Tour of Oman 2014
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 6th stage Greipel takes final sprint
Door Martijn Ophorst Andre Greipel again showed his dominance in the sprints, with his Lotto-Belisol train reeling in the breakaway in the last kilometre. Chris Froome had a trouble free day in the peloton and seeled his second successive overall win in Oman.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 5th stage Froome: stage win + GC lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 5 was the queen stage of this year's Tour of Oman, starting in BidBid and finishing atop Green Mountain at an altitude of 1,235 metres. Just like last year, Chris Froome proved to be the King of Green Mountain, attacking late in the stage…
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 4th stage: Sagan outsprints Uran and Nibali
Door Martijn Ophorst Aascending the steep Bousher Alamrat climb three times proved too much for lone escapee Greg Van Avermaet. The big names then took over with Chris Froome putting in an attack only to be countered by Vincenzo Nibali, Rigoberto Uran and Peter Sagan…
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 3rd stage: Froome attacks, Greipel wins
Door Martijn Ophorst A rolling 145 kilometres today led to talk of possible attacks in the GC battle and Chris Froome didn't disappoint, attacking in the last 5 kilometres. But the move was shut out in the last kilometre and Andre Greipel sprinted to his second stage…
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 2nd stage: Kristoff takes sprint
Door Martijn Ophorst Another flat stage, another sprint finish. After 139 kilometres of racing, Alexander Kristoff proved fastest taking stage 2 of this year's Tour of Oman.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 1st stage: Greipel takes sprint
Door Martijn Ophorst 164.5 flat kilometres led the riders from As Suwayq Castle to Naseem Garden. Bunch sprint was written all over this stage and we weren't let down with Greipel taking the honours as well as the first leader's jersey.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of Oman is a 6 day stage race starting on February 18th. Oman gives the climbers and grand tour specialists an early season oppurtunity to show themselves, as evidenced by last year's star studded podium of Froome, Contador, Evans.…
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Tour of Oman 2014 Route stage 1: As Suwayq Castle – Naseem Garden
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday, February 18 – The 2014 Tour of Oman opens with a 164.5 km ride from As Suwayq Castle to Naseem Garden.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Route stage 2: Al Bustan – Quriyat
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, February 19 – A 139 kms stage leading the riders from Al Bustan to Quriyat.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Route stage 3: Bank Muscat – Al Bustan
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, February 20 – Stage 3 in the 2014 Tour of Oman leads from Muscat to Al Bustan. The departure and arrival towns are actually quite close but the riders take the long way for a 145 km stage.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Route stage 4: Wadi Al Abiyad – Ministry of Housing
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, February 21 – Stage 4 takes the riders from Wadi Al Abiyad to the Ministry of Housing. It’s 173 kms long and with numerous ascents of the Bousher Alamrat climbs, a deciding factor in former editions of the Tour of Oman.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Route stage 5: BidBid – Green Mountain
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, February 22 – The Queen Stage in the 2014 Tour of Oman is a 147.5 km stage with a summit finish. The route goes from BidBid to Jabal Al Akhdhar, also known as Green Mountain.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Route stage 6: As Sifah – Matrah Corniche
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday, February 23 – The 2014 Tour of Oman closes with a 146.5 km stage from As Sifah to Matrah Corniche. Corniche… promenade… bunch sprint!