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Eighteen global teams to participate in Tour of Oman 2023

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2023 stage 5 - Queen stage to Green Mountain to decide overall classification

From the 11th to the 15th of February racing will resume in the Middle East, with the traditional Tour of Oman bringing an interesting set of stages that will suit sprinters, climbers and classics riders simultaneously. Stage 5 will be the queen stage which will decide the overall classification, as the riders head towards the famous Green Mountain.

Finally, the queen stage. Jabal Al Akhdhar, or as it's more commonly known the 'green mountain', is 5.7 kilometers at 10.5% and will mark the end of the Tour of Oman. It is an almost completely pan-flat day but the final climb is a brute. On wide desert roads, the inconsistent final climb is know for generating massive gaps, and it will decide the overall classification.

Diego Ulissi takes stage 4 of Tour of Oman in a very disputed sprint finish

Prediction Tour of Oman 2023 stage 5:

*** Alexey Lutsenko , Mauri Vansevenant ** Matteo Jorgenson , Cian Uijtdebroeks , Jan Hirt * Geoffrey Bouchard, Maxim van Gils, Jesús Herrada, Rein Taaramäe, Cristián Rodríguez, Carlos Verona, Emanuel Buchmann

Pick : Mauri Vansevenant

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Tour of Oman

Participants list.

• Imanol Erviti
• Matteo Jorgenson
• Mathias Norsgaard
• Carlos Verona
• Abner González

Stages will end quite early, at around 12.30pm CET (three hours should be detracted from the schedules of this Guide). The stage on Monday 13th will end around 11.45am, while the Green Mountain decided (Wednesday 15th) is scheduled to finish around 10.20am.

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The organisers’ official account and hashtag are homonymous: @tourofoman and #TourofOman .

Como comentábamos en el texto principal de la Guía, Alejandro Valverde fue 3º en la general en 2015, nuestra única participación hasta la fecha.

• 01 Tim Merlier Soudal – Quick Step 3h31'00"
• 02 David Dekker Arkéa Samsic "
• 03 Axel Zingle Cofidis "
• 09 Max Kanter Movistar Team "
• 38 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team "
• 50 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team "
• 61 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
• 68 Iván Sosa Movistar Team "
• 76 Abner González Movistar Team "
• 120 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team +1'47"
• 01 Jesús Herrada Cofidis 4h21'07"
• 02 Maxim van Gils Lotto – Dstny "
• 03 Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates "
• 04 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team "
• 15 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +5"
• 65 Abner González Movistar Team +2'16"
• 67 Max Kanter Movistar Team +2'18"
• 68 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team "
• 69 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team "
• 71 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +2'38"
• 01 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team 3h33'51"
• 02 Mauri Vansevenant Soudal – Quick Step +2"
• 03 Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team +3"
• 12 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +16"
• 27 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +1'02"
• 50 Abner González Movistar Team +3'23"
• 56 Max Kanter Movistar Team +4'54"
• 70 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team +6'05"
• 71 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team "
• 01 Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates 4h36'48"
• 02 Axel Zingle Cofidis "
• 03 Ide Schelling Bora-Hansgrohe "
• 13 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team "
• 24 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
• 86 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team +4'13"
• 88 Iván Sosa Movistar Team "
• 91 Max Kanter Movistar Team "
• 92 Abner González Movistar Team +5'21"
• 101 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team +7'38"
• 01 Mauri Vansevenant Soudal – Quick Step 3h53'51"
• 02 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team "
• 03 Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team +12"
• 09 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +1'00"
• 40 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +3'57"
• 43 Abner González Movistar Team +4'07"
• 56 Max Kanter Movistar Team +6'01"
• 61 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team +7'05"
• 95 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team +10'36"

‘Bala was here!’. Eight years ago, the Movistar Team already visited the Tour of Oman, now returning as part of a Middle East tournée that will include simultaneous stops for men and women this week . The Sultanate’s race is, however, quite more  mountainous than UAE, with only one clear chance for pure sprinters.

After what’s actually that fast man’s finish at the Oman Convention Center (Saturday 11th), the climbs will follow abundantly: Qurayyat (2.6km, 7%) will be the first hill-top finish on Sunday 12th; then, Jabal Haat (4.6km, 8.5%), already a big ascent on Monday 13th ; Yitti Hills (Tuesday 14th), over 1.6km at 6.6% with just 1km from the finish; and, above them all, the  traditional Jabal Al Akhdar / Green Mountain, Wednesday 15th, over 5.7km at a whopping 10.5% average.

