2019 Tour of Oman (HC)

10th edition: February 16 - February 21, 2019

Tour of Oman podium history | 2018 edition | 2022 edition (race not run in 2020 & 2021) | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6

2019 Tour of Oman map

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Thursday, February 21: 6th & final stage - Al Mouj Muscat - Matrah Corniche, 135.5 km

Giacomo Nizzolo wins the final stage. Photo: ASO/Kåre Dehlie Thorstad

Weather at the start city of Muscat at 4:30 PM, local time: 23C (73F), widespread dust, with the wnd from the NE at 18 km/hr (11 MPH). No rain.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage summary.

Giacomo Nizzolo (Dimension Data) dominated a fast and furious final stage of the 2019 Tour of Oman in a super tight sprint. The Italian sprinter snatched the win on the Matrah Corniche just ahead of this compatriots Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) and Davide Ballerini (Astana). Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) made it safely to the line to claim his second overall victory in the race, a feat only achieved by Chris Froome before him. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) had to abandon.

A pack of 118 riders start stage 6 without Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates). The battle for the break is a hard one. Nathan van Hooydonck (CCC Pro Team) gets away at km 3 and counterattacks fly behind him until three riders join him after 17 km of hard racing: Stijn Vandenbergh (AG2r-La Mondiale), Adam De Vos (Rally UHC Cycling) and Alexis Guérin (Delko Marseille Provence).

The four attackers cover 43 km in the first hour of racing but Direct Énergie, Bahrain-Merida, Arkéa-Samsic and Vital Concept-B&B Hotels quickly take the reins of the peloton. The gap doesn’t get higher than 3’30” and quickly stabilises around 2’30”.

Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), who dominated the last three stage finishes on the Matrah Corniche, abandons after a crash ahead of the climb of Al Hamriyah (km 83.5). Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) also goes down but he is able to get on his bike and inside the pack with severe abrasions. Alexis Guérin dominates this climb as well as the intermediate sprint (km 97) and the climb of Al Jissah (km 100.5).

The gap gets down under 1 minute as the riders enter the final circuit, a 7.5-km loop to cover three times.The attackers are eventually reeled in with 3 km to go with Direct Énergie working at the front of the bunch. The red jersey Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) tries to set the sprint but Giacomo Nizzolo (Dimension Data) finds his opening ahead of Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) and Davide Ballerini (Astana).

Complete Results:

135.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.430 km/hr

1	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	3hr 7min 12sec
2	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
3	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	s.t.
4	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
6	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
7	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
8	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
9	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
10	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
11	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
12	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
13	MIKEL ARISTI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
14	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
15	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
16	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
17	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
18	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
19	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	s.t.
20	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
21	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
22	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
23	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
24	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
25	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
26	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
27	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
28	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
29	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
30	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
31	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	s.t.
32	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
33	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
34	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
35	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	s.t.
36	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
37	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
38	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
39	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
40	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
41	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
42	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
43	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
44	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
45	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
46	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
47	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
48	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
49	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
50	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
51	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	s.t.
52	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
53	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
54	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
55	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
56	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
57	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
58	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
59	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	s.t.
60	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
61	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
62	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
63	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
64	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
65	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
66	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
67	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
68	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
69	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
70	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
71	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
72	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	@ 7sec
73	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
74	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	s.t.
75	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
76	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
77	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	00' 12''
78	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
79	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
80	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	00' 33''
81	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	00' 37''
82	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
83	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	00' 53''
84	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	01' 02''
85	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
86	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
87	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	01' 10''
88	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
89	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 18''
90	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
91	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	01' 51''
92	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
93	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
94	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
95	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
96	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
97	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
98	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
99	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
100	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	s.t.
101	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	s.t.
102	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	s.t.
103	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
104	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
105	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
106	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	01' 56''
107	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	03' 02''
108	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
109	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	03' 31''
110	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
111	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	04' 13''
112	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
113	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	06' 53''
114	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	07' 43''
115	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	07' 44''
116	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	09' 05''

Final GC after stage 6:

• Final GC leader: Alexey Lutsenko (Astana)
• Points classification winner: Alexey Lutsenko (Astana)
• Best young rider: Elie Gesbert (Arkea-Samsic)
• Team classification winner: Katusha-Alpecin

906 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.564 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	21hr 45min 51sec
2	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 44sec
3	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	00' 47''
4	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	00' 53''
5	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 03''
6	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	01' 14''
7	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	01' 25''
8	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	01' 31''
9	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	01' 43''
10	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	01' 51''
11	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01' 53''
12	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	01' 54''
13	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	02' 00''
14	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	02' 18''
15	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	02' 23''
16	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	02' 27''
17	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	03' 04''
18	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	03' 18''
19	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	03' 35''
20	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	05' 20''
21	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	05' 27''
22	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	06' 12''
23	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	06' 49''
24	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	07' 00''
25	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	07' 38''
26	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	08' 52''
27	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	09' 08''
28	LUIS ANGEL MATW	COFIDIS	09' 42''
29	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	10' 12''
30	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	10' 23''
31	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	11' 06''
32	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	11' 07''
33	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	11' 35''
34	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	12' 14''
35	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
36	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	12' 36''
37	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	12' 48''
38	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	12' 52''
39	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	14' 08''
40	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	14' 53''
41	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	14' 54''
42	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	15' 13''
43	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	15' 41''
44	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	15' 45''
45	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	16' 55''
46	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	17' 36''
47	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	18' 24''
48	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	19' 46''
49	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
50	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	20' 11''
51	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	20' 15''
52	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	20' 28''
53	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21' 04''
54	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	21' 09''
55	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	21' 12''
56	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	21' 26''
57	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	22' 23''
58	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	22' 32''
59	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	22' 48''
60	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	22' 53''
61	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	23' 14''
62	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	23' 44''
63	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	24' 10''
64	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 14''
65	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	24' 15''
66	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	24' 38''
67	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	24' 50''
68	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	24' 52''
69	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	25' 55''
70	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	25' 59''
71	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	26' 31''
72	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	26' 44''
73	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	27' 10''
74	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	27' 15''
75	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	27' 21''
76	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	27' 25''
77	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	27' 33''
78	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	28' 59''
79	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	29' 40''
80	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	30' 59''
81	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
82	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	32' 13''
83	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	32' 34''
84	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	32' 46''
85	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	s.t.
86	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	33' 30''
87	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	34' 34''
88	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	35' 50''
89	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	36' 05''
90	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	36' 11''
91	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	36' 28''
92	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	37' 10''
93	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	38' 18''
94	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	38' 35''
95	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	38' 59''
96	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	40' 09''
97	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	41' 33''
98	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	41' 36''
99	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	41' 47''
100	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	43' 14''
101	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	43' 16''
102	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	43' 27''
103	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	44' 08''
104	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	44' 15''
105	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	47' 28''
106	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	48' 36''
107	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	49' 55''
108	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	50' 01''
109	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	50' 06''
110	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	51' 26''
111	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	52' 08''
112	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	56' 40''
113	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	56' 49''
114	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	57' 08''
115	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	58' 55''
116	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	1H 00' 44''

