On the 7th of February racing resumes in the Middle East and this time around we've got the recently created Muscat Classic. Ahead of the Tour of Oman, this one-day race provides an opportunity for different types of riders to take a strong win. We take a look at it's profile.
The race will be 169 kilometers long and follow a course that the riders know well if they have raced in Oman in the past. It's a day where climbers, classics riders and sprinters can all succeed, depends on how the course is raced. The riders will have a few short but explosive climbs throughout the final two thirds of the race, but most will be eyeing the final one only. The ascent to Al Jissah is 1.1 kilometers long at over 9% and ends with only 5 kilometers to go, providing an ideal opportunity for a late attack to victory. Most of the finale is downhill, with the final kilometer then being flat.
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💪 The 3rd #MuscatClassic will be held on Friday February 7, followed by the 14th #TourofOman. Since 2010, some of the world's best riders have been meeting in Oman to launch their season.
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- Two riders unlike any others over the past few decades, during this era of carb fueling, seems relevant to me.RidesHills23-03-2025
- Funny that they shorten women’s races but have no qualms about letting U23 do the same distances.Jumpyjohn23-03-2025
- Why is that relevant when discussing speed?Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- But he wasn’t the only one ;-)Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- Obviously the questions are more important to some here than to them or the team so I suggest looking for answers instead of asking questions between ourselves. We’ll probably get them unless someone actually goes to ask the protagonists themselves. Here are some starters : They like riding together; they have their own rivalry that helps bring out the best in both; they might get more points helping each other compared to racing separate races. In any case, unless we hear MJ complaining about it, I don’t think it’s going to change, it’s the Sepp Kuss syndrome all over again, fans lobbying against the will of the rider.Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- Mine goes to MVDP for entertaining us all year round :-) Stellar race, Ganna impressive in his own way as many predicted after some oddly lacklustre times.Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- i remember when not too long ago mathieu was regarded as a real tactical knucklehead. i’m not sure that was ever quite accurate, but it’s certainly the case that over the years he has become a real master tactician. in the biggest races, van der poel rarely makes choices that don’t fully optimize every specific advantage he has.OCexile23-03-2025
- Whatever the result, I believe the strategy by UAE to launch Pogacar was absolutely the right one. Unfortunately, they just were not able to execute it the way they must have planned, being all over the place at the start of the Cipressa.Cooldude23-03-2025
- They are without doubt not just the best two classics riders of this generation, but amongst the best of all time. MvdP is more suited to MSR and PR (which Pog has yet to race), while Pog is now almost untouchable at LBL and Lombardia. RVV is the only one where both basically have an equal chance to win.Cooldude23-03-2025
- bravissima!
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