Tour of Oman
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Region | Oman |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.HC |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Race director | Eddy Merckx[1] |
| History | |
| First edition | 2010 |
| Editions | 7 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| Most wins |
 Chris Froome (GBR) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
The Tour of Oman is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Oman since 2010 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race is classified as a 2.HC (as of 2012). The race is organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation, and was held for the first time between 14 and 19 February 2010.[2] The race is a men's competition consisting of six stages. The race contains mainly flat stages, with some hillier parts.
During the race, the leader of the General Classification wears a red jersey, the leader of sprinter's points classification is denoted by a green jersey and best young rider by white. The race does not contain a mountains jersey. The most aggressive rider wears a white jersey with green and red polka-dots.
The inaugural edition of the race in 2010, consisted of 6 stages, beginning with a 16-lap criterium in Muscat Corniche and ending with an 18.6 km time trial, also in Muscat.[3] Fabian Cancellara won this event after coming second in the final time trial to Edvald Boasson Hagen.[4]
Past winners
General classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |
Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team Saxo Bank |
| 2011 |  |
Gesink, RobertRobert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank |
| 2012 |  |
Velits, PeterPeter Velits (SVK) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2013 | |
Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky |
| 2014 | |
Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky |
| 2015 |  |
Valls, RafaelRafael Valls (ESP) | Lampre–Merida |
| 2016 | |
Nibali, VincenzoVincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  |
Hagen, Edvald BoassonEdvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky |
| 2011 | |
Hagen, Edvald BoassonEdvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky |
| 2012 | |
Sagan, PeterPeter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 2013 | |
Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky |
| 2014 |  |
Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol |
| 2015 | |
Guardini, AndreaAndrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana |
Young rider classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |
Hagen, Edvald BoassonEdvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky |
| 2011 | |
Gesink, RobertRobert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank |
| 2012 |  |
Gallopin, TonyTony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 2013 | |
Elissonde, KennyKenny Elissonde (FRA) | FDJ |
| 2014 | |
Bardet, RomainRomain Bardet (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2015 |  |
Meintjes, LouisLouis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka |
Aggressive rider classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  |
Smukulis, GatisGatis Smukulis (LAT) | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2011 |  |
Kump, MarkoMarko Kump (SLO) | Geox–TMC |
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Lodewyck, KlaasKlaas Lodewyck (BEL) | BMC Racing Team |
| 2013 | |
Traksel, BobbieBobbie Traksel (NED) | Champion System |
| 2014 | |
Van Hecke, PrebenPreben Van Hecke (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2015 | |
Van Meirhaeghe, JefJef Van Meirhaeghe (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
Team classification
| Year | Based | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 2011 |  | Leopard Trek |
| 2012 | | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 2013 | | BMC Racing Team |
| 2014 | | Team Sky |
| 2015 | | BMC Racing Team |
References
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-and-teams-praise-solidarity-at-tour-of-oman
- ↑ Abt, Simon "Tour of Oman Bicycle Race Will Give Riders a Gradual Start to Season" New York Times 2010-01-14
- ↑ Farrand, Stephen "Inaugural Tour of Oman favours time trialists" http://cyclingnews.com 2010-01-28
- ↑ Turner, Jonathan "Boasson Hagen lands finale" Sky Sports 2010-02-19
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tour of Oman. |
- Official website
- Tour of Oman Palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Stages at www.cyclingstage.com
- Tour of Oman at cqranking.com
- Tour of Oman on Facebook
- Tour of Oman on Twitter
