132	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 46' 35''
133	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 46' 41''
134	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 47' 49''
135	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 50' 53''
136	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 54' 16''

Stage 5 map and profile

Stage 5 map

Tour of Oman stage 5 map

Tour of Oman stage 5 profile

Friday, February 19: Stage 4, Knowledge Oasis Muscat - Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 177 km

Stage 4 map and profile

Vicenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali shows his superb form with this stage 4 win.

The Race:

Here is the race organizer's telling of the race.

The queen stage of the 2016 Tour of Oman was at the height of expectations and offered a tremendous battle between the favourites of the event all the way to the finish line on Jabal Al Akhdhar. Already a winner back in 2012 at Green Mountain, Vincenzo Nibali made the best of the decisive climb, beating Romain Bardet and Jakob Fuglsang. While former leader Edvald Boasson Hagen lost over a minute on the day, the Italian winner of all three Grand Tours captures the overall leader's red jersey. With two stages to go Nibali has an interesting 15'' lead over Bardet and is on pole position to win his first ever Tour of Oman.

At the start of stage 4 of the Tour of Oman, there were some concerned faces. Indeed the day would promise to be a hard one with the final climb up Jabal Al Akhdhar, also known as Green Mountain, especially because this year, the famous climb would be longer with an extra 1.8kms. Thankfully for the 139 riders, and unlike yesterday, there would be no thunder storms as they took off under a bright sun from Knowledge Oasis Muscat. The pack started its 180-km effort at 11:00, heading south.

After just a kilometre two men took off: most agressive rider, Kenny Dehaes and his team mate Björn Thurau (WGG). After having an 8'' lead, they were caught six kilometres later. It was then the turn of Davide Cimolai (LAM) and Daniel Oss (BMC) to try their luck. The two Italians were rapidly caught by 8 other riders : Pfingsten (BOA), Keisse (EQS), Antonini, Stenuit (WGG), De Vries (ROP), Steels (TSV), White (UHC) and Reihs (SSG). The ten men saw the gap rapidly grow up to 3'20'' at km 40.

At the first intermediate sprint (km 82) claimed by Steels ahead of Keisse and Cimolai the gap grew to 4'15'' and reached a maximum 4'25'' at km 95. Chased down by teams Astana, Dimension Data and AG2R La Mondiale, the breakaway riders could still count on a 2'55'' with 20 kms to go. At the second bonus sprint (km 163), won by Antonini ahead of Stenuit and Steels, the gap had dropped to 2'10''. While Stenuit and Steels were the first to be dropped, the leading group reached the bottom of the final climb with a 40'' advantage.

Eventually Oss was the last to survive. All his former companions were indeed caught one after the other. The Italian was finally gobbled up by the pack at km 176. With four kilometres to go two men, Brambilla (EQS) and Weening (ROP) powered away from a group of around twenty men including all the GC favorites. Their lead grew to 10'' over a bunch led by four Astana riders, but they were soon to be caught. It was then Jakob Fuglsang's (AST) turn to give it a go taking with him Romain Bardet (ALM). Meanwhile red jersey Edvald Boasson Hagen (DDD) started struggling.

Just under ten riders including Rui Costa (LAM), Nibali, Fuglsang (AST), Bardet, Pozzovivo (ALM), Sepulveda (FVC), Dumoulin (TGA), Kudus (DDD) and Canty (DPC) gathered together, while the overall leader was 23'' adrift with 2 kilometres to go. Again Bardet attacked alongside former Tour, Giro and Vuelta winner Vincenzo Nibali. Both men remained together with a slim advantage over their rivals. The stage ended up with a sprint between both men.

While Bardet was the first to take off with just over 100m to go, the Italian hung on to his wheel and eventually overtook him to capture victory. He crossed the line with a 9'' lead over the Frenchman and 12'' over Fuglsang, capturing his second win at Green Mountain after a first success back in 2012 when he finished second of the GC. Tenth of the day, Boasson Hagen crossed the line with a 1'10'' deficit, losing his leadership.

With two stages to go, Nibali takes command of the general classification and has a 15'' lead over Bardet and 24'' over Fuglsang. The Astana rider also leads the points classification while promising Brendan Canty (DPC), 8th of the stage, captures the white jersey for the best young rider. The Most Aggressive rider's jersey remains on the shoulders of Kenny Dehaes (WGG).

Complete Results:

180 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.632 km/hr

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	4hr 25min 48sec
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	@ 9sec
3	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 00' 12''
4	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 18''
5	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 38''
6	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 43''
7	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
8	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 00' 45''
9	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	@ 1min 8sec
10	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 10''
11	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
12	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 22''
13	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 29''
14	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
15	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 01' 59''
16	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 02' 02''
17	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
18	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 02' 20''
19	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 23''
20	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
21	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
22	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 35''
23	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 47''
24	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 02' 57''
25	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 01''
26	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 03' 24''
27	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
28	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04' 00''
29	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
30	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
31	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 04' 32''
32	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 04' 40''
33	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
34	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 04' 45''
35	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
36	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
37	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 04' 48''
38	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 05' 04''
39	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 05' 22''
40	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 05' 26''
41	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 05' 28''
42	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
43	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 30''
44	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 05' 38''
45	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 05' 44''
46	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 05' 51''
47	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 06' 04''
48	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 06' 06''
49	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 06' 38''
50	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 06' 43''
51	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
52	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 52''
53	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 06''
54	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 07' 19''
55	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 07' 22''
56	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 49''
57	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 57''
58	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 08' 06''
59	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
60	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
61	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 08' 30''
62	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 08' 54''
63	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 09' 04''
64	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 09' 14''
65	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 09' 42''
66	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 09' 56''
67	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
68	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
69	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 10' 01''
70	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 10' 08''
71	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 18''
72	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
73	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 10' 23''
74	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 10' 32''
75	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 10' 39''
76	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
77	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
78	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 10' 43''
79	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
80	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 11' 08''
81	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
82	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 11' 16''
83	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
84	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 11' 19''
85	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
86	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 11' 28''
87	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 11' 35''
88	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
89	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 11' 44''
90	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 11' 49''
91	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 11' 52''
92	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 11' 57''
93	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 12' 05''
94	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 12' 08''
95	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 12' 20''
96	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 12' 25''
97	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 12' 27''
98	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 12' 30''
99	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 12' 38''
100	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 12' 40''
101	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 12' 51''
102	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 13' 00''
103	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
104	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
105	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 13' 04''
106	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 13' 38''
107	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 13' 44''
108	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 44''
109	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 14' 39''
110	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	+ 14' 39''
111	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 14' 55''
112	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 15' 00''
113	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 15' 16''
114	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
115	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 15' 44''
116	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 15' 48''
117	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 15' 59''
118	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
119	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 16' 26''
120	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 16' 29''
121	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
122	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 16' 52''
123	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 17' 21''
124	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
125	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 17' 34''
126	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
127	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 17' 53''
128	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 17' 56''
129	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 18' 11''
130	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 18' 18''
131	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	+ 18' 20''
132	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
133	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
134	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
135	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
136	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
137	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
138	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 18' 33''

