2017 Tour of Oman

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2017 Tour of Oman
UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates14–19 February 2017
Stages6
Distance878 km (545.6 mi)
Winning time20h 56' 20"
Results
Jersey red.svg WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (Belgium) (BMC Racing Team)
  SecondFlag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (Portugal) (UAE Abu Dhabi)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (Italy) (Astana)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (Norway) (Team Katusha–Alpecin)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (Eritrea) (Team Dimension Data)
Jersey red green.svg CombativityFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Aimé De Gendt  (Belgium) (Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise)
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The 2017 Tour of Oman was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 19 February 2017 in Oman. It was the eighth edition of the Tour of Oman and was rated as a 2.HC race as part of the 2017 UCI Asia Tour. [1] The previous year's winner, Vincenzo Nibali, did not defend his title. [2]

Contents

The race was won by Belgium's Ben Hermans, [3] as part of the BMC Racing Team; Hermans took the race lead after winning the second stage of the race, and further extended his lead with a victory in the queen stage of the race, finishing at Jabal Al Akhdhar. Hermans won the race by 22 seconds ahead of Portuguese rider Rui Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi), who finished second on two stages during the race. The podium was completed by Astana's Fabio Aru from Italy, who was a further 13 seconds in arrears of Costa. [4]

Hermans duked it out for the points classification victory with Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha–Alpecin), with the honours ultimately going to Kristoff, [4] who won three of the remaining four stages of the race. The young rider classification was won by Eritrea's Merhawi Kudus, who finished in fourth place overall for Team Dimension Data, while Belgian Aimé De Gendt (Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise) won the combativity classification for points won at intermediate sprints and noted climbs. [4] With Kudus, Lachlan Morton and Nathan Haas all finishing within the top ten overall, Team Dimension Data won the teams classification. [4]

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to take part in the race. These included nine UCI WorldTeams and nine UCI Professional Continental teams. [5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

Route

The route for the race was announced on 27 January 2017. [6]

Stage schedule
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
114 February Al Sawadi Beach to Naseem Park 173 km (107 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)
215 February Nakhal to Al Bustan 142 km (88 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL)
316 February Sultan Qaboos University to Quriyat 162 km (101 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Denmark.svg  Søren Kragh Andersen  (DNK)
417 February Yiti to Ministry of Tourism 118 km (73 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)
518 February Samail to Jabal Al Akhdhar 152.5 km (95 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium-mountain stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL)
619 February The Wave Muscat to Matrah Corniche 130.5 km (81 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)

Stages

Stage 1

14 February 2017 Al Sawadi Beach to Naseem Park, 173 km (107 mi) [7]
Result of Stage 1 [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin 3h 46' 29"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Kristian Sbaragli  (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Lasse Norman Hansen  (DNK) Aqua Blue Sport + 0"
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Lucas Sebastián Haedo  (ARG) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Jakub Mareczko  (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roy Jans  (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Giraud  (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Belletti  (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) Jersey red.svg Jersey green.svg Team Katusha–Alpecin 3h 46' 19"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Kristian Sbaragli  (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 4"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Aimé De Gendt  (BEL) Jersey white.svg Jersey red green.svg Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 4"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 6"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Fonzi  (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 6"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Warbasse  (USA) Aqua Blue Sport + 9"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Alan Marangoni  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 9"
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Lasse Norman Hansen  (DNK) Aqua Blue Sport + 10"
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Lucas Sebastián Haedo  (ARG) UnitedHealthcare + 10"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Jakub Mareczko  (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 10"

Stage 2

15 February 2017 Nakhal to Al Bustan, 142 km (88 mi) [10]
Result of Stage 2 [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team 3h 20' 49"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) Astana + 0"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 4"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 7"
6Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 7"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 7"
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Janier Acevedo  (COL) UnitedHealthcare + 7"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 7"
10Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 7"
General classification after Stage 2 [12]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team 7h 07' 08"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 4"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) Astana + 6"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 14"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 17"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 17"
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Janier Acevedo  (COL) UnitedHealthcare + 17"
8Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 17"
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mathias Frank  (SUI) AG2R La Mondiale + 17"
10Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 17"

