2024 Tour of Oman (2.Pro)

13th edition: February 10 - February 14, 2024

Tour of Oman podium history | 2023 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5

2024 Tour of Oman map. Five stages covering 867.4 km 603.9 km

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Wednesday, February 14: 5th & Final Stage: Samail - Jabal al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 72 km.

Adam Yates takes the stage and the final GC lead. ASO photo

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Route change: The race organizer posted this notice regarding the shortened fifth stage: Due to the exceptional weather conditions and to ensure the safety of the riders, the Royal Oman Police, Oman Cycling Association and all relevant Omani authorities have worked in collaboration with the commissaires panel of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the representatives of the teams and riders (A.I.G.C.P, C.P.A) and the organisers of the event (A.S.O.) have decided to shorten stage 5, Imty – Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), and to propose another shorter and safe stage: Samail "Al Fayhaa Resthouse" - Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 72 kilometers).

The stage will start from Samail "Al Fayhaa Resthouse" at 10 AM GST and finish at Jabal Al Akhdhar "Green Mountain" at 11.50 AM GST.

Weather at the start city of Samail at 9:00 AM, local time: 20C (68F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southeast at 3 km/hr (2 mph). There is a 1% chance of rain.

Ascent:

• Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 5.7 km @ 5.5%

The race: Here is the race organizer's stage five summary.

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) came to the Sultanate of Oman, he saw Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) and he conquered the Tour of Oman 2024 with a dominant performance on the iconic ascent (5.7km at 10.5%)! The British climber, whose teammate Finn Fisher-Black led the overall standings ahead of this final battle, followed Jan Hirt (Soudal Quick-Step) when the young New-Zealander couldn’t keep up inside the last 2 kilometres of ascent. And nobody could resist him when he kicked for a double triumph: the stage and the overall victory. Hirt and Fisher-Black join him on the overall podium.

The peloton roll from Samail “Al Feyhaa Resthouse” for a short stage, with a 72-km course adapted to the exceptional  weather conditions in the Sultanate of Oman. The iconic ascent up Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) looms on the horizon and it appears attackers are eager to get there as soon as possible.

UAE Team Emirates control the day
Attacks fly from the start but it takes 19 kilometres of hard battle for four riders to get away: Huub Artz (Intermarché-Wanty), Lund Tobias Andresen (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Tord Gudmestad (Uno-X Mobility) and Tegshbayar Batsaikhan (Roojai Insurance). Finn Fisher-Black’s UAE Team Emirates drive the bunch behind the leaders.

Into the last 25km, the gap is up to 2’30’’. Astana Qazaqstan join UAE Team Emirates at the front of the bunch. The attackers maintain a lead of 2’25’’ as they enter the last 10km. Kern Pharma also pull the peloton to reduce the gap.

Yates takes over
The leaders face the final climb with a gap of 2’10’’. Andresen and Gudmestad are quickly dropped. And the peloton move closer, trailing by 1’20’’ with 5km to go.

Artz goes solo 4km away from the summit. Behind him, Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) sets the pace for Fisher-Black, but the young leader can’t keep up when Jan Hirt (Soudal Quick-Step) accelerates inside the last 2km. Yates follows him.

The duo get back to Artz just inside the last kilometre. And Yates goes on to drop Hirt, en route to the stage win and their overall victory. Artz resists the rest of the climbers to take 3rd on the line.

Complete results:

72 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.410 km/hr

1	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1hr 49min 37sec
2	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	@ 11sec
3	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	0' 29''
4	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 34''
5	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 40''
6	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 44''
7	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	1' 01''
8	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 06''
9	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 10''
10	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 13''
11	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
12	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	1' 27''
13	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 30''
14	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	1' 42''
15	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
16	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
17	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	1' 51''
18	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
19	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
20	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
21	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 01''
22	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	2' 15''
23	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	2' 17''
24	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
25	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	2' 25''
26	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
27	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
28	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	2' 38''
29	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
30	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	2' 44''
31	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 53''
32	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 55''
33	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	2' 56''
34	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
35	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
36	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	3' 00''
37	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
38	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	3' 05''
39	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	3' 10''
40	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	3' 16''
41	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 23''
42	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	3' 26''
43	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
44	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	3' 35''
45	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
46	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	3' 38''
47	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 40''
48	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
49	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
50	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	4' 26''
51	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
52	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 52''
53	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 54''
54	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
55	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	5' 32''
56	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
57	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
58	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	5' 36''
59	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	5' 41''
60	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	5' 43''
61	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
62	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	5' 48''
63	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	6' 01''
64	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
65	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	6' 12''
66	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	6' 14''
67	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
68	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
69	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	6' 21''
70	CAMPBELL STEWART	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	6' 23''
71	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	6' 34''
72	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	6' 43''
73	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	6' 52''
74	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	6' 57''
75	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	7' 03''
76	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	7' 06''
77	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
78	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	7' 17''
79	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	7' 19''
80	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
81	NUR AMIRULL MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	7' 59''
82	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	8' 03''
83	CALEB EWAN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
84	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	8' 05''
85	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	8' 24''
86	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	8' 32''
87	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
88	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	8' 53''
89	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	9' 16''
90	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	9' 21''
91	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	9' 22''
92	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
93	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
94	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	9' 38''
95	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	10' 07''
96	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
97	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	10' 27''
98	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	10' 49''
99	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
100	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
101	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	11' 01''
102	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	11' 09''
103	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
104	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	11' 44''
105	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	12' 17''
106	ALVARO JOSE HODEG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
107	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	12' 22''
108	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	12' 27''
109	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	12' 31''
110	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 33''
111	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 57''
112	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	13' 04''

