Tour of Oman Photos; Stage 4: Sultan Qaboos University → Jabal al Akhdhar, 157 km |
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The peloton passing by the highest mountains in the Eastern Arabia known as Jabal al Akhdhar or "Green Mountain". Although, the only green I see are the desert shrubs. It looks a little like the Eastern Sierra in the U.S. | share this photo |
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One of the favorites for this stage, Robert Gesink (Rabobank), attacked with 2 km to go on the 6 km climb which finished at 1235m el. The road to the top goes on another 12 km to 3000m el. | share this photo |
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Robert Gesink wins by 47s over... | share this photo |
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2nd Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) | share this photo |
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Cycling legend and race director Eddy Merckx pushes Garmin-Cervelo team rider Johan Van Summeren of Belgium after he crosses the steep 13% finish | share this photo |
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Robert Gesink walking tall among the local musicians and dancers prior to the podium ceremony. He'll take a 44s lead over the much better time-trialist, Edvald Boasson Hagen, going into tomorrow's 18.5 km individual time-trial on standard road bikes | share this photo |
Tour of Oman Photos; Stage 4: Sultan Qaboos University → Jabal al Akhdhar, 157 km |
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