Tour of Oman

Here's the news making headlines on Sunday, January 22.

Young Omani national team competed to gain experience — and for the love of racing.

Team BikeExchange-Jayco fastman was working with some of his teammates for the first time in Oman.

Young Team DSM rider ‘holds his own’ in Oman, looks to ‘uncontrollable’ one-dayT races where ‘anything can happen.’

UAE Team Emirates rider picks up his second stage of the race.

Jan Hirt holds on to take the overall victory following his win on Green Mountain, while Fernando Gaviria takes final stage sprint.

Cavendish docked nine points and issued with a 300 Swiss franc fine for pushing off race vehicles in Monday's stage of Oman.

Aussie looking to rebound from a season lost to hand surgeries and COVID complications: ‘Wasn’t my favorite year, 2021.’

British sprinter comes down on stage 5 after a touch of wheels.

Fausto Masnada slips down to second overall after Jan Hirt distances him inside final kilometers of 'queen stage.'

Masnada scores first win with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl in stunning attack at Tour of Oman.

Masnada takes 55-second GC lead after dazzling solo attack Sunday.

Scandi squad not disheartened by ASO's call to overlook it for 2022 Tour wildcard slot: 'It will come eventually, when we deserve it.'

Charmig opens his account for Uno-X senior team as Scandi crew continues hot start to the season.

After six weeks of recovery following a December track crash, Cav is riding back into his ‘old self.’

The British star makes easy work in sprint for first win of 2022.

The 'Manxster' doesn't want to talk about July. And that's only going to make the speculation even louder, as Sophie Smith writes about the sprinter's possible calendar.

Colombian sprinter credits team, leadout man with perfect setup in Tour of Oman opener.

Colombian speedster tops bunch sprint in Muscat as Kaden Groves claims third.

Colombian sprinter is over several bouts with COVID and ready for sprinters' battle with Mark Cavendish.

Seven WorldTour teams, eight ProTeams, one Continental outfit, and one national team are scheduled to start the race that's been on hiatus since 2019.

British sprinter makes his 2022 race debut against Arnaud Démare and Fernando Gaviria

Six-day race returns after COVID stop and slots into a busy Middle East calendar next month.

The 2020 Tour of Oman has been cancelled after the death of the country's longtime leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said.

Alexey Lutsenko takes his second consecutive Tour of Oman title as Giacomo Nizzolo triumphs in stage 6.

Alexey Lutsenko holds a 44-second lead entering the final stage of the race.

The Bahrain-Merida rider takes the victory in a bunch sprint ahead of Greg Van Avermaet.

The Astana rider wins his second straight stage as he attempts to successfully defend his 2018 title.

Lutsenko's daring solo attack held off a charging group of sprinters.

Kristoff takes the sprint after wind-swept opening stage.

Classics riders like 2017 Roubaix champion Greg Van Avermaet are keen to hone their form at Tour of Oman and other Middle Eastern races.

Greg Van Avermaet will ride into cobbles season at Omloop, confident his 2018 form is even better than last year's.

Nathan Haas delivered top 10 performances in multiple WorldTour races in 2017, including fourth at Amstel Gold Race.

Alexander Kristoff won the final stage of the Tour of Oman, while Alexey Lutsenko took home the overall victory.

Niki Terpstra won Paris-Roubaix in 2014 with a late attack out of a select group, which included Tom Boonen.

The Astana duo of Miguel Ángel López and Alexey Lutsenko finished 1-2 on stage five on Sunday atop Green Mountain.

After a few years of trying to ride as a grand tour GC leader, Rui Costa wants to refocus on classics and one-week stage races.

The 2016 Olympic champion rode to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Oman and will wear the red leader's jersey on Friday.

Nathan Haas collects his first win of the season, as well as the overall race lead at Tour of Oman in stage 2.

Nathan Haas won the second stage of the six-day race and now leads in the overall standings.

The Tour of Oman opens with a sprint finish, and Frenchman Bryan Coquard takes his first win of 2018.

The Frenchman out-sprinted Mark Cavendish and Giacomo Nizzolo at the finish line in Muscat.

The Dimension Data rider earned the best young rider's jersey at the Tour of Oman over the weekend.

Alexander Kristoff nets his third sprint win at Tour of Oman in stage 6 as Hermans is crowned overall winner in Muscat.

