2010 Tour of Oman

Last updated
Race details
Dates1419 February
Stages6
Distance687.1 km (426.9 mi)
Winning time16h 02' 52"
Results
Jersey red.svg WinnerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank)
  SecondFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) (Team Sky)
  ThirdFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Cameron Meyer  (AUS) (Garmin–Transitions)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) (Team Sky)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) (Team Sky)
  Team Team HTC–Columbia
2011  

The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of Team Saxo Bank.

Contents

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2010 Tour of Oman. These included ten UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and one Continental team. Each team entered a squad of eight riders, giving the Tour a peloton of 128 riders.

The teams that participated in the race were: [1]

Stages

Stage 1

14 February 2010 Muscat Corniche, 61 km (37.9 mi)

The Frenchman Jimmy Casper outsprinted the peloton.

The first stage was a night time stage along a 16 lap course in Muscat Corniche. This night racing made the first couple of laps cautious because the riders had to race without headlights and did not want to risk an accident. [2]

Stage 1 results [3]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA)Saur-Sojasun1h 22' 12"
2Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky st.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto st.
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions st.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo st.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator st.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Team Katusha st.
8Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia st.
9Flag of Germany.svg  Andreas Stauff  (GER) Quick-Step st.
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Lucas Sebastian Haedo  (ARG) Team Saxo Bank st.
General Classification after Stage 1
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA) Jersey red.svg Jersey green.svg Saur-Sojasun1h 22' 12"
2Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey white.svg Team Sky + 4"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 6"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions +10"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo +10"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator +10"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Team Katusha +10"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia +10"
9Flag of Germany.svg  Andreas Stauff  (GER) Quick-Step +10"
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Lucas Sebastian Haedo  (ARG) Team Saxo Bank +10"

Stage 2

15 February 2010 Nizwa to Samail, 148.5 km (92.3 mi)

Daniele Bennati won the stage in a sprint finish. It was his first victory since February 28, 2009. He outsprinted American sprinter Tyler Farrar and Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen to get the victory. He dedicated the race to Franco Ballerini, an Italian cyclist who died February 7, 2010. [4]

In the Tour of Qatar Daniele Bennati helped out his team mate Francesco Chicchi but today was the reverse. With no one making a move with 300m to go so Bennati jumped and had enough speed to hold off the other sprinters. He credits his team mates Francesco Chicchi and Daniel Oss for giving him a great lead out. This victory put Bennati in a comfortable 3rd position overall with the same time as the leader.

The three riders tied for first are (in order): Edvald Boasson Hagen, Jimmy Casper, and Daniele Bennati. [5]

Stage 2 results [6]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo 3h 33' 03"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions st.
3Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky st.
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) Team Saxo Bank st.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Team Katusha st.
6Flag of Germany.svg  Andreas Klier  (GER) Cervélo TestTeam st.
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hammond  (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam st.
8Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia st.
9Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil st.
10Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA)Saur-Sojasunst.
General Classification after Stage 2
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey red.svg Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Team Sky 4h 55' 15"
2Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA)Saur-Sojasunst.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo st.
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions + 4"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 6"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kristof Vandewalle  (BEL) Jersey polkadot.svg Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 6"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ben Gastauer  (NED) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 7"
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) Trek Livestrong U23 + 8"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Team Katusha + 10"
10Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia + 10"

Stage 3

16 February 2010 Saifat Ash Shiekh to Qurayyat, 124 km (77.1 mi)

Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen confirmed that he is the big favourite to win the first edition of the Tour of Oman by winning Tuesday's third stage to Qurayyat and extending his overall lead.

The 22-year-old Norwegian got a perfect leadout from his teammates, responded to a late surge by the Garmin–Transitions team and then accelerated to the line to win with his arms waving in celebration. Team Katusha's Danilo Napolitano was 2nd and Tyler Farrar was 3rd.

