PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 - Can Adam Yates bring in another GC win for UAE?

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Saturday, 08 February 2025 at 11:08
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From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We preview the race ahead.

The race starts off immediately with a hard climb actually, but stage 1 is one guided towards the sprinters. The wind can blow hard and be a big threat in this day, but a sprint should be inevitable in the pan-flat finale with a finale next to tourist attraction of the Bimmah Sink Hole.

Stage 1: Bushar - Bimmah Sink Hole, 179.8 kilometers
Stage 1: Bushar - Bimmah Sink Hole, 179.8 kilometers

Stage 2 will be the day best suited to the puncheurs, and also the longest of the race with over 200 kilometers. The finale features a few climbs but they are short and explosive. The final ascent to Yitti Hills will have a fast approach and the climb itself is 1.7 kilometers at 5.9%, steepest at the bottom. We could see a reduced group sprint.

Stage 2: Al Rustaq Fort - Yitti Hills, 202.9 kilometers
Stage 2: Al Rustaq Fort - Yitti Hills, 202.9 kilometers

Stage 3 is almost completely flat but with a summit finish at Eastern Mountain. It's a climb hard enough for the pure climbers to make the difference, but potentially short enough that some puncheurs can still hold on. The ascent is 4.7 kilometers at 7.6%, it will be a very explosive finale.

Stage 3: Fanja - Eastern Mountain, 181.5 kilometers
Stage 3: Fanja - Eastern Mountain, 181.5 kilometers

Stage 4 will be another day for the sprinters without a doubt, there are not climbs to bother the fast men on this day and we will have a furious finale in the Oman Convention center.

Stage 4: Oman Across Ages Museum (Manah) - Oman Convention - Exhibition Centre, 180.8 kilometers
Stage 4: Oman Across Ages Museum (Manah) - Oman Convention - Exhibition Centre, 180.8 kilometers

The queen stage of the race is, as usual, the final day where the riders will head towards the ironically named 'Green Mountain'. It is a short day on the bike with nothing to note until the final ascent, a wide-road ultra-steep climb in the middle of the desert where differences are usually very high and the overall classification should be decided.

Stage 5: Imty - Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountain), 136.8 kilometers
Stage 5: Imty - Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountain), 136.8 kilometers

Prediction Tour of Oman 2025 overall classification:

*** Adam Yates
** Ruben Guerreiro, David Gaudu, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Chris Harper
* Jay Vine, Rafal Majka, Mauri Vansevenant, Diego Ulissi, Wout Poels, Valentin Madouas, Cian Uijtdebroeks, Jorgen Nordhagen, Warren Barguil, Steff Cras, Damien Howson, David de la Cruz

Pick: Adam Yates

Original: Rúben Silva

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