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Wednesday February 20: Stage 5, Samayil - Jabal al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), 152 km

Alexey Lutsenko gets his third stage win this Tour of Oman,

Weather at nearby Muscat at 4:45 PM, local time: 23C (74F), fair, with the wind from the NNW at 27 km/hr (17 mph). No rain.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage five summary.

Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) took his third stage win in four days on Wednesday with another display of power on Green Mountain. The Kazakh champ overcame the last early attacker, Fabien Grellier (Direct Énergie), in the final 200 metres to establish his dominance while Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) came third. Ahead of the final stage to the Matrah Corniche, Alexey Lutsenko is set for his second overall victory on the Tour of Oman.

A pack of 119 riders start stage 5 without Huub Duijn (Roompot-Charles). With Green Mountain waiting for them, attackers are inspired and it takes 7 kilometres for six riders to go clear. Julien Duval (AG2r-La Mondiale), Romain Cardis and Fabien Grellier (Direct Énergie), Stijn Steels (Roompot-Charles), Julien Mortier (Wallonie Bruxelles) and Kenneth van Rooy (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) cover 44 km in the first hour on windy roads to open a 5 minutes gap to the peloton led by Alexey Lutsenko’s Astana.

The leading group pushes its advantage to 6’ halfway through the stage. Domenico Pozzaovivo’s Bahrain-Merida then set the pace in the bunch. The attackers work well together and get to the bottom of the final climb up Green Mountain (5.7km, 10.5%) with a lead of 3’20”.

Fabien Grellier goes solo early in the climb. The pack is quickly reduced to a handful of climbers and Domenico Pozzovivo is the only one able to follow Alexey Lutsenko when the red jersey accelerates with 2 km to go.

The duo moves closer to Grellier: 30” for the final kilometre, 15” with 500m to go… until Alexey Lutsenko makes his key move inside the last 200 metres. The Kazakh star only needs to confirm on Thursday his absolute triumph.

Complete Results:

152 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.705 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	3hr 44min 3sec
2	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	@ 7sec
3	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	11''
4	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	19''
5	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19''
6	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	19''
7	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	23''
8	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	30''
9	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	39''
10	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	44''
11	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	44''
12	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	46''
13	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	46''
14	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	51''
15	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01' 03''
16	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	01' 06''
17	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	01' 07''
18	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	01' 36''
19	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01' 39''
20	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	01' 43''
21	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
22	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
23	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	01' 50''
24	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	01' 58''
25	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	02' 05''
26	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	02' 08''
27	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
28	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
29	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	02' 26''
30	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
31	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	02' 32''
32	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	02' 40''
33	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
34	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	02' 42''
35	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	02' 48''
36	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
37	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	03' 12''
38	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	03' 19''
39	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	03' 29''
40	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	03' 36''
41	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	03' 48''
42	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	03' 50''
43	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	04' 16''
44	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	04' 42''
45	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	05' 02''
46	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	05' 07''
47	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
48	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	05' 19''
49	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	05' 43''
50	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
51	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	06' 07''
52	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
53	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
54	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	s.t.
55	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	06' 25''
56	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	06' 39''
57	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
58	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	06' 44''
59	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	06' 49''
60	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	06' 56''
61	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	07' 01''
62	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	07' 08''
63	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	07' 16''
64	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	07' 25''
65	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	07' 37''
66	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	07' 55''
67	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
68	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	08' 06''
69	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	08' 08''
70	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	08' 28''
71	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	08' 35''
72	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	08' 46''
73	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	08' 56''
74	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	09' 01''
75	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
76	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	09' 12''
77	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
78	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
79	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
80	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
81	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
82	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
83	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
84	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	09' 26''
85	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
86	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	09' 49''
87	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	10' 03''
88	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	10' 12''
89	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
90	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	10' 16''
91	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	10' 25''
92	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	10' 42''
93	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	10' 48''
94	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	10' 53''
95	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
96	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	s.t.
97	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
98	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	10' 57''
99	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	11' 06''
100	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	11' 06''
101	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	12' 18''
102	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	12' 27''
103	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	12' 49''
104	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	s.t.
105	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	s.t.
106	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
107	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	12' 53''
108	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	12' 58''
109	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	13' 12''
110	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	s.t.
111	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
112	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
113	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
114	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
115	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	13' 24''
116	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	13' 27''
117	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	13' 28''
118	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	13' 40''
119	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	15' 11''