Ben Hermans seizes the opportunity to lead BMC team at Tour of Oman and expects more chances in Ardennes classics.

BMC's Ben Hermans defends his overall lead in Tour of Oman on the queen stage, winning his second stage of the week ahead of Fabio Aru.

Tour of Oman offers another bunch sprint, and Alexander Kristoff wins his second stage of the week.

After the Tour of Qatar was canceled, riders targeting the spring classics headed to Oman — and are happy with the result.

Alexander Kristoff wins the fourth stage of the Middle Eastern race in comeback fashion, as a front group was caught with 1km left.

Soren Kragh Andersen sprints to the first win of his pro career in stage 3 as Ben Hermans keeps overall lead in Oman.

The hopes of French fans rest on Romain Bardet, who has steadily improved at the Tour each year. He's looking strong so far in Tour of Oman.

Soren Kragh Andersen earns the first victory of his professional career on the third stage of the Tour of Oman.

BMC Racing's Ben Hermans won a the sprint on a short uphill kicker in stage 1 to take the overall lead at Tour of Oman.

Tom Boonen had a high-speed crash in stage 1 of Tour of Oman, but he says he'll be fine in the build-up to one last run at Roubaix.

Belgian Ben Hermans launched his finishing kick with 300 meters left in Wednesday's second stage and held on to win.

Alexander Kristoff sprints to victory in the first stage of Tour of Oman, while Tom Boonen crashes in the finale.

Fabio Aru said the Giro's start on his home island of Sardinia gives him "extra confidence," not pressure.

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 1 at the Tour of Oman in a windy sprint to the finish line in a fierce headwind.

Two years after his first race ever, Canty is climbs alongside some of the best cyclists in the world — Nibali, Bardet — at Tour of Oman.

Organizers Eddy Merckx and Dirk De Pauw look ahead to the future of the two Middle Eastern races, which could be added to the WorldTour.

Scenes from the final stage of the Tour of Oman, won by Alexander Kristoff in a sprint

After getting his 2016 campaign off to a strong start in the Tour of Oman, Romain Bardet looks ahead to the Tour de France and more

After the peloton caught a stubborn breakaway in the final few kilometers, Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed his second stage win of the race

Up-and-comer Merhawi Kudus is hoping to build towards a strong Giro d'Italia debut in May

Edvald Boasson Hagen outsprints Greg Van Avermaet and Marco Canola to claim his second stage win of the 2016 Tour of Oman

Vincenzo Nibali and Romain Bardet go head-to-head on the Tour of Oman queen stage; the Italian champ wins on Green Mountain, takes overall lead.

The Astana star shuffled his grand tour schedule this season and will try to win the Giro d'Italia in May instead of the Tour de France.

The Italian wins stage 4 at the Tour of Oman atop Green Mountain, putting him in the driver's seat with two stages remaining.

Alexander Kristoff battles through a rainy day at Tour of Oman to win stage 3, his fourth victory of 2016.

Vincenzo Nibali says if he decides to leave Astana another team for 2017, he would take teammates and staff members with him.

The Katusha rider has now won four stages this season, all in the Middle East races.

Edvald Boasson Hagen out-sprints Vincenzo Nibali and Greg Van Avermaet to win stage 2 of Tour of Oman and claim the overall lead.

BMC leader Richie Porte is dropped in Tour of Oman stage 2, losing more time, but the team says he's on track for his Tour de France goals.

The son of star sprinter Erik Zabel says it's time for him to take his career to the next level.

The Dimension Data rider wins stage 2 and now has a slim advantage over Vincenzo Nibali and Greg Van Avermaet in the GC.

Bob Jungels opens his account with his first win of 2016 at Tour of Oman, riding in his first season with Etixx – Quick-Step.

Bob Jungels races to a 6-second victory in the opening stage at the Tour of Oman, showing his new Etixx teammates he has the legs to win.

The Etixx – Quick-Step rider has a 10-second lead in the GC heading into stage 2.

Eddy Merckx is working behind the scenes to renew the Tour of Oman's contract after a rocky 2015 edition of the race.

Richie Porte is a co-leader alongside Tejay van Garderen on BMC Racing this season, a role he says comes with added pressure.