 

Final GC after stage 5:

• GC winner: Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)
• Points classification winner: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates)
• Best young rider: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates)
• Teams classification winner: UAE Team Emirates

603.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.010 km/hr

1	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14hr 22min 30sec
2	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	@ 19sec
3	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 39''
4	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 44''
5	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 54''
6	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	1' 15''
7	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 16''
8	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 27''
9	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 30''
10	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	1' 33''
11	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 44''
12	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 52''
13	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	1' 56''
14	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 02''
15	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	2' 09''
16	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	2' 11''
17	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
18	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
19	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 21''
20	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	2' 25''
21	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	2' 37''
22	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 39''
23	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	2' 45''
24	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	2' 47''
25	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	2' 54''
26	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 58''
27	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 03''
28	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	3' 04''
29	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 05''
30	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	3' 06''
31	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	3' 20''
32	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	3' 24''
33	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	3' 36''
34	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	4' 00''
35	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	4' 02''
36	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	4' 25''
37	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	4' 33''
38	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	4' 42''
39	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 54''
40	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	5' 22''
41	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	5' 58''
42	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	6' 33''
43	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	6' 55''
44	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	7' 09''
45	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	7' 38''
46	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	7' 45''
47	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	8' 19''
48	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	8' 35''
49	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	8' 55''
50	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	9' 10''
51	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
52	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	9' 30''
53	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	9' 39''
54	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	9' 41''
55	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	10' 39''
56	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	11' 00''
57	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	11' 44''
58	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	11' 59''
59	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	12' 23''
60	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	13' 06''
61	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	13' 10''
62	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	13' 35''
63	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	13' 42''
64	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	13' 52''
65	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	13' 55''
66	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	14' 20''
67	CAMPBELL STEWART	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
68	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	14' 29''
69	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	14' 33''
70	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14' 35''
71	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	14' 51''
72	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
73	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	14' 56''
74	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	14' 58''
75	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	14' 59''
76	CALEB EWAN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	15' 20''
77	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	15' 43''
78	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	15' 51''
79	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	17' 34''
80	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	17' 35''
81	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
82	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	17' 48''
83	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	17' 50''
84	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	18' 17''
85	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	18' 23''
86	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	19' 00''
87	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	19' 15''
88	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	20' 07''
89	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	20' 13''
90	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	20' 18''
91	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	20' 26''
92	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	20' 34''
93	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	20' 39''
94	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	20' 43''
95	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	20' 47''
96	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	22' 54''
97	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	23' 45''
98	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	24' 16''
99	NUR AMIRULL MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	24' 39''
100	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	27' 10''
101	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	28' 07''
102	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	28' 43''
103	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	29' 35''
104	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	29' 38''
105	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	30' 09''
106	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	31' 12''
107	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	32' 02''
108	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	33' 10''
109	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	33' 40''
110	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	34' 32''
111	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	37' 54''
112	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	38' 02''

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Tuesday, February 13: Stage 4: Fanja - Yitti Hills, 104 km

Amaury Capiot wins stage 4 of the Tour of Oman. ASO photo

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The race organizer posted this note: Due to the exceptional weather conditions and to ensure the safety of the riders, the Royal Oman Police, Oman Cycling Association and all relevant Omani authorities have worked in collaboration with the commissaires panel of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the representatives of the teams and riders (A.I.G.C.P, C.P.A) and the organisation of the event (A.S.O.) have decided to shorten stage 4, Al Rustaq Fort - Yitti Hills, and to propose another shorter and safer stage: Fanja - Yitti Hills (104 kilometres).

The stage will start from Fanja at 9:30 AM GST and finish in Yitti Hills at 12:30 PM GST.

Weather at the city of Muscat, on the route, at 9:00 AM, local time: 22C (70F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 5 km/hr (3 mph). At 11:00 AM there is a 14% chance of rain.

Ascents:

• Km 51.7: Climbs of Al Jabal Road (Bousher Al Amerat), 3.4 km @ 9.8%
• Km 103.1: Climb of Yitti Hills, 1.6 km @ 6.8%

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage four summary.

After a year 2023 hampered by injuries, Amaury Capiot (Arkéa-B&B Hôtels) claimed an emotional victory right on the line of stage 4 of the Tour of Oman 2024. The Belgian sprinter survived the climbs packed in a short stage from Fanja to Yitti Hills, where he narrowly got the better of Ide Schelling (Astana Qazaqstan), who was 3rd last year on the same finish, and Davide De Pretto (Jayco AlUla).

The battle for the general classification remain extremely disputed, with Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates) making the most of time bonuses through the stage to claim back the red jersey 3’’ ahead of Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step) on the eve of the final stage, set to decide the overall winner on the slopes of Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain).

The peloton rolls from Fanja early in the morning, as the course was adapted and shortened (104km) to take into account the exceptional weather conditions in the Sultanate of Oman. Stage 4 heads to Yitti Hills, with a punchy route that inspires attackers.

Blake Quick (Team Jayco Alla), Rasmus Bogh Wallin (Uno-X Mobility) and Matteo Malucelli (JCL Team Ukyo) are the first riders to set off. Many riders try to join them, unsuccessfully. After it stayed around 15’’, the gap reaches one minute after 20km.

