PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2023 stage 3 - Jesús Herrada to defend GC on first serious climbing challenge

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. Stage 3 will put Jesús Herrada's lead to the test in a new ascent.

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.

Prediction Tour of Oman 2023 stage 3:

*** Maxim van Gils, Alexey Lutsenko
** Jesús Herrada, Mauri Vansevenant, Davide Formolo
* Matteo Jorgenson, Rémy Rochas, Cristián Rodríguez, Emanuel Buchmann, Carlos Verona, Jan Hirt

Pick: Maxim van Gils