🇴🇲 #TourofOman 2023 🗓 February 11. - February 15. 🤩 For the first time in the history of the event, the final stage leads the riders to Jabal Al Akhdhar, on the slopes of the iconic “Green Mountain”, after an ascent of nearly 6km at more than 10%.
From the 11th to the 15th of February racing will resume in the Middle East, with the traditional Tour of Oman bringing an interesting set of stages that will suit sprinters, climbers and classics riders simultaneously.
The opening stage of the Tour of Oman sees the riders go through a flat stage that will favour the sprinters. It will start in Al Rustaq and end in Muscat, in a day without too many difficulties where the fast men will have the opportunity to shine.
Stage 2 will see the peloton start immediately with a rough climb, but one that shouldn't affect the outcome of the day. It is an explosive day, where the big men will save their legs for the final hilltop finish in Qurayyat that will favour the puncheurs, however is open for the true GC men aswell. The final ascent is 2.6 kilometers long at 7%.
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Stage 3 is rather similar, but this time around more guided towards the climbers. It is what is called a "one-effort stage", where the roads are almost entirely flat until the final summit finish. This will be in Jabal Haat, 4.6 kilometers at 8.5% where some meaningful differences can be made in the very steep final ramps.
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Stage four is one that is relatively tricky. The classics specialist will be on display in favourable terrain, the GC men will have to be on their toes, and some of the sprinters may have the chance to be in the fight for a second victory depending on how the finale is raced.
Most of the day is flat, but a 2.5-kilometer long climb at 6.9% will summit with just over 10 kilometers to go, and then with 900 meters to go the riders will end a 1.6 kilometers ascent at 6.6%, before the finish line in Yitti Hills.
Finally, the queen stage. Jabal Al Akhdhar, or as it's more commonly known the 'green mountain', is 5.7 kilometers at 10.5% and will mark the end of the Tour of Oman. It is an almost completely pan-flat day but the final climb is a brute. On wide desert roads, the inconsistent final climb is know for generating massive gaps, and it will decide the overall classification.
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The startlist includes meaningful names such as: Jan Hirt, Tim Merlier, Diego Ulissi, Pascal Ackermann, Davide Formolo, Louis Meintjes, Cristían Rodríguez, Kristoffer Halvorsen, Greg van Avermaet, Emanuel Buchmann, Cian Uijtdebroeks, Alexey Lutsenko, Mark Cavendish, Iván Sosa, Jesús Herrada, Axel Zingle, Maxim van Gils and Thomas de Gendt.
Prediction Tour of Oman
*** Alexey Lutsenko, Emanuel Buchmann
** Jan Hirt, Davide Formolo, Iván Sosa
* Louis Meintjes, Rein Taaramäe, Cristián Rodríguez, Maxim van Gils
Pick: Iván Sosa
Stage 1: Al Rustaq - Muscat (Oman Convention & Exhibition Center), 147.4 kilometers
Stage 2: Muscat - Quarayyat, 174 kilometers
Stage 3: Al Khobar - Jabal Haat, 151.8 kilometers
Stage 4: Izki - Yitti Hills, 194.2 kilometers
Stage 5: Samail - Jabal Al Akhdhar, 152.2 kilometers
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