Soudal Quick-Step control the attackers
On the day after Paul Magnier and Luke Lamperti took the race over in Al Bustan, Soudal Quick-Step set the pace. The attackers’ lead is controlled at around 2 minutes.

Burgos-BH up the ante on the first ascent of the day, the mighty climb of Al Jabal Road (Bousher Al Amerat), with 3.3km at 9.8%. The gap is down to 5’’ as Wallin goes first over the top. Lots of riders are dropped from the bunch, including the green jersey Magnier and the golden jersey Oscar Pelegri (Burgos-BH).

The situation settles on the valley. Carter Bettles (Roojai Insurance) tries to counter-attack but he can’t bridge across the leaders, who push their lead back up to 1’ into the last 40km.

The stage for Capiot, the red for Fisher-Black
The gap stabilises until Soudal Quick-Step and UAE Team Emirates accelerate towards the final ascents of the day. The attackers are caught at the bottom of the penultimate climb of the day, in Al Jissah, summited with 10.8km to go. Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates) goes first to take 3 bonus seconds and the overall lead.

The pace remains hard until the finish, where a very reduced bunch sprints to the line. Ide Schelling (Astana Qazaqstan) almost takes it but Amaury Capiot (Arkéa-B&B Hôtels) pipes him. Davide De Pretto (Jayco AlUla) rounds out the stage podium.

Complete results:

104 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.354 km/hr

1	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	2hr 17min 35sec
2	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
3	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
4	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
5	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
6	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
7	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
8	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
9	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
10	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
11	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
12	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
13	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
14	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
15	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
16	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
17	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
18	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
19	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
20	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
21	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
22	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
23	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
24	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
25	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
26	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
27	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
28	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
29	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
30	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
31	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
32	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
33	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
34	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
35	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
37	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
38	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
39	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
40	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
41	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
42	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
43	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
44	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
45	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	@ 8sec
46	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
47	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 11''
48	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 15''
49	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 17''
50	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
51	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	0' 42''
52	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	1' 02''
53	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 22''
54	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	2' 03''
55	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	2' 43''
56	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 58''
57	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	3' 06''
58	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	3' 08''
59	TOBIAS LUND ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	3' 53''
60	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	4' 09''
61	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
62	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
63	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
64	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
65	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
66	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
67	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
68	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
69	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
70	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
71	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
72	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
73	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
74	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
75	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
76	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
77	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
78	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
79	CAMPBELL STEWART	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
80	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
81	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
82	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 28''
83	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
84	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
85	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
86	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
87	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
88	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
89	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
90	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
91	CALEB EWAN	JAYCO-ALULA	4' 43''
92	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 53''
93	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	6' 31''
94	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
95	BLAKE QUICK	JAYCO-ALULA	6' 51''
96	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	9' 33''
97	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	9' 46''
98	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
99	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	9' 48''
100	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	9' 54''
101	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
102	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 11''
103	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	12' 31''
104	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
105	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
106	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
107	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
108	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
109	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
110	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
111	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
112	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 18''
113	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.

 

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates)
• Points classification leader: Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates)
• Teams classification leader: UAE Team Emirates

531.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.394 km/hr

1	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	12hr 32min 48sec
2	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	@ 3sec
3	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 09''
4	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	0' 14''
5	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 15''
6	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
7	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
8	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
10	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 19''
11	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
12	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
14	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
15	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
16	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 22''
17	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
18	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	0' 24''
19	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	0' 25''
20	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
21	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
22	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
23	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
24	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
25	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
27	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
28	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
29	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
30	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
31	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
32	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	0' 30''
33	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	0' 34''
34	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
35	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	0' 35''
36	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 39''
37	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	0' 41''
38	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 45''
39	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	0' 47''
40	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 03''
41	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 04''
42	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	1' 13''
43	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 19''
44	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 36''
45	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	1' 37''
46	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	3' 12''
47	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 17''
48	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	3' 33''
49	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
50	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 01''
51	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 05''
52	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	4' 23''
53	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	4' 38''
54	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	5' 12''
55	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	5' 17''
56	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	5' 18''
57	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 36''
58	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	5' 39''
59	TOBIAS LUND ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	5' 47''
60	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	5' 49''
61	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	6' 05''
62	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	6' 37''
63	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	6' 39''
64	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	6' 57''
65	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	7' 16''
66	CALEB EWAN	JAYCO-ALULA	7' 22''
67	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	7' 25''
68	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 42''
69	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	7' 43''
70	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	8' 01''
71	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	JAYCO-ALULA	8' 02''
72	CAMPBELL STEWART	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
73	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	8' 11''
74	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	8' 15''
75	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	8' 17''
76	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	8' 35''
77	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	8' 42''
78	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	8' 46''
79	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	8' 51''
80	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	9' 23''
81	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	10' 04''
82	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	10' 34''
83	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
84	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	10' 36''
85	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	11' 00''
86	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
87	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	11' 02''
88	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	11' 23''
89	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	11' 54''
90	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	11' 58''
91	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 20''
92	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	12' 37''
93	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	12' 46''
94	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	13' 42''
95	BLAKE QUICK	JAYCO-ALULA	14' 11''
96	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	14' 25''
97	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	14' 40''
98	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	14' 42''
99	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	14' 51''
100	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	15' 42''
101	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	16' 45''
102	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	17' 23''
103	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 26''
104	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	17' 59''
105	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	19' 05''
106	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	19' 45''
107	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	20' 16''
108	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	20' 58''
109	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	21' 08''
110	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21' 14''
111	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	25' 02''
112	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	25' 03''
113	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	25' 16''