Stage 3

16 February 2017 Sultan Qaboos University to Quriyat, 162 km (101 mi) [13]
Result of Stage 3 [14]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Søren Kragh Andersen  (DNK) Team Sunweb 3h 53' 11"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Laurens De Plus  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) Astana + 0"
6Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
7Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
8Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 4"
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 4"
General classification after Stage 3 [15]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg Jersey green.svg BMC Racing Team 11h 00' 15"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 2"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) Astana + 10"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 18"
5Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 21"
6Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 21"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Laurens De Plus  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 21"
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Søren Kragh Andersen  (DNK) Team Sunweb + 21"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 25"
10Flag of Colombia.svg  Janier Acevedo  (COL) UnitedHealthcare + 25"

Stage 4

17 February 2017 Yiti to Ministry of Tourism, 118 km (73 mi) [16]
Result of Stage 4 [17]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin 2h 50' 29"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 0"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 0"
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Marko Kump  (SLO) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Kristian Sbaragli  (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Benjamin Declercq  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oliver Naesen  (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0"
General classification after Stage 4 [18]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team 13h 50' 41"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 5"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) Astana + 13"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 21"
5Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 22"
6Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 23"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 24"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Laurens De Plus  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 24"
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Søren Kragh Andersen  (DNK) Team Sunweb + 24"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 28"

Stage 5

18 February 2017 Samail to Jabal Al Akhdhar, 152.5 km (95 mi) [19]
Result of Stage 5 [20]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team 4h 08' 46"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 3"
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 11"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 27"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 27"
6Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsgabu Grmay  (ETH) Bahrain–Merida + 34"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 38"
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mathias Frank  (SUI) AG2R La Mondiale + 41"
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 44"
10Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 44"
General classification after Stage 5 [21]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg Jersey green.svg BMC Racing Team 17h 59' 17"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 22"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 35"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 58"
5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsgabu Grmay  (ETH) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 12"
6Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 17"
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mathias Frank  (SUI) AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 19"
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 1' 21"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 33"
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 1' 38"

Stage 6

19 February 2017 The Wave Muscat to Matrah Corniche, 130.5 km (81 mi) [22]
Result of Stage 6 [3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin 2h 57' 03"
2Flag of Romania.svg  Eduard-Michael Grosu  (ROM) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert Van Lerberghe  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Belletti  (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED) Team Sunweb + 0"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Lasse Norman Hansen  (DNK) Aqua Blue Sport + 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Kristian Sbaragli  (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roy Jans  (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 0"
Final general classification [3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team 20h 56' 20"
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 22"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 35"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 58"
5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsgabu Grmay  (ETH) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 12"
6Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 17"
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mathias Frank  (SUI) AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 19"
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 1' 21"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 33"
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 1' 38"

Classification leadership table

There were five principal classifications in the 2017 Tour of Oman.

The first and most important was the general classification; the winner of this was considered the overall winner of the race. It was calculated by adding together each rider's times on each stage, then applying bonuses. Bonuses were awarded for coming in the top three on a stage (10 seconds for the winner, 6 seconds for the second placed rider and 4 seconds for the rider in third) or at intermediate sprints (3 seconds, 2 seconds and 1 second for the top three riders). The rider in the lead of the general classification wore a red jersey. [23]

The second competition was the points classification, calculated by awarding points for the top 10 riders at the finish of each stage (15 points to the winner down to 1 point for the rider in tenth place) and to the top three at intermediate sprints (3 points, 2 points and 1 point). The rider with the highest points total was the leader of the classification and wore a green jersey. [23] The young rider classification was open to those born on or after 1 January 1992. The young rider ranked highest in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification and wore a white jersey. [23]

The combativity classification was based on points won at intermediate sprints and classified climbs along the route. Points were awarded to the top three riders across each sprint or climb (3 points, 2 points and 1 point). The rider with the most accumulated points was the leader of the classification and wore a white jersey with red and green polka dots. [23] The final competition was the team classification. On each stage, each team was awarded a time based on the cumulative time of its top three riders; the times for each stage were then added together and the team with the lowest total time was the leader of the team classification. [23]

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinner General classification
Jersey red.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Combativity classification
Jersey red green.svg
Team classification
1 [24] Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Aimé De Gendt Aimé De Gendt UAE Abu Dhabi
2 [25] Ben Hermans Ben Hermans Merhawi Kudus Mark Christian Team Dimension Data
3 [26] Søren Kragh Andersen Ben Hermans
4 [27] Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Stefan Denifl
5 [28] Ben Hermans Ben Hermans Mark Christian
6 [4] Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Aimé De Gendt
Final [4] Ben Hermans Alexander Kristoff Merhawi Kudus Aimé De Gendt Team Dimension Data

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