GC after stage 5:

770.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.327 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	18hr 38min 39sec
2	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 44sec
3	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	47''
4	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	53''
5	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 03''
6	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	01' 14''
7	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	01' 25''
8	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	01' 31''
9	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	01' 43''
10	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	01' 51''
11	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01' 53''
12	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	01' 54''
13	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	02' 00''
14	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	02' 18''
15	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	02' 23''
16	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	02' 27''
17	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	03' 04''
18	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	03' 18''
19	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	03' 35''
20	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	05' 20''
21	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	05' 27''
22	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	06' 00''
23	MIKEL ARISTI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	06' 49''
24	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	07' 00''
25	JHON DARWIN	COFIDIS	07' 38''
26	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	08' 31''
27	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	08' 52''
28	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	09' 08''
29	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	09' 42''
30	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	10' 12''
31	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	10' 23''
32	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	10' 58''
33	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	11' 04''
34	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	11' 06''
35	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	11' 07''
36	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	12' 14''
37	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	12' 17''
38	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	12' 36''
39	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	12' 48''
40	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	12' 58''
41	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	13' 54''
42	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	14' 41''
43	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	14' 54''
44	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	15' 13''
45	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	15' 34''
46	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	16' 55''
47	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	17' 53''
48	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	18' 24''
49	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
50	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
51	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	19' 31''
52	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	19' 46''
53	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
54	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	20' 16''
55	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	20' 28''
56	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	20' 31''
57	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	20' 59''
58	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	21' 12''
59	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	21' 13''
60	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	21' 30''
61	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	22' 16''
62	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	22' 17''
63	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	22' 19''
64	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	22' 24''
65	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	22' 28''
66	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	22' 37''
67	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	22' 53''
68	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	24' 04''
69	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 14''
70	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	24' 31''
71	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	24' 40''
72	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	24' 50''
73	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	24' 52''
74	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	26' 32''
75	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	26' 44''
76	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	27' 10''
77	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	27' 15''
78	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	27' 21''
79	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	27' 33''
80	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	28' 52''
81	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	29' 11''
82	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	29' 40''
83	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	29' 57''
84	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	30' 55''
85	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	31' 39''
86	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	32' 13''
87	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	32' 34''
88	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	32' 46''
89	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	33' 26''
90	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	33' 59''
91	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	34' 23''
92	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	34' 34''
93	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	35' 16''
94	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	36' 05''
95	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	36' 11''
96	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	37' 03''
97	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
98	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	38' 35''
99	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	39' 45''
100	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	40' 09''
101	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	40' 34''
102	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	41' 23''
103	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
104	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	41' 47''
105	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	42' 57''
106	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	43' 27''
107	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	44' 08''
108	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	44' 23''
109	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	44' 25''
110	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	46' 10''
111	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	49' 54''
112	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	49' 55''
113	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	50' 11''
114	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	51' 26''
115	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	52' 05''
116	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	53' 00''
117	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	55' 17''
118	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	56' 40''
119	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	56' 49''

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Tuesday, February 19: Stage 4, Yiti (Al Sifah) - Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, 131 km

Sonny Colbrelli is the day's fastest rider.

Weather at nearby Muscat at 4:30 PM, local time: 24C (75F), fair, with the wind from the northeast at 23 km/hr (14 mph). No rain is forecast until late evening.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage four summary.

Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) sprinted to victory on Tuesday after a hard-fought stage 4 of the Tour of Oman. The Italian champ snatched his first win of the season ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Pro Team) and Clément Venturini (AG2R-La Mondiale) after the early attackers were caught by a reduced bunch inside the final kilometre - a perfect boost for him ahead of the Classics. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) retains the red jersey on the eve of the Queen stage with the summit finish in Green Mountain on Wednesday.

A pack of 120 riders start stage 4 after three riders abandoned during stage 3. Attacks fly from the gun but it takes 17 km of hard battle for three riders to get away: Nathan van Hooydonck (CCC Pro Team), Darwin Atapuma (Cofidis) and Ian Boswell (Katusha-Alpecin). They are joined by Damien Gaudin (Direct Énergie) 5 km further. Jérémy Leveau (Delko Marseille Provence) also gets in the break just ahead of the first intermediate sprint (km 27) dominated by Boswell.

The American rider also claims the points atop the climbs of Al Jissah (km 31) and Al Wadi Al Kabir (km 38). Alexey Lutsenko’s Astana set the pace in the bunch to control the gap around 3’30”. Boswell then takes the the points atop the three ascents of Al Jabal Street (km 74.5, km 89 and km 104). Jeremy Leveau is dropped in the second ascent and Damien Gaudin in the third.

Greg Van Avermaet’s CCC set the pace for the bunch in these climbs and the gap gets down under 1 minute with 23 km to go. The breakaway looks doomed but the leading trio manages to maintain a 28” gap 5 km away from the finish… They’re finally caught inside the last kilometre and can only watch Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) storm to victory.

