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For those that have followed the longer running Tour of Qatar, it may surprise you how mountainous and scenic Oman can be Big Photos from 2011 Tour of Oman — reuters Route Map  |  Stages  |  Preview  |  News  |  Startlist  |  Live Coverage  |  TV  |  2011

1	Tuesday, February 14	159 km
	Al Alam Royal Palace → Wadi Al Hoqay
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
2	Wednesday, February 15	141 km
	Sur → Wadi Dayqah Dam
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
3	Thursday, February 16	145 km
	Al Awabi (Al Alya) → Muscat Heights (Bank Muscat HQ)
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
4	Friday, February 17	143 km
	Bidbid (Nafa’a) → Al Wadi Al Kabir
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
5	Saturday, February 18	158 km
	Royal Opera House, Muscat → Jabal Al Akhdha
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
6	Sunday, February 19	131 km
	Al Khawd → Matrah Corniche
	profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
Total Distance		877 km
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2012 Tour of Oman Teams Team Rosters and Withdrawals Group riders by: or SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) (GBR)   1 CAVENDISH  Mark GBR   2 APPOLLONIO  Davide ITA   3 ROWE  Luke GBR   4 EISEL  Bernhard AUT   5 HAYMAN  Mathew AUS   6 HUNT  Jeremy GBR   7 STANNARD  Ian GBR   8 SUTTON  Christopher AUS RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (RNT) (LUX)   11 SCHLECK  Andy LUX   12 CANCELLARA  Fabian SUI   13 POSTHUMA  Joost NED   14 FUGLSANG  Jakob DEN   15 GALLOPIN  Tony FRA   16 POPOVYCH  Yaroslav UKR   17 RAST  Grégory SUI   18 WAGNER  Robert GER LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) (ITA)   21 NIBALI  Vincenzo ITA   22 BODNAR  Maciej POL   23 DA DALTO  Mauro ITA   24 MARANGONI  Alan ITA   25 OSS  Daniel ITA   26 SABATINI  Fabio ITA   27 SAGAN  Peter SVK   28 VANOTTI  Alessandro ITA KATUSHA (KAT) (RUS)   31 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER  Joaquin ESP   32 GALIMZYANOV  Denis RUS   33 GUSEV  Vladimir RUS   34 IGNATYEV  Mikhail RUS   35 ISAICHEV  Vladimir RUS   36 KRISTOFF  Alexander NOR   37 KUSCHYNSKI  Aliaksandr BLR   38 SELIG  Rudiger GER GREENEDGE (GEC) (AUS)   41 GOSS  Matthew Harley AUS   42 COOKE  Baden AUS   43 DAVIS  Allan AUS   44 KRUOPIS  Aidis LTU   45 LANGEVELD  Sebastian NED   46 MOURIS  Jens NED   47 O'GRADY  Stuart AUS   48 TUFT  Svein CAN OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (OPQ) (BEL)   51 BOONEN  