GC after Stage 4:

664 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.712 km/hr

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	16hr 18min 35sec
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	@ 15sec
3	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 00' 24''
4	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 40''
5	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 54''
6	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	@ 1min 16sec
7	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 01' 31''
8	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 38''
9	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 41''
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 59''
11	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02' 04''
12	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 15''
13	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 02' 34''
14	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 02' 39''
15	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 45''
16	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 03' 05''
17	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 03' 14''
18	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 03' 18''
19	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 44''
20	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 14''
21	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04' 18''
22	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 45''
23	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 04' 57''
24	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 06''
25	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 19''
26	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 06' 00''
27	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 06' 29''
28	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 31''
29	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 06' 50''
30	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 07' 42''
31	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 07' 43''
32	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 08' 36''
33	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 01''
34	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 02''
35	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 09' 20''
36	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 09' 40''
37	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 10' 04''
38	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 10' 08''
39	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 10' 12''
40	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 10' 14''
41	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 10' 32''
42	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 10' 44''
43	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 10' 56''
44	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 11' 25''
45	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 11' 26''
46	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 11' 31''
47	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 11' 45''
48	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 12' 27''
49	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 12' 33''
50	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 12' 56''
51	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 12' 57''
52	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 12' 58''
53	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 13' 06''
54	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 13' 16''
55	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 13' 28''
56	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 13' 30''
57	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 13' 44''
58	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 16''
59	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 14' 27''
60	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 14' 38''
61	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 14' 38''
62	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 14' 56''
63	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 59''
64	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 16''
65	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 15' 36''
66	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 43''
67	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 15' 47''
68	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 16' 35''
69	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 16' 40''
70	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 16' 57''
71	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 17' 01''
72	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 17' 20''
73	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 17' 28''
74	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 17' 41''
75	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 18' 11''
76	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 18' 11''
77	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 18' 42''
78	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 18' 57''
79	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 19' 07''
80	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 19' 32''
81	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 19' 40''
82	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 19' 45''
83	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 19' 48''
84	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 19' 53''
85	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 19' 56''
86	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 20' 05''
87	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 20' 12''
88	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 20' 24''
89	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 20' 32''
90	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 20' 57''
91	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 21' 04''
92	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 21' 46''
93	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 22' 19''
94	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	+ 22' 31''
95	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 22' 46''
96	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 05''
97	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 23' 26''
98	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 23' 45''
99	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 24' 10''
100	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 24' 21''
101	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 24' 21''
102	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 24' 30''
103	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 24' 30''
104	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 24' 42''
105	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 25' 13''
106	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 25' 27''
107	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 25' 44''
108	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 25' 56''
109	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 25' 58''
110	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 26' 25''
111	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 26' 34''
112	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 26' 35''
113	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 26' 53''
114	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 26' 54''
115	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 27' 20''
116	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 27' 26''
117	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 27' 27''
118	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 27' 36''
119	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 28' 03''
120	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 28' 17''
121	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 28' 27''
122	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 29' 38''
123	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 29' 46''
124	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 30' 06''
125	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 30' 27''
126	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 30' 58''
127	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 31' 36''
128	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 32' 14''
129	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 33' 03''
130	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 33' 16''
131	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	+ 33' 27''
132	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 34' 36''
133	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 34' 42''
134	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 35' 50''
135	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 35' 56''
136	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 36' 40''
137	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 38' 54''
138	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 42' 17''

Stage 4 map and profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Thursday, February 18: Stage 3, Alsawadi Beach - Naseem Park, 176.5 km

Stage 3 map

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 3

Alexander Kristoff (left, in red kit) wins stage 3

The Race: Here's the organizer's telling of the stage story.

When it comes to bunched sprints since the beginning of the cycling season, it's hard to find better rider than Alexander Kristoff. After two hard days of hilly racing on the Tour of Oman, the Norwegian made the best of a perfectly flat course to conquer his fourth success this year, beating Moreno Hofland and Roy Jans to the line by Naseem Park. The Katusha rider who already captured 3 stage wins in Qatar can enjoy a 50% winning rate after his first 8 days of racing. Solidly positioned in the pack, his compatriot Edvald Boasson Hagen keeps the overall leader's Red Jersey.

After two fairly demanding and hilly stages, the pack of the Tour of Oman had to deal with a far flatter stage on day three of the event. While injured Johan Van Summeren (ALM) was forced to quit the race, 139 riders took off under a bright sunshine from the splendid Sawadi Beach at 11:20 AM for a 176.5-km ride to Naseem Garden.

