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Tour of Oman 2011 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 The Omanis love their bike racing.  More photos from this year's 2011 Tour of Oman — reuters |
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News and Updates for Tour of Oman 2011
February 20 update: Today is the start of the five stage Vuelta a Andalucía - Ruta Ciclista del Sol from Southern Spain ft. the Schleck brothers, Levi Leipheimer, Sammy Sanchez and Oscar Freire.
Stage 6 results: Cavendish gets his first win of the year
8 Big Photos from Stage 6 — reutersStage 6 results 1 Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 2 Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) 3 Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini) 4 Matteo Pelucchi (Geox-TMC) 5 Francesco Chichi (Quick Step) 6 Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) 7 Pieter Ghyllebert (An Post) 8 Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) 9 Stijn Neiryinck (Topsport) 10 Theo Bos (Rabobank) Final general classification 1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling + 1:13 3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli + 1:19 4 Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad + 1:52 5 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 2:04
Cavendish gets off the mark in Mattrah;
Gesink seals Tour of Oman overall victory — cyclingnewsCavendish takes final Tour of Oman stage; Gesink wins overall
— cyclingweekly.co.ukEindzege Gesink, ritzege Cavendish — nos.nl Initial Photos — grahamwatson 8 Big Photos from Stage 6 — reuters
Stage 6 Highlights Set to Music (01:29 music) — tourofoman Stage 6 Highlights (01:32 english) — sbsVisconti satisfied with third in Tour of Oman — cyclingnewsGesink takes first stage race title in Tour of Oman — cyclingnewsBoasson Hagen consistent in Oman — cyclingnews
February 19 update: By winning the last two stages, Robert Gesink (Rabobank) has all but wrapped up this year's Tour of Oman. But, there is one last sprinters stage going from Qurayyat to Mattrah Seafront along the coast. — SteveOman to bid for 2015 world road race championships
— velonation Cavendish and Pozzato talk Classics, best ever sprinters, rivalry and watches
— cyclingnewsStage 5: Not only does Gesink keep the lead, he comes up with an impressive ITT win
3 Big Photos from Stage 5 — reutersStage 5 ITT results 1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 29:21 2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli + 0:16 3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad + 0:24 4 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek + 0:27 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling + 0:29 6 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD + 0:36 7 Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad + 0:37 8 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team + 0:43 9 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ + 0:59 10 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 1:01 General classification after stage 5 1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 16:44:38 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling + 1:13 3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli + 1:19 4 Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad + 1:52 5 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 2:04
Gesink thunders to time trial victory
— cyclingnewsGesink wint ook tijdrit in Oman — nos.nl 3 Big Photos from Stage 5 — reuters Stage 5 Highlights (01:51 dutch) — nos.nl Graham Watson Stage 5 Photos — grahamwatson More Stage 5 photos — aso Stage 5 Highlights (01:49 english) — sbs Stage 5 Highlights Set to Music (01:40 music) — tourofomanEdvald Boasson Hagen gets an unfortunate visit from race helicopter during crucial time trial
— velonationFebruary 18 update: Stage 5 is an individual time-trial which should decide the top of the general classification. Robert Gesink has several good time-trialists within one minute of his lead. Edvald Boasson, in particular the winner of last year's Tour of Oman time-trial, @ 47 seconds is a real threat. We'll see whose advantage the lumpy out-and-back profile plays to. — Steve
Gesink on his stage win and overall lead at the Tour of Oman
— cyclingnews Vande Velde pleased with Garmin-Cervelo's fast start — cyclingnewsStage 4 results: Gesink wins the mountaintop finish on "Green Mountain"
6 Big Photos from Stage 4 — reutersStage 4 results 1 Robert Gesink (Rabobank) 4:03:58 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) + 0:47 3 Dries Devenyns (Quick Step) + 0:51 4 Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini) + 0:53 5 Christian Vandevelde (Garmin-Cervélo) 6 Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) + 1:02 7 Maxime Monfort (Leopard-Trek) 8 Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad) 9 Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) + 1:12 10 Patrik Sinkewitz (Farnese Vini) + 1:29 General classification after stage 4 1 Robert Gesink (Rabobank) 16:15:18 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) + 0:44 3 Dries Devenyns (Quick Step) + 0:57 4 Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini) + 1:03 5 Christian Vandevelde (Garmin-Cervélo) 6 Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) + 1:09
Gesink prevails on Green Mountain — cyclingnewsRobert Gesink grabs lead at Tour of Oman — velonewsGesink (Rabobank - Bici Giant) gana la etapa reina del Tour de Omán (Avance) — biciciclismoRobert Gesink dompte l'étape reine — cyclismactu.netDubbelslag Robert Gesink in Oman — nos.nlGesink grabs emotional victory on Green Mountain — velonation 6 Big Photos from Stage 4 — reuters Victory Salute — grahamwatson Stage 4 Podium — twitpic Stage 4 Highlights (02:26 dutch) — nos.nl Stage 4 Highlights (01:31 english) — sbs Graham Watson Stage 4 Photos — grahamwatson More Stage 4 photos — aso Stage 4 Highlights Set to Music (01:46 music) — tourofoman The Finishing Climb (16:10 english) — eurosportFebruary 17 update: Believe it or not, we have a serious mountaintop finish en store for stage 4 (profile). As you see, three of the final 4 kms average 13.5% and that's why pure climbers like Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) have shown up this year. If Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) can stay close to these guys he may be able to take the overall lead when it counts most... after the TT the following day.
Starting on the coast near Muscat, the peloton will head inland for 157 km and then finish part way up Jabal al Akhdhar which translates to "Green Mountain." At 3000m, it's the highest peak in Eastern Arabia and the riders will climb a new road up to the finish at 1235m. "You can't do all of the Green Mountain in February, because it's 18km long but we'll do the finish after six kilometres and I think that's enough," Eddy Merckx said. "It's at ten percent average and there are parts at 17 or 18%, so it'll be very tough."