Complete results:

131 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.868 km/hr

1	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3hr 17min 9sec
2	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
3	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
4	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
5	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
7	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
8	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
9	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
10	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
11	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	s.t.
12	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	s.t.
13	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
14	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
15	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
16	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
17	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
18	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
19	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
20	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
21	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
22	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
23	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
24	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
25	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
26	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	s.t.
27	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
28	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
29	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
30	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
31	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
32	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
33	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
34	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
35	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
37	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
38	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
39	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
40	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
41	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
42	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
43	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
44	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
45	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
46	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
47	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	@ 13sec
48	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	16''
49	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	19''
50	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	22''
51	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
52	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	22''
53	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	28''
54	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	36''
55	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
56	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
57	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
58	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
59	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
60	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	40''
61	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	54''
62	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	58''
63	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	01' 01''
64	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
65	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01' 08''
66	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	01' 09''
67	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	s.t.
68	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	01' 11''
69	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	01' 23''
70	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
71	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	01' 49''
72	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	05' 09''
73	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	05' 46''
74	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
75	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	s.t.
76	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
77	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
78	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
79	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
80	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
81	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
83	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	07' 57''
84	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
85	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
86	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
87	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
88	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
89	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	s.t.
90	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
91	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
92	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
93	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
94	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
95	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
96	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	s.t.
97	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	s.t.
98	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	12' 52''
99	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
100	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
101	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
102	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
103	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
104	EDUARD-MICHAEL	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
105	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
106	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
107	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
108	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
109	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
110	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
111	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	s.t.
112	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
113	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
114	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
115	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
116	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
117	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
118	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
119	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
120	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

618.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.475 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	14hr 54min 46sec
2	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	@ 14sec
3	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	18''
4	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	24''
5	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	27''
6	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	29''
7	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	30''
8	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	34''
9	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
10	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
11	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	38''
12	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	40''
13	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	41''
14	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	42''
15	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
16	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	51''
17	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01' 06''
18	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	01' 08''
19	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	01' 20''
20	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01' 29''
21	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	01' 32''
22	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	02' 20''
23	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	03' 09''
24	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	03' 14''
25	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	03' 20''
26	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	03' 40''
27	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	03' 56''
28	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	04' 21''
29	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	04' 47''
30	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	05' 05''
31	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	06' 04''
32	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	06' 14''
33	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
34	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	06' 42''
35	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	06' 44''
36	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	06' 50''
37	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	06' 55''
38	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	07' 07''
39	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	07' 25''
40	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	07' 36''
41	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	07' 36''
42	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	08' 12''
43	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	08' 20''
44	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	08' 45''
45	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	09' 13''
46	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	09' 17''
47	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	09' 27''
48	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	09' 56''
49	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	10' 06''
50	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	10' 35''
51	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	10' 55''
52	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	11' 02''
53	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	11' 18''
54	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	11' 36''
55	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	12' 07''
56	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	12' 58''
57	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	13' 31''
58	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	13' 39''
59	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 17''
60	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	14' 42''
61	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 53''
62	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	15' 53''
63	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	16' 06''
64	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	16' 06''
65	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	16' 07''
66	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	16' 12''
67	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	16' 31''
68	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
69	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	16' 34''
70	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	17' 10''
71	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	17' 48''
72	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	17' 51''
73	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	17' 53''
74	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	17' 56''
75	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	18' 11''
76	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	18' 27''
77	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	19' 06''
78	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	19' 24''
79	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	20' 04''
80	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	20' 18''
81	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	20' 27''
82	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	20' 30''
83	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	20' 48''
84	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	20' 56''
85	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	20' 58''
86	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	21' 00''
87	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	21' 31''
88	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	22' 17''
89	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	23' 36''
90	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	23' 41''
91	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	24' 28''
92	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	24' 40''
93	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	24' 54''
94	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	25' 01''
95	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	25' 02''
96	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	26' 42''
97	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	27' 00''
98	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	27' 41''
99	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	28' 34''
100	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	29' 06''
101	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	29' 55''
102	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	30' 48''
103	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	31' 12''
104	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	31' 34''
105	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	32' 11''
106	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	34' 01''
107	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	34' 52''
108	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	34' 54''
109	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	35' 14''
110	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	36' 05''
111	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	36' 33''
112	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
113	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	36' 33''
114	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	37' 17''
115	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	38' 01''
116	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	40' 58''
117	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	41' 27''
118	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	43' 03''
119	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	43' 38''
120	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	43' 41''

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Monday, February 18: Stage 3, Shati Al Qurum - Qurayyat, 192.5 km

Alexey Lutsenko makes it two in a row. Photo: ASO/K. D. Thorstad

Weather at the finish city of Qurayyat at 5:50 PM: 23C (74F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 11 km/hr (7 mph).

The race: Here's the organizer's stage summary.

Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) doubles up with a second stage victory in a row, after a spectacular day of racing on the way to Qurayyat. The Kazakh champ, who won the race overall last year, was extremely aggressive in the final 50 km, making the most of the wind to wear the peloton before claiming victory and the red jersey in the final climb. The Spanish puncheur Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) came second, ahead of the Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Pro Team).

A pack of 123 riders left Shati Al Qurum without Ben O’Connor (Dimension Data), who was sick. With his golden jersey of leader of the most aggressive rider classification, Preben van Hecke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) attacked at km 0. After 3 kilometres, he had managed to form the breakaway of the day with nine companions: Kevin Reza (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels), Julien Duval (AG2R-La Mondiale), Niccolò Bonifazio (Direct Énergie), Evan Huffman (Rally UHC Cycling), Maurits Lammertink and Arjen Livyns (Roompot-Charles), Lukas Spengler (Wallonie Bruxelles), Dani Viejo (Euskadi-Murias) and Piet Allegaert (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise).

The gap steadily increased up to 6’30”, until Bahrain-Merida came to set the pace at the front of the bunch along Alexander Kristoff’s UAE Team Emirates after 60 km of racing. Preben van Hecke had already made the most of the first climb of the day and the first intermediate sprint. He also went first at the second intermediate sprint (km 127.5).

The peloton split 52 km away from the finish, with Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) and Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Pro Team) trying to make the most of strong winds and the first ascent of Qurayyat. The red jersey was momentarily dropped. At the front, Niccolò Bonifazio, Piet Allegaert and Preben van Hecke got away in this climb, ahead of a final loop of 42.5 km.