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Monday, February 12: Stage 3, Naseem Garden - Al Bustan, 76 km

Paul Magnier wins the stage while his teammate Luke Lamperti (in white jersey) takes over the GC lead. ASO photo

The race organizer posted this notice on February 11: Due to the exceptional weather conditions and to ensure the safety of the riders, the Royal Oman Police, Oman Cycling Association and all relevant Omani authorities have worked in collaboration with the commissaires panel of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the representatives of the teams and riders (A.I.G.C.P, C.P.A) and the organisation of the event (A.S.O.) have decided to modify stage 3, Bid Bid - Eastern Mountain, and to propose another shorter and safer stage: Naseem Garden - Al Bustan (76 kilometres).

The stage will start from Naseem Garden at 10 AM GST and finish in Al Bustan at 12:00 PM GST.

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage 3 report.

Paul Magnier and Luke Lamperti stormed the Tour of Oman as Soudal Quick-Step’s young power duo dominated the uphill finish of stage 3, in Al Bustan. The young French sprinter (19 years old) made the most of his punch to claim his second professional already… And his young American teammate (21) came 2nd and claimed the red leader jersey from the barely older Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates, 22).

Magnier and Lamperti were teammates last year in the UCI Continental Team Trinity Racing… Their association already makes wonders among the professionals! The stage, initially set to head to Eastern Mountain, was adapted due to the exceptional weather conditions in the Sultanate of Oman.

On the day after Qurayyat’s storm, the sun warms the riders as they get ready to start from Naseem Garden, after the route of stage 3 was adapted to take into account the exceptional weather conditions in the Sultanate of Oman. Indeed, dark clouds are already looming on the horizon but they don’t deter attackers, who have a small window to get away from the bunch on a 76-km stage.

4 attackers lead the way
David Delgado (Burgos-BH), the Omani national champion Mohamed Al-Wahibi (Oman National Team) and Ariya Phounsavath (Roojai Insurance) set off at km 4. They’re joined at the front by Anton Palzer (Bora-Hansgrohe). UAE Team Emirates set the pace in the bunch early in the stage.

The gap reaches 1 minute after 20 km of racing. But it never gets higher than 1’10’’ with 50km to go. Soudal Quick-Step join UAE Team Emirates at the front of the bunch.

A young power duo rises
As the riders enter the second half of the stage, a few drops pour on the riders but the conditions remain favourable. Palzer wants to make the most of the situation with an attack 27km away from the finish. His lead to the bunch is down to 20’’ with 20km to go. He is caught 15km away from the line.

Munder Al-Hsani (Oman National Team) tried to upset the peloton with a daring attack inside the last 8km. He opened a gap of 18’’ but was caught 4km to go.

Several teams tried to position their sprinters. But when the road rose ahead of them with 500m to go, there was no containing Paul Magnier and Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step), punching their way to the stage win (Magnier) and the red jersey (Lamperti), while Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) finished 3rd.

Complete results:

76 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.261 km/hr

1	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1hr 47min 54sec
2	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
3	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
4	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
5	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
6	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
7	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
8	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
9	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
10	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
11	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
12	TOBIAS LUND ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
13	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
14	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
15	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
16	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
17	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
19	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
20	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
21	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
22	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
23	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
24	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
25	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
26	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
27	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
28	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
30	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
31	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
32	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
33	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
34	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
35	CALEB EWAN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
36	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
37	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
38	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
39	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
40	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
41	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
42	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
43	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
44	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
45	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
46	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
47	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
48	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
49	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
50	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
51	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
52	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
53	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
54	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
55	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
56	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
57	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
58	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	s.t.
59	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
60	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
61	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
62	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
63	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
64	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
65	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
66	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
67	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
68	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	@ 33sec
69	NUR AMIRULL MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
70	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
71	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
72	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
73	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
74	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
75	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
76	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	0' 46''
77	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	0' 52''
78	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
79	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
J80	JOSE ALVARO HODEG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
81	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
82	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	0' 56''
83	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
84	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
85	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 59''
86	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
87	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
88	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
89	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	1' 08''
90	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
91	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1' 13''
92	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	1' 15''
93	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 24''
94	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	1' 28''
95	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	1' 30''
96	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
97	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
98	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
99	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	1' 34''
100	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	1' 39''
101	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
102	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
103	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
104	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 42''
105	CAMPBELL STEWART	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1' 46''
106	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	2' 03''
107	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
108	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	2' 06''
109	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
110	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 10''
111	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	2' 28''
112	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	2' 57''
113	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	3' 45''

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Points classification leader: Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Teams classification leader: UAE Team Emirates