— Steve
New obstacles at second Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Merckx predicts a climber will rule in Oman — cyclingnews
Stage 3 results: Theo Bos wins at dusk in Sur for his second win
8 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reutersStage 3 results 1 Theo Bos (Rabobank) 2 Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) 3 Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad) 4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) 5 Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) 6 Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini) 7 Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) 8 Nico Eeckhout (An Post) 9 Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 10 Francesco Chicchi (Quick Step) General classification after stage 3 1 Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad) 2 Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) + 2s
Bos blazes to second Oman stage win — cyclingnewsBos strikes again in Tour of Oman — cyclingweekly.co.uk 8 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reuters Graham Watson Stage 3 Photos — grahamwatson More Stage 3 photos — aso Stage 3 Highlights (restricted to Nederlands) — nos.nl Stage 3 Highlights Set to Music (01:29 music) — tourofoman Stage 3 Highlights (01:05 english) — sbs Last Kms (03:57 english) — eurosport
February 16 update: Stage 3 is a loop at the most eastern point of Oman starting and ending in Sur. There is small, gradual climb in the last third otherwise the route should be uneventful. However, a 16 mph from the west is forecasted, so the peloton will have a stiff crosswind along the coast for the start and inland for the return leg. Look for a split in the peloton and a successful break. — SteveBos satisfied with 24 hours in the sprinting spotlight — cyclingnewsStage 2 results: Matthew Goss wins the strung sprint finish after the peloton splits on the one climb of the day
5 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reutersStage 2 results 1 Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad) 2 Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) 3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) 4 Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) 5 Danilo Hondo (Lampre-ISD) 6 Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini) 7 Luca Paolini (Katusha) 8 Lars Boom (Rabobank) General classification after stage 2 1 Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad)
Goss wins Tour of Oman stage two
— cyclingweekly.co.ukGoss sprints to victory in Al Wutayya
— cyclingnewsMatthew Goss takes over lead with stage win at Tour of Oman — velonews 5 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters Graham Watson Stage 2 Photos — grahamwatson Stage 2 photos — aso Stage 2 Highlights (01:37 english) — sbs Last Kms (07:23 dutch) — exqi Stage 2 Highlights Set to Music (01:46 music) — tourofoman... more to come... February 14 update: Stage 2 is similar in profile to stage 1; a flat stage with one hill in the middle albeit a bigger one. After starting in Oman's capital city, Muscat, the peloton will loop around and head east along the coast towards the finish in Al Wutayya after a modest 139 km. Along the way, they will detour inland over a 395m hill at the half point before returning to the coast. There should be another tailwind and a sprint finish. — Steve
Boasson Hagen targets overall success in Tour of Oman
— cyclingnewsStage 1 results: Theo Bos wins with a better bike throw in Al Seeb
3 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reutersStage 1 results 1 Theo Bos (Rabobank) 2 Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 3 Roger Kluge (Skil-Shimano) General classification after stage 1 1 Theo Bos (Rabobank)
Bos wins opening stage in Tour of Oman — cyclingweekly.co.ukThéo Bos se montre le plus rapide — cyclismactu.netBos sprints to win at Oman opening stage — cyclingnews 3 Big Photos from the Stage 1 sprint finish — reuters Photo Finish — grahamwatson Stage 1 Highlights (01:43 dutch) — nos Graham Watson Stage 1 Photos — grahamwatson Stage 1 photos — aso Stage 1 Highlights (01:14 english) — sbsCavendish left frustrated after first Oman sprint — cyclingnews Last 5 Kms (04:08 english) — eurosport Stage 1 Highlights Set to Music (01:17 music) — tourofomanFebruary 14 update: A flat 158 km stage with a bump at the half way point. It is forecasted to be a nice sunny day with a 8 mph tailwind to the finish in Al Seeb. — Steve
Race Preparations at HQ — facebook Phinney relaxed before BMC race debut in Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
2011 Tour of Oman Race Preview
February 14 update: Oman like Qatar seems an unlikely country to hold a major race. However, with mightly ASO organizing it, famous past riders like Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx involved and a rich host country putting it on it doesn't seem so difficult. After what was apparently a successful inaugural event last year, Tour of Oman is back with a strong field. The official startlist is now posted.
Unlike Qatar, Oman has some hills. In fact, this year there is a mountaintop finish (profile) where 3 of the final 4 kms average 13.5%. That's why climbers like Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Dennis Menchov (Geox) and Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) are coming this year. Lots of quality sprinters are on the startlist including Taylor Phinney and Thor Hushovd, both making their first appearance of the year, last year's winner (and the only winner of this event), Fabian Cancellera, as well as many of last week's top performers at Tour of Qatar. So both the World Road and TT champions will be racing. — Steve
From Qatar to Oman — letour.fr
New obstacles at second Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Merckx predicts a climber will rule in Oman — cyclingnews
2011 Tour of Oman Promo (02:10) — Muscatfestival
Eddy Merckx spreads the message of cycling to the kids of Oman — velonation
Phinney set for pro debut at Tour of Oman — google
Versus 2011 Tour of Oman Preview (01:41 english) — versus
About Oman — en.wikipedia.org
Live Text Updates, Video Highlights and TV Coverage
 
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#TourOfOman twitter group (Stage 6 Live Text Updates)
Almost Live Twitpics — tourofoman2011
steephill text updates
Eurosport tv schedule for 30 minutes of daily highlights (updated: Highlights of Tour of Oman Stage 1: Wednesday 08.30 BST Eurosport 2)
2011 Tour of Oman Route Map
Large Version Route Map — letour.fr