After only 1 km of racing, three men managed to break free from the pack: Dehaes (WGG), in the breakaway for the third consecutive day, Slik (ROP) and Kerby (DPC). The front trio was rapidly caught by two other men: Van Goethem (ROP) and Van Rooy (TSV). The gap rapidly grew and reached 4'15'' at km 25. From then on, teams Dimension Data, of new overall leader Edvald Boasson Hagen, and Katusha, started chasing down the front men.

At the first intermediate sprint (km 81) claimed by Dehaes in front of Van Rooy and Slik, the gap had dropped to 2' as thunder storms hit the race. With Van Rooy refusing to cooperate in the breakaway group, three of the five front men powered away at km 125: Slik, Van Goethem and Kerby. While the two dropped riders were caught at km 130, the pack remained 1'50'' adrift.

At the second bonus sprint (km 149), won by Van Goethem ahead of Kerby and Slik, the leaders could still enjoy a 1'38'' advantage. Under the pressure of the bunch, Brian van Goethem decided to try his luck on his own and took off with just under 20 kms to go. While his former companions were caught, the Dutchman survived until km 169 before his heroics came to an end.

The pack then remained bunched all the way to the final straight by Naseem Park. Well led out by his Katusha team mates, Alexander Kristoff flew to the line, claiming the win ahead of Moreno Hofland (TLJ) and Roy Jans (WGG). The Norwegian captured his first stage of this edition and his third in Oman after triumphing these last two years. With just eight race days in his legs, Kristoff has won four times since the beginning of the season. His three wins in Qatar and this fourth one here give him a 50% success rate.

Well protected by his Dimension Data team mates and comfortably positioned in the pack, Edvald Boasson Hagen who finished at a fine 10th spot today, keeps his overall leader's Red Jersey. The Norwegian still has a 4'' lead over Vincenzo Nibali (AST) and 6'' over Greg Van Avermaet (BMC). He also remains in the lead of the points classification while Patrick Konrad (BOA) keeps the White Jersey for the best young rider. Thanks to the points he again conquered while in the breakaway, Kenny Dehaes captures the Most Aggressive rider's jersey.

And for fun, here's the telling from stage winner Alexander Kristoff's Katusha team:

It was another nice winning story for Team Katusha and Alexander Kristoff here in the Middle East. Today, Kristoff won stage 3 of the Tour of Oman with the finish at the Naseem Park not far away from country capital Muscat.

In the final sprint Katusha’s rider overpassed Moreno Hofland from LottoNL-Jumbo and Roy Jans from Wanty-Groupe Gobert.

"Of course, all in the peloton looked at us, so we had to take control in the race from the beginning. We did it together with Dimension Data, because they protected Edvald (Boasson Hagen) and his leadership. Everything went ok, but with more or less 5 km to go my last lead-out man Jacopo Guarnieri punctured. So, we had to play a little bit smart. Marco (Haller) did a great job in front, and later he pulled out until the mark of 500 meters to go. Actually, he did a work for two. Later it was Michael (Mørkøv), who did the last lead-out until 200 meters to go. When I started my sprint, nobody could come out on my side. I happy with this victory. From the one side we lost one important guy before finish, from the other hand, we showed we could be very flexible in the final mix, and this is really great. It was a bit raining today, but I was ok with this weather. The only thing I was scaring about it was a slippery road in the final, but hopefully, the road was dry," explained Alexander Kristoff.

This is fourth victory for Alexander Kristoff and Team Katusha in the Middle East after three stage wins at the Tour of Qatar last week.

The stage 3 of the race started at Al Sawadi Beach and finished after 176,5 km near the central entrance to the Naseem Park. The race was affected by a surprising for Oman rain. Five riders made the daily breakaway after only few kilometers from the start, but Team Katusha and Team Dimension Data did everything to control it. Thus, the break was completely neutralized with more or less 10 km to go. A strong powerful sprint at the finish brought another beautiful victory to Team Katusha.

"It was nice for the guys to win, because we did not have so many chances to come to the sprint so far. So, this stage was ideal for us and already in Qatar we talked with the riders about this stage, so we were very motivated today. I saw a really great team work today, the boys did a strong race. And, of course, Alex did an excellent sprint to take another nice victory. The other teams looked at us today, but it is normal, when your team already won three races in the last week. So, we were ready for the pressure on our shoulders. But in the same time it is a nice feeling to be a leading team and to win," said sports director Torsten Schmidt, who celebrates today his 44th birthday.

"I want to congratulate our sports director Torsten Schmidt on his birthday. Actually, it was the best way to congratulate him and we did it!" added Alexander Kristoff.

In general classification Norwegian Champion Edvald Boasson Hagen from Team Dimension Data still holds the lead, while Katusha’s Jurgen Van den Broeck is 13th, 26 seconds behind him.

Tomorrow will be held the queen’s stage of the Tour of Oman – 177 km from Knowledge Oasis Muscat to the famous climb Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain).

Complete Results:

176.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.515 km/hr

1	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	4hr 3min 22sec
2	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
3	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
4	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
6	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
7	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
8	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
9	OSS Daniel	BMC	s.t.
10	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
11	GUARDINI Andrea	ASTANA	s.t.
12	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
13	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
14	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
15	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
16	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
17	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
18	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
19	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
20	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
21	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
22	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
23	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
24	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
25	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
26	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
27	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
28	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
29	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
30	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
31	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
32	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
33	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
34	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	s.t.
35	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
36	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
37	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
38	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
39	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
41	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
42	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
43	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
44	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
45	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
46	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
47	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
48	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
49	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	s.t.
50	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
51	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
52	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
53	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
54	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
55	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
56	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
57	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
58	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
59	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
60	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
61	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
62	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
63	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
64	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
65	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
66	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
67	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
68	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
69	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
70	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
71	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
72	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
73	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
74	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
75	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
76	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
77	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
78	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
79	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
80	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
81	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
82	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
83	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
84	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
85	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
86	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	s.t.
87	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
88	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
89	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
90	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
91	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
92	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
93	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
94	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
95	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
96	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
97	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	@ 15sec
98	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 53''
99	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	@ 1min 2sec
100	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
102	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
103	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
104	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
105	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
106	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
107	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
108	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
109	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
110	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 10''
111	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
112	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
113	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
114	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
115	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 02' 01''
116	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
117	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
118	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
119	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02' 09''
120	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
121	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 04''
122	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
123	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
124	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
125	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
126	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
127	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03' 26''
128	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
129	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
130	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
131	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
132	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 03' 28''
133	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
135	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
136	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
137	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
138	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	s.t.
139	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 04' 27''