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• Date: 14 February 2024
• Start time: 10:00 (07:00 CET)
• Avg. speed winner: 39.41 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 72 km
• Points scale: 2.PRO.Stage
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• ProfileScore: 188
• Vert. meters: 1178
• Departure: Samail ''Al Fayhaa Reshouse''
• Arrival: Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain)
• Race ranking: 99
• Startlist quality score: 224
• Won how: 0.1 km solo
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Tour of Oman 2023 to kick off on Saturday

Muscat: The 12th edition of Tour of Oman 2023 will kick off on Saturday (11 February 2023). The sport event is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth and Oman Cycling Association.

As many as 18 global teams representing Europe, Asia, America and Australia will compete during the five-day challenge.

The route of the tour is about (830.3 km). The first stage (147.4 km) of the Tour of Oman will start on Saturday (11 February 2023) in front of Rustaq Castle in the Governorate of South Al Batinah, and will conclude in the Governorate Muscat, in front of the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The second stage (174 km) will begin on Sunday (12 February) from Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in the Wilayat of Bausher to the Wilayat of Quriyat.

The third stage (151.8 km) will start on Monday (13 February) from Al Khobar in the Wilayat of Samail to Al Jabal Al Sharqi in the Wilayat of Al Hamra.

The fourth stage (204.9 km) will begin on Tuesday (14 February) from the Wilayat of Izki in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah to Yiti in the Governorate of Muscat.

The fifth and last stage (152.2 km) will start on Wednesday (15 February) from Al Fayhaa Resthouse in the Wilayat of Samail to Al Jabal Al Akhdar.

The event will give the participants the opportunity to enjoy viewing the natural landscapes of the Sultanate of Oman through the routes that have been approved by the main committee of the Tour.

This edition of the Tour aims to promote for tourism in Oman, popularize this global sport, and attract tourists to familiarize with marvellous natural, historical and cultural attractions.

Oman national team will participate in the Tour with a crew of seven cyclists namely Abdulrahman Al Yaqoubi, Mazin Al Riyami, Mohammed Al Wahibi, Abdullah Al Ghailani, Munthir Al Hassani, Said Al Rahbi and Faisal Al Maamari.

The main committee of this year’s competition and for the first time in the history of the Tour, introduced a new race named “Muscat Classic” for (173.7 km). The race will kick off on Friday (10 February 2023); one day before the Tour of Oman 2023. The race will start at 11 am from Al Mouj Muscat as the competitors will race near tourist attractions highlighting the architectural beauty in Oman. The route of this race will extend to the corniche street in the Wilayat of A’Seeb to Al Jabal street in the Wilayat of Al Amirat, and returning to Darsait through Wadi Al Kabeer, and down to villages of Yiti and Qantab, to Al Bustan roundabout towards Sidab and finally in front of the State Council. The participants in this race will get international points that qualify them to take part in the World Championship.

The Tour, since the first edition, managed to achieve a wide public response in the Sultanate of Oman and the world, and a place on the agenda of global interest in the sport of cycling. Further, this sport event succeeded to attract the most famous international cyclists, international champions and the most important international teams. – ONA

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Tour of Oman - preview

Mark Cavendish makes his 2022 debut at six-day ProTour event

After two seasons off the calendar due to the death of the Sultan in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Tour of Oman kicks off Thursday, February 10, with seven WorldTour teams among the start list for its 11th edition.

The inaugural event consisted of five fairly flat stages and an individual time trial as the final stage, which ultimately decided who would take the overall classification. The winner of the 2010 race was Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) after he came second in the time trial to Edvald Boasson-Hagen (Team Sky).

In the last edition in 2019, Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) won his second consecutive Tour of Oman in dominating fashion, winning three of the six stages. Second overall was Domenico Pozzovivo (then with Bahrain-Merida) and third going to Jesus Herrada (Cofidis).

Former world champions Mark Cavendish (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) and Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) are among the headline names at the race, which follows the route of the cancelled 2020 race and was brought together by organisers ASO and the Omani Cycling Federation in just the past month.

The contenders

Cavendish, off the back of a comeback 2021 season which saw him win four stages and the green jersey at the Tour de France, is the premier name lining up in Oman. He'll have three sprint stages to go at this week, while friend and ex-teammate Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) will provide his main sprint challenge.