427.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.728 km/hr

1	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	10hr 15min 16sec
2	FINN FISHER-Black	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
3	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 8sec
4	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 12''
5	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
6	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
8	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
9	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 16''
10	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
11	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
12	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
14	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
15	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
16	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 19''
17	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
18	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
19	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	0' 21''
20	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	0' 22''
21	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
22	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
23	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
24	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
25	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
26	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
27	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
28	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
29	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
30	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
31	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
32	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
33	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
34	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 31''
35	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
36	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
37	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
38	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	0' 32''
39	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
40	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 36''
41	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	0' 38''
42	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	0' 44''
43	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
44	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 59''
45	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	1' 00''
46	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
47	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
48	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	1' 02''
49	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 05''
50	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	1' 06''
51	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	1' 14''
52	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 24''
53	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 27''
54	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 33''
55	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	1' 37''
56	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 51''
57	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
58	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	2' 22''
59	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	2' 25''
60	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	2' 29''
61	CALEB EWAN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	2' 36''
62	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	3' 04''
63	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	3' 09''
64	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 11''
65	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	3' 12''
66	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	3' 13''
67	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	3' 30''
68	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	3' 40''
69	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
70	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	3' 50''
71	CAMPBELL STEWART	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
72	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	3' 53''
73	WILLIAM BLUME LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 02''
74	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	4' 03''
75	NUR AMIRULL MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	4' 11''
76	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 15''
77	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	4' 23''
78	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	4' 30''
79	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	4' 39''
80	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	4' 40''
81	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	4' 45''
82	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	4' 49''
83	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	4' 52''
84	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	5' 20''
85	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	5' 25''
86	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	5' 33''
87	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	5' 45''
88	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	5' 47''
89	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	6' 03''
90	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	6' 04''
91	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	6' 22''
92	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	6' 24''
93	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	6' 31''
94	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
95	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 42''
96	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	6' 48''
97	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	6' 48''
98	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 52''
99	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 54''
100	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	7' 11''
101	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	7' 20''
102	JOSE ALVARO HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 37''
103	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 53''
104	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	8' 24''
105	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	8' 34''
106	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	8' 54''
107	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	9' 32''
108	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	10' 27''
109	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	10' 39''
110	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 28''
111	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 29''
112	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	12' 34''
113	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	12' 42''

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Sunday, February 11: Stage 2, As Sifah - Qurayyat, 170.4 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Finn Fisher-Black takes stage three under heavy rain. ASO photo

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Weather at the finish at Qurayyat at 9:00 AM, local time: 24C (76F), fair, with the wind from the southeast at 6 km/hr (4 mph). Thunderstorms are forecast to start at 3:00 PM. The stage is projected to finish sometime between 3:18 and 3:44 PM.

Ascents

• Km 32.2: Climb of Al Jissah, 1.3 km @ 9% gradient
• Km 38.8: Climb of Al Wadi Al Kabir, 2 km @ 6.3%.
• Km 170.4: Qurayyat - Climb of Qurayyat, 2.7 km @ 7%

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage two report.

A couple of days after he opened his tally for 2024, in the Muscat Classic, Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates) punched his way to another victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman 2024. The young New-Zealander proved again to be the strongest when the road rose on the final ascent of the day, in Qurayyat. Showered by the heavy rain (an unusual sight in the Sultanate to spice up the race), Fisher-Black got the better of Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step), already runner-up on Friday, and Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates), already 3rd last year in Qurayyat. The road keeps rising in the Tour of Oman with an even harder finish up Eastern Mountain on Monday.

Slogging through pouring rain. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

The rolling and windy start from As Sifah inspires aggressive riders. Attacks fly from the start and Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Hansgrohe) is the first rider to open a gap, after 8 km. The Polish shows his power and his experience but the battle goes on behind him, with several counter-attacks. The bunch splits and Benedetti is caught at km 17. Everyone gets back together 4 kilometres further into the race except for Wan Abdul Rahman Hamdan (Terengganu Cycling Team), who is forced to abandon by a crash.

The break finally sets off
Tegshbayar Batsaikhan (Roojai Insurance) initiates a new move at km 23. He is followed by Oscar Pelegri (Burgos-BH), wearing the golden jersey as leader of the combativity standings, and Nariyuki Masuda (JCL Team Ukyo). Pelegri dominates both the first intermediate sprint (Al Jissah, km 28.4) and the climbs of Al Jissah (km 32.2) and Al Wadi Al Kabir (km 38.8).

As the gap reaches 5 minutes after 46 km, several teams move to the front of the bunch to control the day. UAE Team Emirates are the most involved. The attackers push their lead to a maximum of 5’40’’ halfway through the race (85km to go).

Fisher-Black flies under the rain
Pelegri also takes the full points in the second intermediate sprint (58.7km to go) to bring his tally up to 17 points. Batsaikhan has 8, and Tzortzakis follows with 5, after he was in the breakaway during stage 1. The gap to the bunch is down to 3’20’’.

Into the final 50 km, heavy rains shower the riders. Soudal Quick-Step join UAE Team Emirates in the chase.The gap drops down to 1’45’’ with 30 kilometres to go and riders from Astana Qazaqstan Team also pull the bunch. The attackers are eventually caught with 8km to go.

Arkéa-B&B Hôtels set a strong pace on the ascent (2.6km at 7%)… But nobody can resist Fisher-Black when he attacks inside the last 500 metres and takes victory 2’’ ahead of Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step). UAE Team Emirates show their collective strength with Diego Ulissi (3rd) and Adam Yates (6th) in the first positions as well ahead of a big battle on Eastern Mountain.

Finn Fisher-Black leads all of the race competitions.