With 35 km to go, a small bunch gets back together, including Kristoff. The gap was down to 2’20”. 10 km further, Van Hecke and Bonifazio were the last riders still ahead of the pack. They were reeled in with 12 km to go and the peloton immediately split again en route to the climb leading to the finish (2.8km at 6.5%).

Dimension Data set a heard pace. Kristoff was dropped with 2 km to go and Lutsenko surged in the final kilometre to snatch the win ahead of Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) and Greg Van Avermaet. The Kazakh is also the new overall leader of the race.

Complete results:

192.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.878 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	4hr 35min 48sec
2	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	@ 1sec
3	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
4	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
5	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	04''
6	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	06''
7	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	11''
8	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
9	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
10	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
11	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	15''
12	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	17''
13	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	18''
14	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	19''
15	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
16	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	28''
17	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	40''
18	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	42''
19	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	43''
20	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	45''
21	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	57''
22	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01' 06''
23	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	01' 14''
24	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	01' 18''
25	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01' 29''
26	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
27	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01' 55''
28	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
29	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
30	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	03' 14''
31	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	03' 17''
32	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	03' 37''
33	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	03' 52''
34	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	03' 57''
35	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	04' 02''
36	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	04' 12''
37	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	04' 14''
38	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	05' 27''
39	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
40	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	05' 46''
41	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
42	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
43	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
44	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	05' 51''
45	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
46	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
47	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
48	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
49	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
50	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
51	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
52	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
53	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
54	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
55	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
56	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
57	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
58	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	s.t.
59	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	s.t.
60	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
61	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
62	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
63	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
64	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	06' 09''
65	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	06' 47''
66	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	07' 13''
67	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
68	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
69	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	s.t.
70	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	07' 39''
71	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	07' 41''
72	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
73	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	08' 21''
74	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
75	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	08' 53''
76	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	09' 14''
77	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
78	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
79	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	09' 55''
80	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	11' 21''
81	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
82	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	12' 23''
83	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	14' 46''
84	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
85	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	15' 49''
86	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
87	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
89	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
90	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
91	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
92	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
93	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	s.t.
94	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
95	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
96	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
97	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	s.t.
98	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
99	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
100	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
101	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
102	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
103	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
104	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
105	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
106	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
107	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	s.t.
108	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
109	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	s.t.
110	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
111	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
112	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
113	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
114	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
115	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
116	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	16' 35''
117	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	16' 41''
118	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
119	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	17' 19''
120	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.

GC after stage 3:

487.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.929 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	11hr 37min 37sec
2	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	@ 18sec
3	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	20''
4	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	24''
5	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	27''
6	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	29''
7	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	30''
8	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	34''
9	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
10	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
11	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	38''
12	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	40''
13	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	41''
14	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	42''
15	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
16	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	51''
17	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01' 06''
18	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	01' 08''
19	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	01' 20''
20	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01' 29''
21	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	01' 32''
22	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	02' 04''
23	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	02' 33''
24	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	02' 58''
25	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	03' 14''
26	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
27	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	03' 39''
28	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	03' 40''
29	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	04' 00''
30	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	04' 21''
31	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	04' 43''
32	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	05' 42''
33	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	05' 50''
34	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	06' 14''
35	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
37	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
38	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
39	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
40	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	06' 31''
41	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	06' 44''
42	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
43	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	06' 45''
44	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	06' 55''
45	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	07' 07''
46	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	07' 12''
47	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
48	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	07' 36''
49	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
50	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
51	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
52	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	07' 51''
53	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	07' 56''
54	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	08' 04''
55	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	08' 08''
56	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	08' 34''
57	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	08' 39''
58	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	08' 58''
59	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	09' 51''
60	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	09' 56''
61	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	09' 57''
62	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	10' 06''
63	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	10' 21''
64	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	10' 22''
65	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	10' 35''
66	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	11' 06''
67	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	11' 27''
68	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	12' 02''
69	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	12' 07''
70	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
71	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	12' 09''
72	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	12' 30''
73	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	12' 33''
74	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	12' 37''
75	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	12' 59''
76	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	13' 01''
77	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	13' 02''
78	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	14' 08''
79	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 17''
80	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
81	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	16' 12''
82	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
83	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	16' 31''
84	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
85	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	17' 10''
86	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	17' 34''
87	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	17' 50''
88	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	17' 51''
89	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	18' 27''
90	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	18' 42''
91	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
92	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	19' 16''
93	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	19' 19''
94	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	19' 42''
95	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	20' 20''
96	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	20' 37''
97	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	21' 09''
98	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	21' 09''
99	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	21' 31''
100	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	22' 00''
101	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	22' 02''
102	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	22' 22''
103	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	23' 13''
104	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	23' 15''
105	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	23' 39''
106	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	23' 41''
107	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	s.t.
108	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
109	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
110	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	24' 09''
111	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	24' 25''
112	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	25' 02''
113	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	25' 41''
114	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	27' 05''
115	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	28' 06''
116	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	28' 35''
117	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	30' 04''
118	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	30' 11''
119	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	30' 46''
120	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	30' 49''

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Sunday, February 17: Stage 2, Royal Cavalry Oman - Al Bustan, 156.5 km

Alexey Lutsenko wins stage two. Photo: ASO/P. Ballet

Weather at the finish city of Al Bustan at 5:00 PM, local time: 24C (76F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the NE at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage two summary.

Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) claimed his first victory of the season on stage 2 of the 2019 Tour of Oman, his second day of racing this year. The Kazakh champ, who won the race overall in 2018, attacked in the final climb of the day and soloed to victory in the final five kilometres to Al Bustan. The race leader Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) survived the climbs of the day to finish second, ahead of the new best young rider Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data). Another punchy finish awaits the riders at Qurayyat on Monday.

