Tour of Oman 2016

Tour of Oman 2016
Edition 7 of the Tour of Oman was held from February 16th to February 21st. Vincenzo Nibali seized power in the Queen Stage en brought his first victory in 2016 home. Boasson Hagen was strong, the Norwegian won two stages.

In 2013 and 2014 it was Chris Froome who took the overall in Oman, while Rafael Valls was somewhat of a surprise winner in 2015.

Click links in underneath scheme for details on individual stages, race results and race reports. You’ll find the final GC of the 2016 Tour of Oman under the results of stage 6.

Tour of Oman 2016 stages:

Date Route Length Type Results Winner Leader
1 Tu 16-2 Tour of Oman 2016 stage 1 Oman Exhibition Center (Muscat) – Al Bustan 145.5 km hilly Tour of Oman 2016 stage 1 Read more Jungels Jungels
2 We 17-2 Tour of Oman 2016 stage 2 Omantel Head Office – Quriyat 162.0 km hilly Tour of Oman 2016 stage 2 Read more Boasson Hagen Boasson Hagen
3 Th 18-2 Tour of Oman 2016 stage 3 Al Sawadi Beach – Naseem Park 176.0 km flat finish Tour of Oman 2016 stage 3 Read more Kristoff Boasson Hagen
4 Fr 19-2 Tour of Oman 2016 stage 4 Knowledge Oasis Muscat – Green Mountain 177.0 km uphill finish Tour of Oman 2016 stage 4 Read more Nibali Nibali
5 Sa 20-2 Tour of Oman 2016 stage 5 Al Sifah – Ministry of Tourism (Muscat) 119.5 km hilly Tour of Oman 2016 stage 5 Read more Boasson Hagen Nibali
6 Su 21-2 Tour of Oman 2016 stage 6 The Wave Muscat – Matrah Corniche 130.5 km flat Tour of Oman 2016 stage 6 Read more Kristoff Nibali

Tour of Oman 2016: Route maps, profiles and more

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Tour of Oman 2016 stage 1: Oman Exhibition Center (Muscat) - Al Bustan - source: GeoAtlasProfile 1st stage

Tour of Oman 2016 stage 2: Omantel Head Office - Quriyat - source: GeoAtlasProfile 2nd stage

Tour of Oman 2016 stage 4: Knowledge Oasis Muscat - Green Mountain - source: GeoAtlasProfile 4th stage

Tour of Oman 2016 stage 5: Yitti (Al Sifah) - Ministry of Tourism (Muscat) - source: GeoAtlasProfile 5th stage

Tour of Oman 2016: All stages - source: GeoAtlasAll stages

Tour of Oman 2016: Route and profile Green MountainRoute and profile Green Mountain

Tour of Oman 2016: Route and profile Bousher Alamrat (west to east)Route and profile Bousher Alamrat
Tour of Oman 2016: Profile Green Mountain - source: GeoAtlasGreen Mountain

Tour of Oman 2016 TweetsTour of Oman Tweets

Tour of Oman 2016Google Maps

Tour of Oman 2016


Tour of Oman: Winners and records

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Tour of Oman: Winners and records

The Tour of Oman has a short history but impressive list of race winners. It's the most hilly of the three February races in the Gulf region so in order to win here riders need to be strong on the climbs.
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Tour of Oman 2016: Kristoff wins stage 6, Nibali takes GC

Alexander Kristoff 2016At 130.5 kilometres, stage 6 in Tour of Oman is tailor made for sprinters with a finish at Matrah Corniche in Muscat. Alexander Kristoff is up for it and the Norwegian powers to his second stage win in Oman, while Vincenzo Nibali takes the overall.
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Tour of Oman 2016: Boasson Hagan wins hily stage 5, Nibali retains overall lead

Edvald Boasson Hagen 2016At 119.5 kilometres, stage 5 in the Tour of Oman has three steep climbs in the second half of the race. The last peak is crested with 13.5 kilometres left. Two escapees, Weening and Jense Van Rensburg, are caught in the descent and Boasson Hagen sprints to his second victory in this year's Tour of Oman.
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Tour of Oman 2016: Nibali takes Queen Stage and overall lead

Oman winner Vincenzo Nibali 2016 At 177 kilometres, the Queen Stage in the Tour of Oman leads to Green Mountain for a 7 kilometres closing climb with a gradient hardly under 11%. The whole day ten riders are adrift, but then Green Mountain decides on the winner. Or is it mister Nibali himself? At the insanly steep slopes he blows all competition away, with the acception of Romain Bardet, to take both stage win and leaders jersey. Bardet is only 6 seconds down.
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Tour of Oman 2016: Kristoff sprints to victory in stage 3

Alexander Kristoff 2016At 175.5 kilometres, the 3rd stage of the Tour of Oman leads from one coastal place to another. As expected the race boils down to a bunch sprint with Alexander Kristoff outpowering Moreno Hofland. That other Norwegian, Edvald Boasson Hagen, retains the overall lead.
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