WADI DAYQAH DAM, Oman, Feb 15, 2012 - Slovakian Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won Wednesday's second stage of the Tour of Oman, beating home Australian Baden Cooke and Dutchman Tom Jelte Slagter in a final sprint. Sagan took the race leader's red jersey from overnight lead rider Andre Greipel, the German finishing 10th on the 140km stage from Sur to Wadi Dayqah Dam and now stands … [Read more...]
German Greipel Wins First Stage of Tour of Oman
February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
WADI AL HUWQAYN , Oman, Feb 14, 2012 (AFP) -German Andre Greipel, riding for the Lotto team, won a mass sprint finish for Tuesday's first stage of the Tour of Oman, a 159km leg between Al Alma Royal Palace and here. Greipel, who will don the race leader's red jersey, won a sprint to the line ahead of Russian Denis Galimzyanov and American Tyler Farrar. "I was carried through perfectly … [Read more...]
Cavendish Ends Win Drought, Gesink Takes Overall In Oman
February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MATRAH CORNICHE, Oman, Feb 20, 2011 - Dutch rider Robert Gesink won the Tour of Oman here on Sunday after the sixth and final stage. British star Mark Cavendish won the final stage - his first victory of the year - beating Russian Denis Galimzyanov and Andrea Guardini of Italy in a sprint finish. Cavendish is widely seen to be the best sprinter in the world but has suffered a troubled … [Read more...]
Gesink Takes Charge At Tour of Oman
February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AL JISSAH, Oman, Feb 19, 2011 - Rabobank rider Robert Gesink on Saturday consolidated his overall lead in the Tour of Oman after winning the day's 18.5 kilometer time-trial, the penultimate stage. Gesink timed 20mins 20sec to beat Giovanni Visconti by 16sec and Marco Pinotti by 24sec at Al Jissah to leave the Dutchman with a 1min 13sec overall advantage ahead of Norwegian Edvald Boasson … [Read more...]
Gesink Grabs Win And Now Leads Tour of Oman
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
JABAL AK AKHDHAR, Oman, Feb 18, 2011 - Dutchman Robert Gesink grabbed the overall lead of the Tour of Oman from Australian Matthew Goss Friday after winning the hilly fourth stage of the race. On what was the toughest stage in the race climbing specialist Gesink (Rabobank) soloed over the finish line of the 6km-long 'Green Mountain' 47secs ahead of Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team SKy) … [Read more...]
The Bos Takes Tour of Oman Third Stage
February 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SUR, Oman, Feb 17, 2011 - Dutch rider Theo Bos of Rabobank won the third stage of the Tour of Oman Thursday as Australia's Matthew Goss held onto the leader's red jersey. Bos won a sprint finish ahead of Italy's Daniele Bennati and HTC rider Goss. British sprint ace Mark Cavendish had to settle for ninth place. "After yesterday's difficult stage which cost me the leader's jersey … [Read more...]
Team HTC-Highroad Goss Takes Sixth Win Of The Season
February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
HTC-Highroad's Matt Goss has claimed his sixth win of the season after clinching the bunch sprint from a front group of around 40 riders in stage two of the Tour of Oman. After triumphs in the Jayco Bay Classics series, the Cancer Council Classic and the opening stage of the Tour Down Under in Australia, Goss's latest victory in the Middle East also enables the young sprinter to move into the … [Read more...]
Goss Wins Stage 2 At Tour of Oman
February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AL WUTTAYA, Oman, Feb 16, 2011 - Australian Matthew Goss of the HTC-Highroad team won the second stage of the Tour of Oman on Wednesday taking the leader's red jersey from Dutchman Theo Boss. Goss won a sprint finish ahead of Italy's Daniele Bennati and Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen following a stage which included the first significant climb of the event. However the three … [Read more...]
Bos Beats Cavendish At Tour of Oman Opener
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AL SEEB, Oman, Feb 15, 2011 -Rabobank's Theo Bos saw off Britain's Mark Cavendish and German Roger Kluge to win the first stage of the Tour of Oman here on Tuesday. Dutchman Bos, a former world track cycling champion in the sprint and keirin, came off the wheel of Australian lead-out man Graeme Brown to beat Cavendish by half a wheel at the finish line and thus claim his first win of … [Read more...]
Phinney Makes Pro Debut at Tour of Oman
February 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SANTA ROSA, California, Feb 11, 2011 - Reigning world individual pursuit champion Taylor Phinney of the United States will make his pro road cycling debut next week at the Tour of Oman, the BMC Racing Team announced Friday. The 20-year-old son of former pro cyclist Davis Phinney and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney has recovered from a knee injury and illness that kept him … [Read more...]