GC after Stage 3:

484 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.736 km/hr

1	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	11hr 52min 53sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	@ 4sec
3	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 00' 06''
4	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 08''
6	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 10''
7	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
8	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
9	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
10	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 16''
11	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
12	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 24''
13	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 00' 26''
14	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 28''
15	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 00' 40''
16	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
17	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 00' 48''
18	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 51''
19	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 52''
20	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 58''
21	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	@ 1min 6sec
22	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 08''
23	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 01' 13''
24	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 01' 27''
25	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 37''
26	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 38''
27	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 41''
28	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 50''
29	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 01' 51''
30	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
31	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 16''
32	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 02' 23''
33	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 25''
34	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 02' 31''
35	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
36	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 02' 32''
37	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 37''
38	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 47''
39	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 01''
40	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03' 20''
41	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 03' 25''
42	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 03' 29''
43	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 52''
44	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
45	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
46	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 03' 53''
47	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 03' 58''
48	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 04' 00''
49	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 04' 12''
50	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
51	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 04' 35''
52	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 04' 45''
53	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 48''
54	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 04' 54''
55	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
56	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
57	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04' 58''
58	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 01''
59	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 14''
60	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 05' 16''
61	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 05' 17''
62	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 05' 22''
63	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 05' 30''
64	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 05' 41''
65	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 05' 51''
66	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 05' 53''
67	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 55''
68	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 06' 06''
69	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 06' 30''
70	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 06' 32''
71	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 06' 33''
72	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 06' 37''
73	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 51''
74	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 06' 59''
75	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 07' 03''
76	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 07' 12''
77	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 07' 18''
78	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 07' 24''
79	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 07' 28''
80	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 40''
81	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 07' 41''
82	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 42''
83	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	+ 07' 46''
84	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 07' 59''
85	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 01''
86	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 08' 05''
87	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 08' 09''
88	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 08' 10''
89	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 18''
90	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
91	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 08' 41''
92	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 08' 48''
93	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 08' 56''
94	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 09' 20''
95	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 09' 21''
96	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 09' 39''
97	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 09' 55''
98	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 09' 56''
99	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 10' 01''
100	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 10' 26''
101	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 10' 32''
102	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 10' 34''
103	GUARDINI Andrea	ASTANA	+ 10' 34''
104	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 10' 34''
105	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 10' 39''
106	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 10' 55''
107	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 11' 00''
108	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 11' 12''
109	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 11' 20''
110	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 11' 32''
111	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 12' 12''
112	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 12' 13''
113	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 12' 32''
114	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 03''
115	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 13' 12''
116	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 13' 25''
117	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 13' 53''
118	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 14' 01''
119	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 14' 35''
120	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 14' 51''
121	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 15' 01''
122	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
123	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
124	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
125	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 15' 13''
126	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 15' 39''
127	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 16' 10''
128	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 17' 09''
129	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 18' 13''
130	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 18' 17''
131	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 18' 27''
132	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 19' 26''
133	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 19' 46''
134	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 20' 00''
135	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 20' 34''
136	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 21' 56''
137	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 24' 06''
138	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 27' 11''
139	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 27' 34''

Stage 3 map:

Tour of oman stage 3

Stage 3 map

Wednesday, February 17: Stage 2, Omantel Head Office - Quriyat, 162 km

Stage 2 map

Edvald Boasson Hagen

Stage 2 winner Edvald Boasson Hagen

The Race:

Here's the organizer's telling of the stage story.

Six years after already winning a stage of the Tour of Oman in Quriyat, Edvald Boasson Hagen triumphed again. This time, however, instead of a flat sprint, the Norwegian made the best of a brand new hilltop finish to beat all the favourites of the race. Beating Vincenzo Nibali and Greg Van Avermaet to the line, the Norwegian once again proved what great legs he had. Unlucky in Qatar where he should have won the GC if it hadn't been for an unfortunate puncture, the Dimension Data rider conquers the overall leader's Red Jersey from stage 1 winner Bob Jungels, dropped in the final climb.

After the thunder storms that struck the nation of Oman throughout the night, the beautiful weather had returned for day 2 of the Tour of Oman. A bright sunshine indeed welcomed the riders as they gathered in front of the Omantel Head Office for the start of stage 2. On the day's menu: 162 kms of riding all the way to Quriyat.

While Sulzberger (DPC) was forced to quit, 140 riders took off at 11:40 AM. Despite several attempts, the pack remained bunched all the way to km 9 where six men managed to power away: Perichon (FVC), Asselman (ROP), Steels (TSV) and Kamp (SSG), as well as Pfingsten (BOA) and Dehaes (WGG), already present in yesterday's long breakaway. The front group's advantage grew rapidly and was of 3'30'' at the bottom of the first climb of the day. At the summit of Boucher Al Hamerat (km 33), the leading six, led out by Pfingsten ahead of Steels and Dehaes, could enjoy a maximum gap of 4'15''. From then on overall leader Bob Jungels' Etixx Quick Step team took command of the chase.

At the first intermediate sprint (km 81) won by Kamp in front of Dehaes and Steels, the pack had moved closer: 3'15''. Seeing the gap drop down, three men from the front group attacked: Périchon, Asselman and Kamp. Their lead over their former breakaway compangnons reached 1'30''. While the dropped men were eventually caught by the pack at km 111, the leaders could still enjoy an increased 3'40'' advantage.