Tom BEL   52 CHAVANEL  Sylvain FRA   53 GRABSCH  Bert GER   54 RABON  Frantisek CZE   55 STEEGMANS  Gert BEL   56 VAN KEIRSBULCK  Guillaume BEL   57 VANDENBERGH  Stijn BEL   58 VELITS  Peter SVK GARMIN-BARRACUDA (GRM) (USA)   61 FARRAR  Tyler USA   62 VANDEVELDE  Christian USA   63 FISCHER  Murilo Antonio BRA   64 HUNTER  Robert RSA   65 MILLAR  David GBR   66 NAVARDAUSKAS  Ramunas LTU   67 RASMUSSEN  Alex DEN   68 VAN SUMMEREN  Johan BEL LOTTO BELISOL (LTB) (BEL)   71 GREIPEL  André GER   72 BAK  Lars Ytting DEN   73 DEBUSSCHERE  Jens BEL   74 HANSEN  Adam AUS   75 HENDERSON  Greg NZL   76 SIEBERG  Marcel GER   77 VAN DE WALLE  Jurgen BEL   78 WILLEMS  Frederik BEL BMC RACING (BMC) (USA)   81 BALLAN  Alessandro ITA   82 BLYTHE  Adam GBR   83 KOHLER  Martin SUI   84 LODEWYCK  Klaas BEL   85 PHINNEY  Taylor USA   86 PINOTTI  Marco ITA   87 SCHÄR  Michael SUI   88 WYSS  Danilo SUI FDJ-BIG MAT (FDJ) (FRA)   91 JEANNESSON  Arnold FRA   92 BONNET  William FRA   93 BOUCHER  David FRA   94 BOUHANNI  Nacer FRA   95 CASAR  Sandy FRA   96 LADAGNOUS  Matthieu FRA   97 RASCH  Gabriel NOR   98 ROLLIN  Dominique CAN RABOBANK (RAB) (NED)   101 SLAGTER  Tom Jelte NED   102 TEN DAM  Laurens NED   103 BROWN  Graeme AUS   104 LEEZER  Thomas NED   105 TJALLINGII  Maarten NED   106 VAN WINDEN  Dennis NED   107 VERMELTFOORT  Coen NED   108 WYNANTS  Maarten BEL PROJECT 1T4I (PRO) (NED)   111 KITTEL  Marcel GER   112 BONNIN  Thomas FRA   113 CURVERS  Roy NED   114 DE KORT  Koen NED   115 KLEMME  Dominic GER   116 LUDVIGSSON  Tobias SWE   117 SINKELDAM  Ramon NED   118 TIMMER  Albert NED FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA (FAR) (GBR)   121 GATTO  Oscar ITA   122 GUARDINI  Andrea ITA   123 ASCANI  Luca ITA   124 BENENATI  Cristiano ITA   125 BERTOLINI  Thomas ITA   126 CACCIA  Diego ITA   127 DE NEGRI  Pier Paolo ITA   128 HULSMANS  Kevin BEL CHAMPION SYSTEM (CSS) (CHN)   131 BUTLER  Chris USA   132 AVERY  Clinton Robert NZL   133 CLARKE  William AUS   134 FRIEDEMANN  Matthias GER   135 GARDEYN  Gorik BEL   136 JIAO  Pengda CHN   137 OJAVEE  Mart EST   138 XU  Gang CHN BRIDGESTONE ANCHOR (BGT) (JPN)   141 LEBAS  Thomas FRA   142 INOUE  Kazuo JPN   143 LEMAIR  Alexandre FRA   144 NISHIZONO  Ryota JPN   145 SHIMIZU  Miyataka JPN   146 SYS  Klaas BEL   147 YOSHIDA  Hayato JPN RTS (RTS) (TPE)   151 MCCANN  David IRL   152 CHANG  Wei Kei TPE   153 COUTTS  Alex GBR   154 CRAWFORD  Jai AUS   155 HUANG  Chin-Lung TPE   156 HUANG  Wang Chung TPE   157 KUDENTSOV  Sergey RUS   158 RODGERS  Lee GBR   Printable Startlist