A pack of 124 took the start in front of the Royal Cavalry without Nathan Haas (Katusha-Alpecin), who won last year in Al Bustan but was forced to withdraw due to illness. Four riders quickly broke away: Jérôme Baugnies (Wanty-Gobert), Lionel Taminiaux (Wallonie Bruxelles), Aritz Bagües (Euskadi-Murias) and Preben van Hecke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise). Alexander Kristoff’s UAE Team Emirates drove the bunch behind them and the gap was up to X at the bottom of the first ascent of the day, the climb of Fanja (summit at km 49).

Preben van Hecke pushed hard to climb the first KOM point of the 2019 Tour of Oman ahead of Lionel Taminiaux and Aritz Bagües. The attackers kept pushing after the climb and their lead rose to 4’30” before Astana and CCC Pro Team started to pull the peloton with 90 km to go.

Van Hecke accelerated again in the climb of Al Jabal Street and Taminiaux dropped back to the bunch. The pack was only trailing by 1’25” as the race entered the last 50 kilometres. Van Hecke went solo in the penultimate climb, at Al Hamriyah. Behind him, CCC pushed hard and the gap was down to 25” at the summit. The Belgian attacker was eventually reeled in with 16 km to go.

Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) enjoyed the final climb, in Al Jissah, to attack. Elie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic) and Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) tried to follow, unsuccessfully. A counter-attack went in the downhill with the Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet but didn’t succeed either. Eventually, the red jersey Alexander Kristoff was the fastest of the bunch ahead of Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data), the new leader of the best young rider classification.

Complete results:

156.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.968 km/hr

1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	4hr 7min 19sec
2	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
3	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
4	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
5	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
6	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
7	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
8	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
9	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
10	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
11	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
12	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
13	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
14	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
15	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
16	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
17	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
18	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
19	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
20	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	s.t.
21	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
22	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
23	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
24	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
25	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
26	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
27	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
28	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
29	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
30	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
31	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
32	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
33	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
34	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
35	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
36	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
38	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	@ 18sec
39	MIKEL ARISTI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	30''
40	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	33''
41	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
42	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	01' 01''
43	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
44	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
45	HECTOR SAEZ BENITO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
46	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	01' 13''
47	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	01' 25''
48	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
49	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
50	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	s.t.
51	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	s.t.
52	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
53	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
54	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
55	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
56	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
57	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
58	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
59	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
60	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
61	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
62	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
63	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
64	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	01' 45''
65	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	s.t.
66	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	01' 57''
67	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	02' 28''
68	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	02' 33''
69	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
70	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
71	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	s.t.
72	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
73	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
74	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
75	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
76	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
77	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	03' 10''
78	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA ALPECIN	03' 45''
79	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
80	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	04' 11''
81	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
82	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
83	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
84	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	04' 28''
85	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	04' 36''
86	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
87	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	05' 00''
88	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
89	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
90	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
91	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
92	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	s.t.
93	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	s.t.
94	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
95	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
96	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
97	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
98	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
99	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	05' 04''
100	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
101	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
102	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
103	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	07' 32''
104	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
105	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
106	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
107	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
108	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
109	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
110	YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
111	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
112	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	08' 00''
113	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	08' 21''
114	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	10' 40''
115	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
116	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	11' 40''
117	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
118	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
119	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	13' 10''
120	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
121	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
122	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
123	MARIO GONZALEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	13' 20''
124	ALFDAN DE DECKER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

295 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.950 km/hr

1	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	7hr 1min 56sec
2	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	@ 3sec
3	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	12''
4	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
6	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
7	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
8	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
10	RUI COSTA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
11	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
13	JAN POLANC	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
14	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC	s.t.
15	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
16	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
17	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
18	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
19	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
20	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
21	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
22	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
23	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
24	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
25	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
26	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
27	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
28	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
29	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
30	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
31	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
32	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
33	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
34	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
35	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	31''
36	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	33''
37	MIKEL ARISTI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	43''
38	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	46''
39	JHON DARWIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
40	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	01' 14''
41	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
42	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
43	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
44	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	01' 17''
45	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	01' 26''
46	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	01' 33''
47	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01' 37''
48	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
49	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
50	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
51	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
52	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
53	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
54	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
55	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
56	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC	s.t.
57	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
58	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
59	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
60	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
61	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
62	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	01' 54''
63	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01' 55''
64	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	01' 58''
65	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	02' 10''
66	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	02' 31''
67	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	02' 41''
68	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	02' 46''
69	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
70	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
71	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
72	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
73	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
74	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
75	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	03' 20''
76	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	03' 23''
77	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	03' 47''
78	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	03' 58''
79	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
80	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	04' 21''
81	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	04' 23''
82	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	04' 24''
83	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
84	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	04' 41''
85	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT	04' 43''
86	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT	04' 49''
87	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	05' 13''
88	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
89	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC	s.t.
90	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
91	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
92	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
93	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC	s.t.
94	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	05' 17''
95	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
96	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
97	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	05' 36''
98	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	05' 38''
99	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	05' 47''
100	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	06' 04''
101	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	06' 06''
102	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	06' 26''
103	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	07' 43''
104	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	07' 45''
105	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC	s.t.
106	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC	s.t.
107	YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
108	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
109	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	08' 13''
110	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	08' 19''
111	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	08' 29''
112	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	09' 06''
113	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	09' 45''
114	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	11' 09''
115	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	11' 14''
116	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	11' 53''
117	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	11' 53''
118	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	12' 10''
119	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT	13' 23''
120	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
121	MARIO GONZALEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	13' 33''
122	ALFDAN DE DECKER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
123	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	14' 08''
124	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT	14' 50''

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Saturday, February 16: Stage 1, Al Sawadi Beach - Suhar Corniche, 138.5 km

Alexander Kristoff (far left) takes the Oman Tour's first stage. Photo: ASO/K.D. Thorstad

The race: Here's the organizer's report:

Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) dominated stage 1 of the 10th Tour of Oman on Saturday, his 9th stage win on a race he attends every year since it was created. The Norwegian champ claimed victory ahead of two Frenchmen, Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) after a royal gallop on a 1,300m final straight road on the Suhar corniche where the sprinters displayed their spectacular abilities. Stage 2 will bring different challenges on Sunday with lumpy roads leading to Al Bustan.