At the second bonus sprint (km 139.5), again claimed by Kamp in front of Asselman and Perichon, the pack remained 44'' adrift. The leaders were eventually caught with 20 kilometres to go. As the riders headed back towards the city of Quriyat enjoying a fairly strong tailwind, team BMC accelerated at the front of the pack and created several echelons. Among the dropped men were the likes of Richie Porte (BMC) and Dan Martin (EQS). With 5 kms to go, the front group of around 50 riders had a 50'' lead.

The final showdown between the big guns of the race would take place on the 3-km climb to the finish. Two kilometres from the line, struggling Red jersey, Bob Jungels (EQS) failed to remain in the front group, loosing all hopes of keeping his overall leadership. A group of 9 men battled it out on a final sprint and Edvald Boasson Hagen (DDD) proved to be the fastest. The Norwegian claimed his third stage success in Oman, beating Vincenzo Nibali (AST) and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) to the line. It was also the Norwegian's second victory in Quriyat after triumphing there back in 2010, but at the time, the finish was on a flat straight.

Thanks to his stage win Boasson Hagen takes command of the GC (Red Jersey) and has a 4'' lead over Nibali and 5'' over Van Avermaet. Former leader and stage 1 winner, Jungels crossed the lind in 31st position, 59'' adrift. The Norwegian also leads the points classification (Green jersey) while Patrick Konrad (BOA) claims the White jersey for the best young rider. Winner of the two intermediate sprints today Alexander Kamp captured the Most Aggressive rider's jersey.

Complete Results:

162 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.571 km/hr

1	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	4hr 12min 0sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
3	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
6	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
7	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
8	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
9	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
10	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	@ 6sec
11	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
12	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
13	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
14	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
15	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
16	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 14''
17	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 00' 16''
18	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 00' 18''
19	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
20	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
21	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 00' 21''
22	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 24''
23	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
24	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 26''
25	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 00' 31''
26	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 41''
27	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
28	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 00' 43''
29	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 00' 56''
30	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
31	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 59''
32	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
33	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
34	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
35	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
36	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	@ 1min 3sec
37	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 07''
38	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 01' 09''
39	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
40	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 01' 12''
41	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 22''
42	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
43	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
44	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
45	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 01' 26''
46	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01' 32''
47	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 01' 41''
48	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
49	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
50	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
51	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
52	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
53	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 01' 50''
54	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 01' 55''
55	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 01' 59''
56	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 02' 06''
57	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 02' 43''
58	VAN SUMMEREN Johan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 43''
59	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
60	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
61	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
62	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
63	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
64	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
65	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 51''
66	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 03''
67	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
68	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
69	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
70	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
71	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
72	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
73	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
74	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 03' 06''
75	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
76	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
77	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 03' 16''
78	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 03' 31''
79	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 52''
80	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 52''
81	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
82	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
83	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
84	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	s.t.
85	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
86	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
87	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
88	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
89	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
90	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
91	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 07''
92	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04' 11''
93	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 04' 52''
94	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
95	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
96	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
97	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
98	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
99	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
100	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
101	GUARDINI Andrea	ASTANA	s.t.
102	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
103	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
104	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
105	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
106	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
107	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
108	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
109	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
110	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
111	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
112	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 05' 11''
113	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 05' 26''
114	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 30''
115	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
116	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	s.t.
117	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
118	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 05' 34''
119	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 05' 55''
120	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
121	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 06' 23''
122	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 07' 00''
123	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
124	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
125	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
126	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
127	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
128	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
129	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	s.t.
130	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 07' 06''
131	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
132	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
133	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
134	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
135	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 56''
136	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 08' 16''
137	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 09' 38''
138	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
139	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 13' 57''
140	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 13' 57''

GC after Stage 2:

307.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.296 km/hr

1	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	7hr 49min 31sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	@ 4sec
3	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 00' 06''
4	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 06''
5	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 08''
6	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 00' 10''
7	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
8	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
9	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
10	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 16''
11	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
12	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 24''
13	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 00' 26''
14	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 28''
15	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 40''
16	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
17	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
18	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 00' 48''
19	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 51''
20	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 52''
21	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 58''
22	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	@ 1min 6'sec
23	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 08''
24	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 01' 13''
25	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 23''
26	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 01' 27''
27	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 37''
28	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 38''
29	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 41''
30	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 01' 51''
31	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
32	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
33	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 01' 52''
34	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 16''
35	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 02' 23''
36	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 02' 31''
37	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
38	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 02' 32''
39	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 37''
40	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
41	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 47''
42	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 02' 48''
43	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 02' 50''
44	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03' 20''
45	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 03' 25''
46	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 03' 29''
47	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 03' 43''
48	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 47''
49	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 03' 52''
50	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03' 52''
51	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
52	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
53	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 04' 00''
54	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 04' 12''
55	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
56	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
57	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
58	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
59	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 04' 15''
60	VAN SUMMEREN Johan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 21''
61	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 04' 22''
62	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 04' 35''
63	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 48''
64	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 04' 54''
65	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
66	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04' 58''
67	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 01''
68	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
69	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 05' 07''
70	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 05' 16''
71	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 05' 30''
72	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 05' 51''
73	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 55''
74	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 06' 01''
75	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 06' 29''
76	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 06' 32''
77	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 06' 33''
78	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 06' 36''
79	ZABEL Rick	BMC	+ 06' 37''
80	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 06' 40''
81	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 06' 59''
82	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 07' 12''
83	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 07' 13''
84	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 07' 18''
85	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 07' 28''
86	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 07' 41''
87	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 46''
88	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
89	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	s.t.
90	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 01''
91	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 08' 09''
92	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
93	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 08' 10''
94	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 08' 18''
95	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
96	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
97	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 08' 45''
98	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 46''
99	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
100	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
101	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
102	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 08' 48''
103	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	+ 08' 56''
104	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 09' 21''
105	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 10' 01''
106	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	KATUSHA	+ 10' 25''
107	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 10' 26''
108	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 10' 32''
109	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 10' 34''
110	GUARDINI Andrea	ASTANA	s.t.
111	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
112	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 11' 00''
113	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 11' 20''
114	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 11' 31''
115	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 11' 32''
116	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
117	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 12' 42''
118	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 12' 48''
119	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 13' 04''
120	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 13' 12''
121	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 13' 25''
122	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 13' 41''
123	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 14' 01''
124	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 01''
125	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
126	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
127	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
128	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
129	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 15' 09''
130	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 15' 35''
131	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 15' 39''
132	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 17' 08''
133	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 17' 09''
134	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 17' 15''
135	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 19' 26''
136	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 19' 46''
137	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 19' 55''
138	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 23' 46''
139	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 24' 06''
140	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 24' 06''