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News and Updates for Tour of Oman 2012

February 15 update: Also today, is the start of Volta ao Algarve in Portugal. Live video for each stage

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Stage 6 Results
GER  1  KITTEL, Marcel (PROJECT 1T4I)                    3h 11' 04"
SVK  2  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
USA  3  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)                 
RUS  4  GALIMZYANOV, Denis (KATUSHA)                     
FRA  5  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)                    
ITA  6  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                
NOR  7  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA)                    
BEL  8  BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)             
ITA  9  GUARDINI, Andrea (FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA)   
RUS  10 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                        

General Classification after Stage 6
SVK  1  VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)     21h 32' 02"
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)       + 00' 01"
FRA  3  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)           + 00' 17"
FRA  4  CASAR, Sandy (FDJ-BIG MAT)                   + 00' 21"
FRA  5  JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ-BIG MAT)             + 00' 30"
NED  6  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)              
ESP  7  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)          + 00' 47"
LTU  8  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)     + 00' 49"
FRA  9  LEBAS, Thomas (BRIDGESTONE ANCHOR)           + 00' 50"
SUI  10 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)       + 00' 52"

Full/Official Stage 6 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Velits wins 2012 Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Stage 6 Highlights (02:17 music) — tourofoman
 16 Big Photos from Stage 6 — tourofoman

Stage 6 preview: Al Khawd → Matrah Corniche, 131 km (flat)

February 16 update: There is only one second separating first and second on GC but this is a flat stage so Vincenzo Nibali isn't likely to get any bonus time on this stage. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve

Stage 6 start time: Sunday 11:55 GST (7:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Khawd, Oman
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:06 GST (11:06:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Matrah Corniche, Oman

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Stage 5 results: Vincenzo Nibali wins on Green Mountain; Peter Velits is now the race leader

Stage 5 Results
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)     4h 43' 47"
SVK  2  VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)      + 00' 10"
FRA  3  CASAR, Sandy (FDJ-BIG MAT)                  + 00' 25"
FRA  4  JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ-BIG MAT)            + 00' 30"
FRA  5  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)          + 00' 37"
NED  6  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)               + 00' 47"
ESP  7  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)         + 00' 55"
FRA  8  LEBAS, Thomas (BRIDGESTONE ANCHOR)          + 00' 57"
SUI  9  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)      + 01' 01"
LTU  10 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)    + 01' 02"

General Classification after Stage 5
SVK  1  VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)     18h 20' 58"
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)       + 00' 01"
FRA  3  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)           + 00' 17"
FRA  4  CASAR, Sandy (FDJ-BIG MAT)                   + 00' 21"
FRA  5  JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ-BIG MAT)             + 00' 30"
NED  6  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)              
ESP  7  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)          + 00' 47"
LTU  8  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)     + 00' 49"
FRA  9  LEBAS, Thomas (BRIDGESTONE ANCHOR)           + 00' 50"
SUI  10 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)       + 00' 52"

Full/Official Stage 5 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Nibali back to winning ways in Oman — cyclingnews
Nibali grabs a long-awaited victory in Oman, Velits now leads — velonation
Stage 5 Highlights (02:01 music) — tourofoman
 15 Big Photos from Stage 5 — tourofoman

Stage 5 preview: Royal Opera House, Muscat → Jabal Al Akhdha, 158 km (Mountain)

At 3000m, the Jabal al Akhdhar are the highest peaks in the Eastern Arabia. The Tour of Oman will climb the first six km to 1235m elevation. photo: bhavanajagat

February 17 update: Believe it or not, we have a serious mountaintop finish en store for stage 5 (profile). As you see, three of the final 4 kms average 13.5% and that's why some climbers like A Schleck, V Nibali have shown up. Last year Robert Gesink won this stage before going on to win the overall. Jacob Fuglsang (RadioShack) is the best placed GC rider this year.

Starting on the coast in Muscat, the peloton will head inland for 158 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." See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve

Stage 5 start time: Saturday 11:50 GST (7:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Royal Opera House, Muscat
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:55 GST (12:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Jabal Al Akhdha, Oman

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Stage 4 results: Andre Griepel wins his second stage in a close finish

 15 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — tourofoman

Stage 4 Results
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)                       3h 37' 02"
SVK  2  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                   
FRA  3  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)                   
FRA  4  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)                        
AUS  5  SUTTON, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                 
SUI  6  KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING)                          
ITA  7  DE NEGRI, Pier Paolo (FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA)   
FRA  8  CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)           
LTU  9  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)             
AUS  10 COOKE, Baden (GREENEDGE)                             

General Classification after Stage 4
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)             13h 36' 33"
SVK  2  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)           + 00' 06"
FRA  3  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)                + 00' 18"
FRA  4  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)         
AUS  5  COOKE, Baden (GREENEDGE)                     + 00' 19"
NED  6  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)                + 00' 21"
AUS  7  SUTTON, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)         + 00' 22"
DEN  8  FUGLSANG, Jakob (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)          + 00' 25"
LTU  9  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)   
SUI  10 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)       + 00' 29"