While Cavendish makes his 2022 bow in Oman, Gaviria returns to action following the Saudi Tour earlier this month. The Colombian didn't register a win there, however, so will be looking to get on the top step of the podium after third and fourth places in Saudi Arabia.

The duo are standout names in the sprint field in Oman, and on paper you would expect them to share the flat stages between them. However, racing rarely plays out as neatly as that, and a number of other fastmen will be looking to disrupt the narrative.

Arkéa-Samsic's Amaury Capiot is fresh from a first career victory at the GP La Marseillaise and will be hoping to add to his palmarès. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) was a late scratch from the start list, so the French squad could instead look to Continental team rider Paul Penhoët for the sprints.

Milan Menten (Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces-WB), Mikhel Raïm (Burgos-BH), Tord Gudmestad (Uno-X Pro Cycling), and Kaden Groves (BikeExchange-Jayco) should also be there or thereabouts in the flat finishes.

The GC men will have two uphill finishes to go at as well as a further hilly stage, while they'll also have to navigate any crosswind drama to come out on top. Costa, who was second at the 2017 race, is among the main GC favourites, though he'll face stiff competition from Italian climber Fausto Masnada (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl), whose best stage race result last season was third in the Tour de Romandie.

Elie Gesbert will be looking to replicate the form which saw him win the final stage of the Volta ao Algarve last year – the Frenchman is Arkéa-Samsic's main hope. Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux come with Rein Taaramäe, who led the Vuelta a España last year, and Jan Hirt as their GC leaders, while Dane Anthon Charmig looks to be the man for Norwegian team Uno-X Pro Cycling.

Elsewhere, keep an eye on Italians Filippo Zana (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), and Davide Villella (Cofidis) on the climbs, as well as the versatile puncheur Søren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM).

• Stage 1 - February 10, Al Rustaq Fort to Muscat, 138km
• Stage 2 - February 11, Naseem Park to Suhar Cornichem, 167.5km
• Stage 3 - February 12, Sultan Qaboos University to Qurayyat, 180km
• Stage 4 - February 13, Al Sifah to Muscat Royal Opera, 119.5km
• Stage 5 - February 14, Samail to Jabal al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 150.5km
• Stage 6 - February 15, Al Mouj Muscat to Matrah Corniche, 132.5km

The race starts on Thursday with a day for the sprinters as the riders head 138 kilometres from Al Rustaq Fort to a flat finish at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat. There should be few obstacles to prevent a mass sprint, with the climb of Fanja (1km at 9.5 per cent) coming 48 kilometres from the line and providing the first KOM leader of the race.

Stage 2 could bring more action through the day despite it being an almost pan-flat run from start to finish. The 167.5km stage runs along the coastline from Naseem Park to Suhar Corniche with barely anything to speak about in the way of elevation. Crosswinds could come into play at any point during the day, though, something for which the teams – including echelon specialists QuickStep-AlphaVinyl – should stay wary.

The third stage of the race is the first major challenge for the climbers and GC men, finishing at the hilltop finish of Qurayyat in Muscat. Three years ago, Lutsenko powered to victory on the 2.8km, 6.5 per cent climb, laying the base for his second straight overall victory. 

A hill earlier in the day – Al Jabal Street (3.4km at 8.8 per cent) - will give KOM hopefuls a chance to add points to their classification totals, but otherwise there are no further classified climbs on the 180km race towards the uphill finish.

More hills await on stage 4 from Al Sifah to the Royal Opera House in Muscat as the peloton take on a 119.5km route with four classified climbs on the stage, including three times up Al Jabal Street – one at the 8.8 per cent road from the day before - and twice up the easier side (3.2km at 6.8 per cent).

The last of those ascents isn't classified, but at just 15 kilometres from the finish could provide an exciting end to the stage and more GC action. Earlier in the day, the climbs of Al Jissah and Al Wadi Al Kabir will likely see the break sweep up yet more KOM points.

Green Mountain lies in wait on stage 5, a 150.5km trek through the Al Hajar mountain range. It's the only classified climb on the day on what is a stage made up largely of rolling roads, but the climb should be a race decider. It measures in at just 5.7km but the 10.5 per cent average gradient is a brutal one, even more so given it's a February race. If there's one day to tune in to the Tour of Oman for, it's this one.

Finally, the race draws to a close on stage 6 with another chance for the sprinters to do battle. The 132.5km stage takes the peloton from Al Mouj Muscat to the Matrah Corniche and is another largely flat day. Two small climbs come midway through the day, though both are too far out to provoke any lasting splits that could affect the finish.

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