Stage 2 map:

Oman stage 2 map

Tour of Oman stage 2 map

Tuesday, February 16: Stage 1, Oman Exhibition Center - Al Bustan, 145.5 km

Stage 1 Video

Bob Jungels

Bob Jungels wins Oman stage 1

The Race: The race organizer described the stage thus:

Unlike the previous years when stage 1 of the Tour of Oman traditionally finished with a bunched sprint, the battle between the GC contenders occurred as soon as day 1 and its hilly final part heading to Al Bustan. Among a group of 16 favourites where only Porte and Kristoff were missing, Bob Jungels managed to power away on the final descent with 2 kilometres to go. Crossing the line alone with a 6'' lead over Pauwels and Bardet, the Luxemburger claimed his first success in Oman, and his first win under his new Etixx Quickstep colours. Jungels leads the GC and will have to switch his national champion's jersey for a bright red one.

A beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures welcomed the peloton of the 7th edition of the Tour of Oman for stage 1 of the event. 141 riders gathered in front of the Oman Exhibition Center for the start of the race before taking on the 145.5-km ride all the way to Al Bustan. The pack took off just after 11:00 heading west before returning towards Muscat.

After only two kilometres, two men managed to break away: Pfingsten (BOA) and Dehaes (WGG). Five kilometres later they were caught by three other riders: De Vries (ROP), Van Speybrouck (TSV) and Koning (DPC). The gap rapidly grew over an unconcerned pack and reached 6'20'' at km 25. From then on teams Astana and BMC took the chase on and the gap dropped. At the first intermediate sprint (km 76), claimed by De Vries ahead of Dehaes and Van Speybrouck, the pack however remained 3'05'' adrift.

The front five managed to stay clear of the pack all the way to km 116 when Dehaes and Koning were the first to be dropped. Four kilometres later, the remaining three escapees were caught by the peloton just before the first climb of the day. The pack remained bunched all the way to the top of Al Hamriyah where Janse Van Rensburg (DDD) made it first ahead of Capiot (TSV) and De Plus (EQS). Just after that first difficulty, Pavel Kochetkov (KAT) gave it a go. After enjoying a 25'' advantage at km 125 he was also to be caught.

The second bonus sprint (km 136) was then won by Capiot in front of Faria (LAM) and Kozonchuk (KAT). Time then came for the big battle between the favourites on the climb up Al Jissah. Among the first riders to be dropped was Richie Porte (BMC). Alexander Kristoff (KAT) winner of two stages here last year was the next of the big guns to struggle. Eventually, 16 men powered away. Among the front group were the likes of Nibali (AST), Rui Costa (LAM), Van Avermaet (BMC), Bardet, Pozzovivo (ALM), Martin, Jungels (EQS), Sepulveda (FVC), Boasson Hagen (DDD) and Rebellin (CCC). The final climb of the day (km 140) was conquered by Oss (BMC) ahead of Bystrom (KAT) and Fuglsang (AST).

With just under five kilometres to go, Sepulveda suffered a crash, loosing all hopes of claiming this first stage in Oman. The front group remained together on the long downhill portion towards the final straight. With two kilometres to go, Bob Jungels (EQS) managed to pull away, enjoying a 7'' lead before the final kilometre. The Luxemburg national champion stayed clear of his rivals and went on to capture his first ever victory in Oman. Jungels also claims his first success under his new Etixx Quickstep colours while Serge Pauwels (DDD), 6'' adrift, finishes second and Romain Bardet third.

The day's stage winner conquers the overall leader's Red Jersey and has a 10'' lead over Pauwels and 14'' over Bardet. The Luxemburger also leads the points classification and the best young riders standings while Amaury Capiot (TSV) conquers the Most Aggressive rider's jersey.

And for fun, here's the story from stage winner Bob Jungels' Etixx-Quick Step team:

A strong attack on the final descent netted the Luxembourg rider his first victory of the season.

Following a couple of attempts after the flag was dropped, five riders eventually managed to snap the elastic and build a six-minute lead in the blink of an eye: Berden De Vries, Kenny Dehaes, Peter Koning, Christoph Pfingsten, and Pieter Vanspeybrouck. The gap hovered there for a while, before the teams took out the front of the peloton and began chasing hard behind the escapees, who were caught inside the final 20 kilometers, just as they were hitting the first categorized climb of the day.

Almost immediately, a series of attacks followed. Pavel Kochetkov was the first to try his hand, but his action was a short-lived one. Just as he was being reeled in, Sebastien Turgot went off on the final ascent of the day and managed to put 10 seconds between him and the pack, but he too was brought back. On that climb, the pace was really frantic, which led to many riders being dropped, among those to lose contact being Richie Porte and Alexander Kristoff.

Inside the final two kilometers, Bob Jungels attacked and took advantage of his time trialing skills, which allowed him to get a handful of seconds just as he was preparing to enter the last kilometer, one that had a flat section, followed by a slight uphill. The Luxembourg champion never looked back and arrived alone at the line, where he claimed his maiden victory of the season and the 9th of the team in the space of just two months.