The 10 second time bonus won in the stage puts him 10 seconds ahead of Tyler Farrar who is in 2nd place. [7]

Stage 3 results [8]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky 3h 05' 49"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Team Katusha st.
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions st.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Quick-Step st.
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stuart O'Grady  (AUS) Team Saxo Bank st.
6Flag of France.svg  Lloyd Mondory  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale st.
7Flag of Austria.svg  Peter Wrolich  (AUT) Team Milram st.
8Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil st.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Klaas Lodewijck  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator st.
10Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia st.
General Classification after Stage 3
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey red.svg Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Team Sky 8h 00' 54"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions + 10"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo + 10"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Team Katusha + 14"
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Gatis Smukulis  (LAT) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 15"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lieuwe Westra  (NED) Jersey polkadot.svg Vacansoleil + 16"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kristof Vandewalle  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 16"
8Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ben Gastauer  (LUX) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 17"
9Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia + 20"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 20"

Stage 4

17 February 2010 Ibri to Nakhal, 187 km (116.2 mi)

The Tour of Oman exploded during the toughest stage of the race on Wednesday as Team Sky and the rest of the peloton swapped below the belt punches during the race and then accusations on unfair play after the finish. Australia's Leigh Howard won the stage with a fine sprint on the slightly uphill finish.

Team Sky riders let a six-rider break gain almost seven minutes in the first hour and then were angry when no other teams were willing to help them chase the break.

Several riders claimed that the Team Sky riders vented their anger on the peloton by blasting through the feed zone and then put the peloton in the gutter by riding a half-road echelon when the wind changed direction.

That especially angered Cervélo TestTeam, who retaliated by splitting the race when Edvald Boasson Hagen stopped to uninate 55 km from the finish. Because he was race leader, Edvald Boasson Hagen had perhaps thought the peloton would wait for him, but in the heat of battle, nobody did and 41 riders group quickly formed an echelon and accelerated up the road. Boasson Hagen never caught up to the peloton and as a result finished 1'05" behind Leigh Howard and is currently in 34th position. [9]

Stage 4 results [10]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leigh Howard  (AUS) Team HTC–Columbia 4h 11' 31"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo st.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Quick-Step st.
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hammond  (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam st.
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions st.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stijn Vandenbergh  (BEL) Team Katusha st.
7Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Hinault  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale st.
8Flag of Germany.svg  Marcus Burghardt  (GER) BMC Racing Team st.
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Schär  (SWI) BMC Racing Team st.
10Flag of South Africa.svg  Robert Hunter  (RSA) Garmin–Transitions st.
General Classification after Stage 4
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Jersey red.svg Team Sky 12h 12' 29"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Jersey green.svg Garmin–Transitions + 6"
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Gatis Smukulis  (LAT) Jersey white.svg Jersey polkadot.svg Ag2r–La Mondiale + 6"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leigh Howard  (AUS) Team HTC–Columbia + 6"
5Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Trusov  (RUS) Team Katusha + 11"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Quick-Step + 12"
7Flag of France.svg  Cyril Lemoine  (FRA)Saur-Sojasun+ 14"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team HTC–Columbia + 16"
9Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Hinault  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 16"
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hammond  (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam + 16"

Stage 5

18 February 2010 Wattayat to Sultan Qaboos Stadium, 146 km (90.7 mi)

Quick-Step's Tom Boonen took his third win in 11 days of racing in the Gulf, winning a hectic sprint at the end of stage five of the Tour of Oman. Boonen won two stages in the Tour of Qatar and seemed back to his very best.

Tom Boonen got an excellent leadout from his teammates and then dug deep to find an extra bit of speed to beat Team Saxo Bank's Juan Jose Haedo.

The win put Tom Boonen 2 seconds behind the overall leader, Daniele Bennati.