Complete results:

170.4 km raced at an average speed of 41.890 km/hr

1	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4hr 4min 4sec
2	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	@ 2sec
3	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
4	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
5	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
6	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
8	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
9	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 06''
10	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
11	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
12	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
13	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
14	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
15	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
16	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	0' 09''
17	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
18	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
19	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	0' 12''
20	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
21	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
22	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
23	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
24	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
25	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
27	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
28	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
29	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
30	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
31	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
32	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
33	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
34	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
35	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
36	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
37	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	0' 21''
38	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
39	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
40	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
41	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
42	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 26''
43	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 28''
44	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
45	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 34''
46	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	s.t.
47	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	0' 50''
48	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
49	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
50	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	0' 52''
51	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 53''
52	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
53	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	0' 56''
54	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
55	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 14''
56	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
57	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	1' 20''
58	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	1' 23''
59	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
60	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 27''
61	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	1' 39''
62	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 41''
63	CAMPBELL STEWART	JAYCO ALULA	1' 44''
64	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	1' 47''
65	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	1' 53''
66	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	2' 15''
67	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	2' 19''
68	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 22''
69	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	JAYCO ALULA	2' 27''
70	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	2' 31''
71	CALEB EWAN	JAYCO ALULA	2' 36''
72	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 51''
73	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	2' 54''
74	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	3' 20''
75	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
76	BLAKE QUICK	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
77	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
78	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
79	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
80	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
81	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
82	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	3' 30''
83	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 34''
84	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	3' 52''
85	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
86	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	3' 59''
87	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 05''
88	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	4' 09''
89	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 13''
90	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
91	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
92	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	4' 42''
93	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
94	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
95	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
96	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
97	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	4' 58''
98	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	5' 02''
99	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 36''
100	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
101	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
102	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
103	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	5' 56''
104	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	6' 05''
105	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	6' 09''
106	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	6' 35''
107	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
108	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
109	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
110	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
111	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	8' 50''
112	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	10' 39''
113	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
114	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	11' 09''

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE team Emirates)
• Points classification leader: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates)
• Best young rider: Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates)
• Teams classification leader: UAE Team Emirates

351.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.615 km/hr

1	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8hr 27min 22sec
2	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	@ 6sec
3	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 08''
4	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 12''
5	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
6	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
8	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
9	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 16''
10	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
11	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
12	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
13	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
14	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
15	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
16	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 19''
17	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
18	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
19	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	0' 22''
20	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
21	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
22	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
23	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
24	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
25	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
26	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
27	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
28	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
29	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
30	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
31	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
32	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
33	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
34	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	0' 25''
35	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	0' 31''
36	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
37	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
38	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
39	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	0' 32''
40	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
41	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
42	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	0' 36''
43	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	0' 38''
44	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
45	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	0' 44''
46	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
47	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 59''
48	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 00''
49	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
50	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 00''
51	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	1' 02''
52	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	1' 06''
53	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
54	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 24''
55	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 33''
56	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 37''
57	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	1' 49''
58	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 51''
59	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
60	CAMPBELL STEWART	JAYCO ALULA	2' 04''
61	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	2' 13''
62	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	2' 25''
63	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	s.t.
64	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	2' 29''
65	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	2' 32''
66	CALEB EWAN	JAYCO ALULA	2' 36''
67	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	JAYCO ALULA	2' 37''
68	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 40''
69	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	3' 04''
70	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 11''
71	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	3' 30''
72	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
73	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	3' 38''
74	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
75	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	3' 40''
76	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
77	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
78	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	3' 41''
79	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 44''
80	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	3' 57''
81	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	4' 12''
82	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 14''
83	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	4' 15''
84	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	4' 23''
85	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	4' 33''
86	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	4' 41''
87	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	4' 48''
88	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	4' 52''
89	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
90	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
91	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 54''
92	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	5' 06''
93	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	5' 08''
94	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	5' 09''
95	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	5' 12''
96	BLAKE QUICK	JAYCO ALULA	5' 14''
97	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	5' 20''
98	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	5' 23''
99	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 46''
100	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 56''
101	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	6' 02''
102	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	6' 29''
103	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	6' 45''
104	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
105	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	6' 55''
107	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	7' 11''
108	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	7' 29''
109	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	7' 42''
110	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	8' 17''
111	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	10' 55''
112	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	11' 12''
113	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	11' 14''
114	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	11' 29''

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Saturday, February 10: Stage 1, Oman Across Ages Museum - Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, Muscat, 181.5 km

Caleb Ewan is the day's fastest man. Photo: ASO/Thomas Maheux

Stage 1 map & profile

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Weather at the finish city of Muscat at 8:45 AM, local time: 21C (70F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). The temperature is forecast to climb to 24C (75F) by 11:00 AM and stay there for most of the day. No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage one summary.

Caleb Ewan was the fastest in the mass gallop at the end of stage 1 of the Tour of Oman 2024, in front of the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, where he took his first victory since his return to Jayco AlUla. On a slightly rising final straight, the Australian ‘Pocket Rocket’ got the better of Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) in what could very well be the only opportunity for the sprinters this week in the Sultanate. On Sunday, the road rises to Qurayyat… And Ewan will face it with the red leader jersey.

The sun illuminates the Oman Across the Ages Museum as the peloton sets off towards Muscat for stage 2 of the Tour of Oman 2024. Attacks fly from the start and, after a few attempts, five riders get away from the bunch: Oscar Pelegri (Burgos-BH), Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Terengganu Cycling Team), Mohamed Al-Wahibi, Faisal Al-Mamari (Oman National Team) and Polychronis Tzortzakis (Roojai Insurance).

Sprint teams control the day
Fabio Jakobsen’s DSM-Firmenich PostNL and Caleb Ewan’s Team Jayco AlUla quickly move to the front of the bunch to control the day (maximum gap: 3’15’’ at km 36). Al-Wahibi suffers a mechanical that forces him back to the bunch after 40 kilometres of racing.