The 126 riders lining up for the 10th edition of the Tour of Oman left Al Sawadi Beach graced by a resplendent Sun. Michael Schär (CCC Pro Team), who has attended the race every year, celebrated it with an attack from the gun along with Alexis Guérin (Delko Marseille Provence), Sergio Rodriguez (Euskadi-Murias) and Emiel Planckaert (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise).

The four men at the front quickly took their lead up to 4’30”, after 20 km of racing. Alexis Guérin went first at the intermediate sprint (km 32) ahead of Michael Schär and Emiel Planckaert. Alexander Kristoff’s UAE Team Emirates, André Greeipel’s Arkéa-Samsic and Bryan Coquard’s Vital Concept-B&B Hotels got into action early in the stage and seriously accelerated in the last 65 km, with wind gusts shaking the pack.

Michael Schär dominated the second intermediate sprint to claim the gold jersey as leader of the most aggressive rider classification. With the participation of Direct Énergie, the gap was then down to 2’15” as the race entered the last 30 km. Ten kilometres further, Emiel Planckaert was dropped from the leading group and the peloton was only trailing by 1’05”.

The three attackers still at the front were eventually reeled in with 6 km to go as the peloton stormed to the finish. André Greipel sustained a puncture in the final 10km while Alexander Kristoff avoided any trouble to take his first win this season.

Complete results:

138.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.531 km/hr

1	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2hr 54min 50sec
2	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
3	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	s.t.
4	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
5	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
6	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
7	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
8	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	s.t.
9	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
10	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
11	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
12	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
13	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
14	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
15	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
16	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
17	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
18	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
19	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
20	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
21	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
22	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
23	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
24	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
25	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
26	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
27	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
29	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
30	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
31	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
32	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	s.t.
33	MARIO GONZALEZ SALAS	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
34	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
35	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	s.t.
36	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
38	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
39	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
40	ALFDAN DE DECKER	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
41	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
42	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
43	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
44	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
45	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
46	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
47	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
48	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
49	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
50	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
51	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
52	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
53	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
54	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
55	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
56	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
57	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
58	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
59	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
60	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
61	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
62	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
63	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
64	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
65	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
66	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	s.t.
67	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
68	YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
69	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
70	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
71	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
72	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
73	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
74	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
76	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
77	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
78	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
79	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
80	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
81	HECTOR SAEZ BENITO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
82	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
83	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
84	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
85	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
86	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
87	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
88	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
89	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
90	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
91	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
92	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
93	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
94	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
95	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
96	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	s.t.
97	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
98	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
99	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
100	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
101	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
102	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
103	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
104	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	@ 17'sec
105	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
106	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
107	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	21''
108	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
109	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
110	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	23''
111	NATHAN HAAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	34''
112	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	s.t.
113	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
114	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
115	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	48''
116	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	51''
117	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	53''
118	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
119	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	01' 01''
120	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
121	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 13''
122	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	01' 21''
123	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
124	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	01' 27''
125	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	02' 00''

GC after stage 1:

1	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2hr 54min 40sec
2	BRYAN COQUARD	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	@ 4sec
3	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	05''
4	NACER BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	06''
5	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	DIMENSION DATA	10''
6	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
7	MIKEL ARISTI	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
8	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
9	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	s.t.
10	AMAURY CAPIOT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
11	EMILS LIEPINS	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
12	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
13	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
14	TYLER MAGNER	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
15	KENNY DEHAES	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
16	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
17	STIJN STEELS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
18	IURI FILOSI	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
19	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
20	KENNETH VAN ROOY	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
21	RYAN GIBBONS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
22	PIER ANDRE COTE	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
23	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
24	KEVIN REZA	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
25	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
26	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
27	JOHN MURPHY	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
28	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	ROMAIN CARDIS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
30	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
31	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
32	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
33	YEVGENIY GIDICH	ASTANA	s.t.
34	MARIO GONZALEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
35	MILAN MENTEN	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
36	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	s.t.
37	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
38	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
39	JULEN IRIZAR	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
40	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
41	ALFDAN DE DECKER	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
42	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
43	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
44	ELIOT LIETAER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
45	ADAM DE VOS	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
46	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
47	BRENTON JONES	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
48	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
49	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
50	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
51	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
52	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
53	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	BRANDON MCNULTY	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
55	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
56	JENTHE BIERMANS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
57	JULIEN MORTIER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
58	QUENTIN PACHER	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
59	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
60	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
61	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
62	PATRICK MÜLLER	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
63	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
64	JESPER ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
65	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
66	GIJS VAN HOECKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
67	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA	s.t.
68	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
69	YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
70	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
71	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	ARJEN LIVYNS	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
73	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
74	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
75	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
76	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
77	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
78	PIET ALLEGAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
79	ROBERT BRITTON	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
80	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
81	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
82	HECTOR SAEZ BENITO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
83	PIM LIGTHART	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
84	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
85	HUUB DUIJN	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
86	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
87	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
88	JULIEN MORICE	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
89	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
90	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
91	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
92	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
93	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
94	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
95	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
96	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV	ASTANA	s.t.
97	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
98	BART DE CLERCQ	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
99	JAVIER MORENO	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
100	ANDREA GAROSIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
101	EVAN HUFFMAN	RALLY UHC CYCLING	s.t.
102	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
103	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
104	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	27''
105	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
106	ANTONIO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
107	ALEXIS GUERIN	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
108	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	31''
109	PIETER WEENING	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
110	KAMIL GRADEK	CCC TEAM	33''
111	NATHAN HAAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	44''
112	GEOFFREY SOUPE	COFIDIS	s.t.
113	ADRIEN PETIT	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
114	LUKAS SPENGLER	WALLONIE BRUXELLES	s.t.
115	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	55''
116	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 01''
117	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 03''
118	LAURENT PICHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
119	DAMIEN GAUDIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	01' 11''
120	NIKI TERPSTRA	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
121	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	01' 23''
122	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	01' 31''
123	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
124	JOHAN LE BON	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	01' 37''
125	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	02' 10''