After five days of racing, 26 riders are still within 16 seconds in the overall standings and so Friday's 18.5 km time trial will decide the winner of the inaugural Tour of Oman. [11]

Stage 5 results [12]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Quick-Step 3h 23' 52"
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Juan Jose Haedo  (ARG) Team Saxo Bank st.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator st.
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Baden Cooke  (AUS) Team Saxo Bank st.
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Transitions st.
6Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky st.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo st.
8Flag of Germany.svg  Roger Kluge  (GER) Team Milram st.
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dominique Rollin  (CAN) Cervélo TestTeam st.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Klaas Lodewijck  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator st.
General Classification after Stage 5
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Jersey red.svg Liquigas–Doimo 15h 36' 21"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Quick-Step + 2"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Jersey green.svg Garmin–Transitions + 6"
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Gatis Smukulis  (LAT) Jersey white.svg Jersey polkadot.svg Ag2r–La Mondiale + 6"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leigh Howard  (AUS) Team HTC–Columbia + 6"
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Juan Jose Haedo  (ARG) Team Saxo Bank + 10"
7Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Trusov  (RUS) Team Katusha + 11"
8Flag of France.svg  Cyril Lemoine  (FRA)Saur-Sojasun+ 14"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hammond  (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam + 16"
10Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Hinault  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 16"

Stage 6

19 February 2010 Al Jissah to Muscat Corniche, 18.6 km (11.6 mi) (ITT)

Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky won the 6th and final stage in the Tour of Oman, but time trialest Fabian Cancellara placed 2nd on the stage (17 seconds behind Edvald Boasson Hagen) which gave him the overall victory.

The win made Edvald Boasson Hagen as the youth classifications winner, as well as the green jersey for the overall points winner. Edvald Boasson Hagen hit speeds of almost 100 km/h 100 km/h (62 mph) on the fast downhill section following the second climb and swept up the riders in front of him throughout his ride.

Cancellara revealed he will not race again until the Eroica in Tuscany in early March. His winter training was disrupted by illness in January but he is now satisfied that he is back on schedule.

He is still some way from the Cancellara who can dominate Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix and beat everyone in the big time trials, but his overall victory showed his class and experience. He was always in the right place during the decisive moments of the race and then used his time trialing skills and ability to hurt himself and come out on top. Cancellera was satisfied with his victory but admits he was hurting very much and that there is a lot of room for improvement for the big races later in the season. [13]

Stage 6 results [13]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky 25' 28"
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SUI) Team Saxo Bank + 17"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cameron Meyer  (AUS) Garmin–Transitions + 45"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pinotti  (ITA) Team HTC–Columbia + 48"
5Flag of Russia.svg  Artem Ovechkin  (RUS) Team Katusha + 1' 01"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED) Team Milram + 1' 11"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 1' 19"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Marcus Burghardt  (GER) BMC Racing Team st.
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Team Sky + 1' 20"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo st.
Final General Classification
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SUI) Jersey red.svg Team Saxo Bank 16h 02' 52"
2Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Team Sky + 28"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cameron Meyer  (AUS) Garmin–Transitions st.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pinotti  (ITA) Team HTC–Columbia + 31"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo + 47"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED) Team Milram + 54"
7Flag of Germany.svg  Marcus Burghardt  (GER) BMC Racing Team + 1' 02"
8Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martin Velits  (SVK) Team HTC–Columbia + 1' 07"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van De Walle  (BEL) Quick-Step + 1' 12"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo + 1' 13"

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral Classification
Jersey red.svg
Points Classification
Jersey green.svg
Young Rider Classification
Jersey white.svg
Aggressive Cyclist Classification
Jersey polkadot.svg
Teams Classification
1 Jimmy Casper Jimmy Casper Jimmy Casper Edvald Boasson Hagen Marco Pinotti Saur-Sojasun
2 Daniele Bennati Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Kristof Vandewalle Team Saxo Bank
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Gatis Smukulis Garmin–Transitions
4 Leigh Howard Daniele Bennati Tyler Farrar Gatis Smukulis
5 Tom Boonen Team Saxo Bank
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen Fabian Cancellara Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Team HTC–Columbia
Final Fabian Cancellara Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Gatis Smukulis Team HTC–Columbia

For Stage 2, Kenny De Haes wore the green jersey.

For Stages 3 and 4, Tyler Farrar wore the green jersey, and Kristof Vandewalle wore the white jersey.

For Stage 5, Leigh Howard wore the white jersey.

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