Full/Official Stage 4 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
André Greipel picks up second win in Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
 Stage 4 Graham Watson photos — cyclingweekly.co.uk
 15 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — tourofoman
Stage 4 Highlights (02:31 music) — tourofoman
Final Kms of Stage 4 (04:54 Engish) — eurosport

Stage 4 preview: Bidbid (Nafa’a) → Al Wadi Al Kabir, 143 km (rolling)

February 16 update: The profile for this stage looks harder than it really is; there really isn't much elevation change. It's a lumpy stage not hilly and there should be another (bunch) sprint finish. It could be another win for Peter Sagan. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve

Stage 4 start time: Friday 12:40 GST (8:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bidbid (Nafa’a), Oman
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:19 GST (12:19:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Wadi Al Kabir, Oman

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Stage 3 results: Marcel Kittel (Project 1T4I) takes the pure sprint finish in Muscat

 19 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reuters/tourofoman

Stage 3 Results
GER  1  KITTEL, Marcel (PROJECT 1T4I)                    3h 23' 00"
GER  2  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
FRA  3  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)                    
USA  4  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)                 
SVK  5  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
BEL  6  BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)             
ITA  7  GUARDINI, Andrea (FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA)   
GBR  8  CAVENDISH, Mark (SKY PROCYCLING)                 
AUS  9  BROWN, Graeme (RABOBANK)                         
LTU  10 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)         

General Classification after Stage 3
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)             9h 59' 41"
SVK  2  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)          + 00' 02"
FRA  3  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)               + 00' 08"
AUS  4  COOKE, Baden (GREENEDGE)                    + 00' 09"
NED  5  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)               + 00' 11"
FRA  6  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)          + 00' 12"
AUS  7  SUTTON, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)       
DEN  8  FUGLSANG, Jakob (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)         + 00' 15"
LTU  9  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)   
SUI  10 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)      + 00' 19"

Full/Official Stage 3 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Marcel Kittel collects stage 3 in Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Cavendish and Team Sky frustrated in third Oman stage — cyclingnews
 19 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reuters/tourofoman
Stage 3 Highlights (02:54 music) — tourofoman
Brief Highlights from Stage 3 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Stage 3 preview: Al Awabi (Al Alya) → Muscat Heights (Bank Muscat HQ), 145 km (downhill)

February 16 update:
See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve

Stage 3 start time: Thursday 12:30 GST (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Awabi (Al Alya), Oman
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:57 GST (11:57:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Muscat Heights (Bank Muscat HQ), Oman

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Stage 2 results: Peter Sagan wins a tough finish and moves into the overall lead

 17 Big Photos from Stage 2 — tourofoman

Stage 2 Results
SVK  1  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)         3h 10' 44"
AUS  2  COOKE, Baden (GREENEDGE)                   
NED  3  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)              
FRA  4  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)         
LTU  5  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)   
FRA  6  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)              
AUS  7  SUTTON, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)       
DEN  8  FUGLSANG, Jakob (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)        
SUI  9  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)      + 00' 04"
GER  10 GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)             

General Classification after Stage 2
SVK  1  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)         6h 36' 43"
GER  2  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)              + 00' 04"
AUS  3  COOKE, Baden (GREENEDGE)                    + 00' 07"
NED  4  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (RABOBANK)               + 00' 09"
FRA  5  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)               + 00' 10"
FRA  6  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)         
AUS  7  SUTTON, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)       
DEN  8  FUGLSANG, Jakob (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)         + 00' 13"
LTU  9  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)   
SUI  10 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)      + 00' 17"

Full/Official Stage 2 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Sagan blasts home to take stage two and overall lead of Tour of Oman — velonation
Sagan triumphs on day two in Oman — cyclingnews
 17 Big Photos from Stage 2 — tourofoman
Stage 2 Highlights (02:01 music) — tourofoman
Brief Highlights from Stage 2 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Sagan exceeds all logic in Oman — cyclingnews

Stage 2 preview: Sur → Wadi Dayqah Dam, 141 km (rolling)