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Start list with backnumbers, February 15, 2019:

	ASTANA
1	ALEXEY LUTSENKO
2	DAVIDE BALLERINI
3	ZHANDOS BIZHIGITOV
4	YEVGENIY GIDICH
5	HUGO HOULE
6	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN
7	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV
	CCC TEAM
11	GREG VAN AVERMAET
12	KAMIL GRADEK
13	MICHAEL SCHÄR
14	GIJS VAN HOECKE
15	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK
16	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK
17	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI
	BAHRAIN - MERIDA
21	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO
22	YUKIYA ARASHIRO
23	SONNY COLBRELLI
24	ANDREA GAROSIO
25	KRISTIJAN KOREN
26	ANTONIO NIBALI
27	DOMEN NOVAK
	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES
31	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF
32	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM
33	RUI COSTA
34	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN
35	MARCO MARCATO
36	YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI
37	JAN POLANC
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
41	JESUS HERRADA
42	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA HURTADO
43	NACER BOUHANNI
44	JESPER HANSEN
45	CYRIL LEMOINE
46	LUIS ANGEL MATE MARDONES
47	GEOFFREY SOUPE
	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN
51	NATHAN HAAS
52	ENRICO BATTAGLIN
53	JENTHE BIERMANS
54	IAN BOSWELL
55	STEFF CRAS
56	MATTEO FABBRO
57	RETO HOLLENSTEIN
	VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS
61	BRYAN COQUARD
62	KRIS BOECKMANS
63	JOHAN LE BON
64	JULIEN MORICE
65	PATRICK MÜLLER
66	QUENTIN PACHER
67	KEVIN REZA
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
71	MATHIAS FRANK
72	SILVAN DILLIER
73	JULIEN DUVAL
74	BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS
75	OLIVER NAESEN
76	STIJN VANDENBERGH
77	CLEMENT VENTURINI
	TEAM DIMENSION DATA
81	ENRICO GASPAROTTO
82	RYAN GIBBONS
83	JACQUES WILLEM JANSE VAN RENSBURG
84	GIACOMO NIZZOLO
85	BEN O'CONNOR
86	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER
87	JACO VENTER
	TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC
91	ANDRÉ GREIPEL
92	MAXIME DANIEL
93	ELIE GESBERT
94	BENOIT JARRIER
95	LAURENT PICHON
96	CLÉMENT RUSSO
97	ROBERT THOMAS WAGNER
	DIRECT ENERGIE
101	NIKI TERPSTRA
102	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO
103	ROMAIN CARDIS
104	DAMIEN GAUDIN
105	FABIEN GRELLIER
106	PIM LIGTHART
107	ADRIEN PETIT
	RALLY UHC CYCLING
111	BRANDON MCNULTY
112	ROBERT BRITTON
113	PIER ANDRE COTE
114	ADAM DE VOS
115	EVAN HUFFMAN
116	TYLER MAGNER
117	JOHN MURPHY
	WANTY - GOBERT CYCLING TEAM
121	BART DE CLERCQ
122	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES
123	ALFDAN DE DECKER
124	THOMAS DEGAND
125	FABIEN DOUBEY
126	MARCO MINNAARD
127	BORIS VALLEE
	ROOMPOT - CHARLES
131	PIETER WEENING
132	JESPER ASSELMAN
133	HUUB DUIJN
134	MAURITS LAMMERTINK
135	ARJEN LIVYNS
136	STIJN STEELS
137	BOY VAN POPPEL
	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE
141	JAVIER MORENO BAZAN
142	IURI FILOSI
143	EDUARD-MICHAEL GROSU
144	ALEXIS GUERIN
145	BRENTON JONES
146	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU
147	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS
	WALLONIE BRUXELLES
151	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT
152	KENNY DEHAES
153	EMILS LIEPINS
154	ELIOT LIETAER
155	JULIEN MORTIER
156	LUKAS SPENGLER
157	LIONEL TAMINIAUX
	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY - MURIAS
161	MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI
162	HECTOR SAEZ BENITO
163	ARITZ BAGUES KALPARSORO
164	MARIO GONZALEZ SALAS
165	JULEN IRIZAR LASKURAIN
166	SERGIO RODRIGUEZ RECHE
167	JOSE DANIEL VIEJO REDONDO
	SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
171	AMAURY CAPIOT
172	PIET ALLEGAERT
173	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ
174	MILAN MENTEN
175	EMIEL PLANCKAERT
176	PREBEN VAN HECKE
177	KENNETH VAN ROOY