UAE Team Emirates also participate in the chase on the day after Finn Fisher-Black’s success in the Muscat Classic. The gap drops down to under 2 minutes as the riders enter the final 70 kilometres of the stage.

After he won the first intermediate sprint ahead of Tzortzakis, Pelegri is beaten by the Greek in the second one (63.9km to go). The Spaniard then drops back to the bunch. Their ranking in the overall standings will be the decider as to who takes the gold jersey as leader of the combativity ranking.

Ewan surges
As the peloton closes in on the lead trio - 20’’ with 20km to go -, Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) is dropped from the bunch due to a mechanical. But the Norwegian expert of the Tour of Oman (9 victories in previous editions) quickly returns.

The attackers are eventually caught by the bunch with 12 kilometres to go. A huge battle for the front positions ensue, with virtually every team trying to position their sprinters and leaders. Jayco AlUla masters this game and Max Walscheid launches Caleb Ewan to victory ahead of Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Alexander Kristoff.

Caleb Ewan will start stage two in the GC leader's red jersey. Photo: ASO/Thomas Maheux

Complete results:

181.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.334 km/hr

1	CALEB EWAN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	4hr 23min 28sec
2	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
3	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
4	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
5	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
6	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
7	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
8	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
9	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
10	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
11	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
12	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
13	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
14	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
15	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
16	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
17	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
19	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
20	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
21	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
22	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
23	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
24	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
25	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
26	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
27	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
29	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
30	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
31	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
32	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
33	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
34	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
35	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
36	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
37	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
38	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	s.t.
39	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
40	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
41	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
42	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
43	FINN LACHLAN FOX FISHER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
44	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
45	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
46	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
47	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
48	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
49	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
50	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
51	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
52	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
53	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
54	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
55	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
56	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
57	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
58	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
59	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
60	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
61	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
62	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
63	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
64	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
65	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
66	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
67	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
68	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
69	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
70	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
71	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
72	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
73	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
74	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
75	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
76	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
77	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
78	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
79	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
80	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	@ 10sec
81	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
82	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
83	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
84	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
85	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
86	CAMPBELL STEWART	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
87	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
88	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
89	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
90	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
91	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
92	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
93	WAN ABDUL RAHMAN HAMDAN	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
94	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
95	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
96	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
97	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	0' 21''
98	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 23''
99	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 25''
100	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 28''
101	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 31''
102	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 50''
103	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	0' 52''
104	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	0' 57''
105	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
106	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 14''
107	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	1' 18''
108	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 25''
109	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 29''
110	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 36''
111	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 43''
112	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1' 44''
113	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
114	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	1' 55''
115	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 02''
116	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 50''

 

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla)
• Points classification leader: Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla)
• Best young rider: Gleb Syritsa (Astana Qazaqstan)
• Teams classification leader: Burgos-BH

1	CALEB EWAN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	4hr 23min 18sec
2	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	@ 4sec
3	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS	BURGOS-BH	0' 05''
4	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
5	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X MOBILITY	0' 06''
6	GLEB SYRITSA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	0' 10''
7	PAUL MAGNIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
8	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
9	DRIES DE POOTER	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
10	MATTEO MALUCELLI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
11	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
12	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
13	HUUB ARTZ	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
14	LUKE LAMPERTI	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
15	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
16	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
17	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
18	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
19	IRWANDIE LAKASEK	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
20	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
21	JOHANNES KULSET	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
22	EMIL HERZOG	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
23	LUCAS CARSTENSEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
24	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
25	MERHAWI KUDUS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
26	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
27	SAVELII LAPTEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
28	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
30	GIOVANNI CARBONI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
31	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
32	IVAN COBO CAYON	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
33	THOMAS PESENTI	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
34	ANTHON CHARMIG	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
35	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
36	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
37	ADAM YATES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
38	AIMAN CAHYADI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
39	KENNY ELISSONDE	COFIDIS	s.t.
40	JENNO BERCKMOES	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
41	ALESSANDRO VERRE	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
42	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
43	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
44	FINN LACHLAN FOX FISHER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
46	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
47	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
48	DAVIDE DE PRETTO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
49	MASAKI YAMAMOTO	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
50	TORD GUDMESTAD	UNO-X MOBILITY	s.t.
51	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
52	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
53	WARREN BARGUIL	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
54	MAURI VANSEVENANT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
55	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
56	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
57	ANDREAS MILTIADIS	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
58	FRANCESCO BUSATTO	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
59	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
60	CARTER BETTLES	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
61	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
62	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
63	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
64	NICOLAS VINOKUROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
65	ALEXY FAURE PROST	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
66	MAZIN AL RIYAMI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
67	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
68	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
69	NATHAN EARLE	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
70	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
71	FAUSTO MASNADA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
72	GIL GELDERS	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
73	SAID AL RAHBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
74	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
76	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
77	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
78	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
79	ARJEN LIVYNS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
80	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	0' 18''
81	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 20''
82	JESSE EWART	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
83	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
84	HENRI VANDENABEELE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
85	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
86	DAVIDE TONEATTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
87	CAMPBELL STEWART	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
88	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
89	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
90	ANTOINE HUBY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
91	ADNE VAN ENGELEN	ROOJAI INSURANCE	s.t.
92	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY	s.t.
93	NARIYUKI MASUDA	JCL TEAM UKYO	s.t.
94	WAN ABDUL RAHMAN HAMDAN	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
95	SAIF AL AAMRI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
96	FLORIAN DAUPHIN	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
97	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	0' 31''
98	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 33''
99	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	0' 35''
100	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 38''
101	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 41''
102	MUNDHER AL-HSANI	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM	1' 00''
103	AIME DE GENDT	COFIDIS	1' 02''
104	TIM NABERMAN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	1' 07''
105	TIMO ROOSEN	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	s.t.
106	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 24''
107	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	COFIDIS	1' 28''
108	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 35''
109	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 39''
110	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 46''
111	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN	UNO-X MOBILITY	1' 53''
112	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1' 54''
113	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
114	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	2' 05''
115	MANABU ISHIBASHI	JCL TEAM UKYO	2' 12''
116	IDE SCHELLING	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 00''