Complete Results:

Stage 1 video

145.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.129 km/hr

1	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	3hr 37min 33sec
2	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	@ 6sec
3	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 08''
4	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
5	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
6	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
7	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
8	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
9	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
10	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
11	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
12	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
13	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
14	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
15	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
16	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
17	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 22''
18	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 24''
19	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 32''
20	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
21	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 00' 32''
22	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 40''
23	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
24	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
25	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
26	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
27	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
28	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
29	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
30	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
31	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
32	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
33	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
34	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
35	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 54''
36	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
37	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	@ 1min 4sec
38	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
39	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
40	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 07''
41	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
42	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
43	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
44	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
45	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
46	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
47	MORKOV Michael	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
48	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
49	KRISTOFF Alexander	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
50	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
51	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
52	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
53	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
54	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
55	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
56	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
57	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
58	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
59	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
60	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
61	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 36''
62	VAN SUMMEREN Johan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
63	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
64	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
65	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
66	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01' 46''
67	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
68	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
69	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
70	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
71	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
72	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
73	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
74	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 01''
75	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 02' 33''
76	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 53''
77	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03' 00''
78	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
79	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 24''
80	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
81	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
82	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
83	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
84	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
85	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
86	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
87	HALLER Marco	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
88	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
89	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
90	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
91	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
92	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
93	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	s.t.
94	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03' 34''
95	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 03' 37''
96	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 03' 52''
97	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
98	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
99	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
100	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
101	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
102	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
103	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	s.t.
104	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
105	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
106	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
107	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
108	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 05' 06''
109	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 05' 40''
110	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
111	GUARDINI Andrea	ASTANA	s.t.
112	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
113	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
114	GUARNIERI Jacopo	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
115	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
116	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
117	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 06' 51''
118	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 07' 34''
119	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 47''
120	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
121	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 10' 07''
122	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
123	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
124	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
125	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
126	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
127	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
128	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
129	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
130	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
131	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
132	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
133	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
134	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
135	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
136	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
137	SULZBERGER Bernard	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
138	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
139	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 13' 54''
140	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 15' 01''
141	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 15' 52''

GC after Stage 1:

1	JUNGELS Bob	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	3hr 37min 23sec
2	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	@ 10sec
3	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 14''
4	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 18''
5	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
6	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
7	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
8	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
9	DE TIER Floris	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
10	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
11	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
12	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
13	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
14	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
15	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
16	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
17	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 32''
18	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 34''
19	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 42''
20	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
21	CANTY Brebdan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
22	TEUNISSEN Mike	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 50''
23	CANOLA Marco	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
24	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
25	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
26	CIOLEK Gerald	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
27	SPOKES Samuel	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
28	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
29	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
30	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
31	BRAJKOVIC Janez	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
32	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
33	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
34	BUSCHE Matthew	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
35	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	@ 1min 4sec
36	NERZ Dominik	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
37	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 14''
38	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
39	ASSELMAN Jesper	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
40	WEGMANN Fabian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 17''
41	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
42	CASTELIJNS Twan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
43	EARLE Nathan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
44	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
45	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
46	DECLERCQ Tim	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
47	MORKOV Michael	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
48	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
49	KRISTOFF Alexander	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
50	PHELAN Adam	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
51	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
52	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
53	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
54	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
55	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
56	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
57	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
58	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
59	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
60	WEENING Pieter	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
61	LEMARCHAND Romain	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 01' 46''
62	VAN SUMMEREN Johan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
63	GERDEMANN Linus	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
64	DE PLUS Laurens	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
65	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
66	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01' 56''
67	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
68	KIENDYS Tomasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
69	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
70	KUREK Adrian	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
71	MARYCZ Jaroslaw	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
72	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
73	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 56''
74	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 11''
75	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	+ 02' 43''
76	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03' 03''
77	GERARD Arnaud	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03' 10''
78	KERKHOF Tim	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
79	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 03' 33''
80	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 34''
81	VAN GOETHEM Brian	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
82	VAN ASBROECK Tom	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
83	JI Cheng	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
84	REIHS Michael	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
85	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
86	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
87	JONES Christopher	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
88	HALLER Marco	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
89	VAN ROOY Kenneth	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
90	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
91	MAGER Christian	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	s.t.
92	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
93	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC	s.t.
94	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03' 44''
95	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 03' 47''
96	CAPIOT Amaury	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 03' 59''
97	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 04' 02''
98	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
99	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
100	JANS Roy	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
101	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
102	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
103	ZAKHAROV Artyom	ASTANA	s.t.
104	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
105	WHITE Bradley	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
106	MENZIES Karl	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
107	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
108	EATON Daniel	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	+ 05' 16''
109	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 05' 48''
110	AGNOLI Valerio	ASTANA	+ 05' 50''
111	GUARDINI Andrea	ASTANA	s.t.
112	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
113	ANTONINI Simone	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
114	GUARNIERI Jacopo	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
115	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
116	STENUIT Robin	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
117	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 07' 01''
118	KAMP Alexander	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP	+ 07' 44''
119	MCNALLY Mark	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 09' 57''
120	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
121	DE VRIES Berden	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 10' 14''
122	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 10' 16''
123	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 10' 17''
124	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
125	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
126	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
127	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
128	VALLEE Boris	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
129	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
130	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
131	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
132	KERBY Jordan	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
133	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
135	ALZATE Carlos	UNITEDHEALTHCARE	s.t.
136	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
137	OMIRZAKOV Dias	ASTANA	s.t.
138	SULZBERGER Bernard	DRAPAC CYCLING	s.t.
139	MEYER Travis	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 14' 04''
140	KONING Peter	DRAPAC CYCLING	+ 15' 11''
141	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 16' 00''

Stage 1 video:

Start list, February 15, 2016:

	LAMPRE-MERIDA / ITA
	Sporting Manager: MAUDUIT Philippe
1	COSTA Rui Alberto
2	BONO Matteo
3	CIMOLAI Davide
4	COSTA Mario
5	KUMP Marko
6	PIBERNIK Luka
7	ZURLO Federico
	BMC RACING TEAM / USA
	Sporting Manager: BALDATO Fabio
11	PORTE Richie
12	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre
13	OSS Daniel
14	QUINZIATO Manuel
15	ROSSKOPF Joseph
16	SCHÄR Michael
17	VAN AVERMAET Greg
18	ZABEL Rick
	ASTANA PRO TEAM / KAZ
	Sporting Managers: FOFONOV Dmitriy / ZANINI Stefano
21	NIBALI Vincenzo
22	AGNOLI Valerio
23	FUGLSANG Jakob
24	GRIVKO Andriy
25	GUARDINI Andrea
26	OMIRZAKOV Dias
27	SCARPONI Michele
28	ZAKHAROV Artyom
	TEAM KATUSHA / RUS
	Sporting Manager: SCHMIDT Torsten
31	KRISTOFF Alexander
32	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik
33	GUARNIERI Jacopo
34	HALLER Marco
35	KOCHETKOV Pavel
36	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry
37	MORKOV Michael
38	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
	AG2R LA MONDIALE / FRA
	Sporting Manager: KASPUTIS Arturas
41	BARDET Romain
42	GAUDIN Damien
43	GOUGEARD Alexis
44	HOULE Hugo
45	MINARD Sébastien
46	POZZOVIVO Domenico
47	TURGOT Sébastien
48	VAN SUMMEREN Johan
	BORA-ARGON 18 / GER
	Sporting Managers: POITSCHKE Enrico / PASTERKI Slawomir
51	BUCHMANN Emanuel
52	ARCHBOLD Shane
53	BENNETT Sam
54	KONRAD Patrick
55	MUHLBERGER Gregor
56	NERZ Dominik
57	PFINGSTEN Christoph
58	SELIG Rüdiger
	ETIXX-QUICK STEP / BEL
	Sporting Manager: VAN SLYCKE Rik
61	MARTIN Daniel
62	BRAMBILLA Gianluca
63	DE PLUS Laurens
64	JUNGELS Bob
65	KEISSE Iljo
66	MEERSMAN Gianni
67	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
68	VANDENBERGH Stijn
	FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT / FRA
	Sporting Manager: HINAULT Sébastien
71	SEPULVEDA Eduardo
72	BREEN Vegard
73	GERARD Arnaud
74	HUTAROVICH Yauheni
75	JARRIER Benoit
76	PERICHON Pierre-Luc
77	TRONET Steven
78	VALLEE Boris
	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN / GER
	Sporting Manager: ROBERTS Luke
81	DUMOULIN Tom
82	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh
83	FRÖHLINGER Johannes
84	JI Cheng
85	STAMSNIJDER Tom
86	WAEYTENS ZICO
	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT / BEL
	Sporting Manager: DE NEEF Steven
91	GASPAROTTO Enrico
92	ANTONINI Simone
93	DE HAES Kenny
94	JANS Roy
95	MARCATO Marco
96	MCNALLY Mark
97	STENUIT Robin
98	THURAU Bjorn
	DIMENSION DATA / RSA
	Sporting Managers: HAMMOND Roger / HEYNDERRICKX Jean-Pierre
101	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
102	FARRAR Tyler
103	HAAS Nathan
104	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
105	KUDUS Merhawi
106	PAUWELS Serge
107	REGUIGUI Youcef
108	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel
	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON / NED
	Sporting Managers: VAN POPPEL Jean-Paul / CORNELISSE Michel
111	WEENING Pieter
112	ASSELMAN Jesper
113	DE VRIES Berden
114	KERKHOF Tim
115	KREDER Wesley
116	LOOIJ André
117	SLIK Ivar
118	VAN GOETHEM Brian
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO / NED
	Sporting Manager: BOVEN Jan
121	HOFLAND Moreno
122	BENNETT George
123	CASTELIJNS Twan
124	ROOSEN Timo
125	TEUNISSEN Mike
126	VAN ASBROECK Tom
127	WAGNER Robert
128	WYNANTS Maarten
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE / BEL
	Sporting Managers: DE CLERCQ Hans / MISSOTTEN Andy
131	VAN HECKE Preben
132	CAPIOT Amaury
133	DE TIER Floris
134	DECLERCQ Tim
135	STEELS Stijn
136	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef
137	VAN ROOY Kenneth
138	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
	DRAPAC CYCLING / AUS
	Sporting Managers: FLORY Keith / BREEKVELDT Jonathan
141	CANTY Brebdan
142	EARLE Nathan
143	KERBY Jordan
144	KONING Peter
145	MEYER Travis
146	PHELAN Adam
147	SPOKES Samuel
148	SULZBERGER Bernard
	UNITEDHEALTHCARE / USA
	Sporting Managers: REDANT Hendrik / HEAL Rachel
151	BRAJKOVIC Janez
152	ALZATE Carlos
153	BUSCHE Matthew
154	CANOLA Marco
155	EATON Daniel
156	JONES Christopher
157	MENZIES Karl
158	WHITE Bradley
	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE / POL
	Sporting Manager: WADECKI Piotr
161	REBELLIN Davide
162	HONKISZ Adrian
163	KIENDYS Tomasz
164	KUREK Adrian
165	MARYCZ Jaroslaw
166	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej
167	PONZI Simone
168	STEPNIAK Grzegorz
	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP / GER
	Sporting Managers: STEENSEN Andre / WILLWOHL Gregor
171	CIOLEK Gerald
172	GERDEMANN Linus
173	GULDHAMMER Rasmus
174	KAMP Alexander
175	LEMARCHAND Romain
176	MAGER Christian
177	REIHS Michael
178	WEGMANN Fabian

2016 Tour of Oman (HC)

7th edition: February 16 - February 21, 2016

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