February 15 update: The profile for this stage has been updated. The last 10 km are quite choppy and the finish is uphill. All this after a choppy 200 km hydro-foil ride to the start. It could be a good finish for Matt Goss or Peter Sagan. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve

Stage 2 start time: Wednesday 12:30 GST (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sur, Oman
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:51 GST (11:51:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Wadi Dayqah Dam, Oman

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Stage 1 results: André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) takes the opening sprint in Oman

 10 Big Photos from Stage 1 — tourofoman

Stage 1 Results
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)                   3h 26' 09"
RUS  2  GALIMZYANOV, Denis (KATUSHA)                     
USA  3  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)                 
GER  4  KITTEL, Marcel (PROJECT 1T4I)                    
SVK  5  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
FRA  6  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)                    
ITA  7  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                
ITA  8  GUARDINI, Andrea (FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA)   
FRA  9  GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)               
AUS  10 GOSS, Matthew Harley (GREENEDGE)                 

General Classification after Stage 1
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)                   3h 25' 59"
RUS  2  GALIMZYANOV, Denis (KATUSHA)                      + 00' 04"
USA  3  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)                  + 00' 06"
FRA  4  LEMAIR, Alexandre (BRIDGESTONE ANCHOR)            + 00' 08"
RUS  5  IGNATYEV, Mikhail (KATUSHA)                       + 00' 09"
GER  6  KITTEL, Marcel (PROJECT 1T4I)                     + 00' 10"
SVK  7  SAGAN, Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
FRA  8  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)                    
ITA  9  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                
ITA  10 GUARDINI, Andrea (FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA)   

Full/Official Stage 1 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Greipel sprints to opening Oman victory — cyclingnews
Greipel blasts to victory on stage one of Tour of Oman — velonation
 10 Big Photos from Stage 1 — tourofoman
More Stage 1 photos — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 1 Highlights (03:08 music) — tourofoman
Final Kms of Stage 1 (10:01 Dutch) — eurosport
Brief Highlights from Stage 1 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Stage 1 preview: Al Alam Royal Palace → Wadi Al Hoqay, 159 km (flat)

This looks like a stage for the sprinters and there are a lot of good ones in the race. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve
An Omani's training ride with Radioshack-Nissan (02:24 ambient noise) — gwendol13

Stage 1 start time: Tuesday 13:20 GST (9:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Alam Royal Palace, Oman
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 GST (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Wadi Al Hoqay, Oman

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February 13 update: Official startlist now posted and there will be highlights of each stage on Eurosport2.
Tour of Oman prievew — cyclingnews
Tour of Oman preview — inrng
Farrar in classics state of mind at Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Lotto-Belisol ambitious for Tours of Oman and Algarve — velonation
Hot Goss ready to ramp up stakes in Oman battle — theage.au
February 11 update: Cavendish bruised but unbroken, Tour of Oman still on — velonation
Philippe Gilbert Walks Off From The Tour Of Oman — blogs.bettor

2012 Tour of Oman Race Preview

January 28 update: coming... — Steve
Tour of Oman to provide battle of twists and turns — omanobserver.om
2012 Official Promo (03:04 music) — tourofoman

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Tour of Oman set for February 14 flag-off — timesofoman
16 teams named for Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
About Oman — en.wikipedia.org

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Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

February 14 update: Expect live text updates, 5 minutes of official highlights which will be posted here and 30 minute highlights of each stage the day after on Eurosport2.— Steve

Eurosport 2 Schedule:
Stage 1 highlights: Wednesday, February 15, 12.00-12.30 PM GMT
Stage 2 highlights: Thursday, February 16, 12.00-12.30 PM GMT
Stage 3 highlights: Friday, February 17, 11.00-11.30 AM GMT
Stage 4 highlights: Saturday, February 18, 11.00-11.30 AM GMT
Stage 5 highlights: Sunday, February 19, 10.30-11.00 AM GMT
Stage 6 highlights: Monday, February 20, 11.00-11.30 AM GMT

Live text updates on Twitter

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2012 Tour of Oman Route Map

Route Map (Large Version)

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