Stage 1 map & profile

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Stage 1 profile

Start list with back numbers, February 9, 2023:

	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
1	ADAM YATES
2	ALI EISSA ABDULLA ALHAMMADI
3	MOHAMMAD ALMUTAIWEI
4	FINN LACHLAN FOX FISHER
5	ALVARO JOSE HODEG CHAGUI
6	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN
7	DIEGO ULISSI
	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
11	MAURI VANSEVENANT
12	JAN HIRT
13	GIL GELDERS
14	ANTOINE HUBY
15	LUKE LAMPERTI
16	PAUL MAGNIER
17	FAUSTO MASNADA
	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY
21	LOUIS MEINTJES
22	HUUB ARTZ
23	FRANCESCO BUSATTO
24	DRIES DE POOTER
25	ALEXY FAURE PROST
26	LORENZO ROTA
27	ROEL VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK
	COFIDIS
31	BRYAN COQUARD
32	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE
33	AIME DE GENDT
34	KENNY ELISSONDE
35	JESUS HERRADA
36	NOLANN MAHOUDO
37	HUGO TOUMIRE
	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS
41	AMAURY CAPIOT
42	FLORIAN DAUPHIN
43	ELIE GESBERT
44	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN
45	EMBRET SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG
46	ALESSANDRO VERRE
	BORA-HANSGROHE
51	EMANUEL BUCHMANN
52	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS
53	CESARE BENEDETTI
54	EMIL HERZOG
55	LUIS-JOE LÜHRS
56	ANTON PALZER
57	BEN ZWIEHOFF
	LOTTO DSTNY
61	JOHANNES ADAMIETZ
62	JENNO BERCKMOES
63	THOMAS DE GENDT
64	ARJEN LIVYNS
65	LIONEL TAMINIAUX
66	HENRI VANDENABEELE
67	HARM VANHOUCKE
	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL
71	WARREN BARGUIL
72	LUND TOBIAS ANDRESEN
73	FABIO JAKOBSEN
74	TIM NABERMAN
75	TIMO ROOSEN
76	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG
77	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK
	BURGOS-BH
81	JAMBALJAMTS SAINBAYAR
82	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ
83	MARIO APARICIO MUÑOZ
84	DAVID DELGADO HIGUERUELO
85	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ
86	ANGEL FUENTES PANIEGO
87	OSCAR PELEGRI FERRANDIS
	TEAM JAYCO ALULA
91	CALEB EWAN
92	LUKE DURBRIDGE
93	DAVIDE DE PRETTO
94	BLAKE QUICK
95	CAMPBELL STEWART
96	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID
	UNO-X MOBILITY
101	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF
102	IDAR ANDERSEN
103	STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM
104	TORD GUDMESTAD
105	JOHANNES KULSET
106	BLUME WILLIAM LEVY
107	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN
	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM
111	ANTHON CHARMIG
112	YEVGENIY GIDICH
113	SAVELII LAPTEV
114	IDE SCHELLING
115	GLEB SYRITSA
116	DAVIDE TONEATTI
117	NICOLAS VINOKUROV
	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA
121	IVAN COBO CAYON
122	UNAI AZNAR VIJUESCA
123	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE
124	CARLOS GARCIA PIERNA
125	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI
126	MIKEL RETEGI GOÑI
127	DANNY VAN DER TUUK
	JCL TEAM UKYO
131	MASAKI YAMAMOTO
132	GIOVANNI CARBONI
133	NATHAN EARLE
134	MANABU ISHIBASHI
135	MATTEO MALUCELLI
136	NARIYUKI MASUDA
137	THOMAS PESENTI
	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM
141	MERHAWI KUDUS
142	AIMAN CAHYADI
143	JESSE EWART
144	WAN ABDUL RAHMAN HAMDAN
145	IRWANDIE LAKASEK
146	NUR AMIRULL FAKHRUDDIN MAZUKI
147	ANDREAS MILTIADIS
	OMAN NATIONAL TEAM
151	MOHAMED AL-WAHIBI
152	SAIF AL AAMRI
153	ABDULLAH AL-GHELANI
154	MUNDHER AL-HSANI
155	SAID AL RAHBI
156	MAZIN AL RIYAMI
157	ABDULREHMAN AL YAAQUBI
	ROOJAI INSURANCE
161	TEGSHBAYAR BATSAIKHAN
162	CARTER BETTLES
163	LUCAS CARSTENSEN
164	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN
165	ARIYA PHOUNSAVATH
166	POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS
167	ADNE VAN ENGELEN