Tour of Oman 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Tour of Oman is a hillier and more scenic version of Tour of Qatar. This is the Tour of Oman live dashboard, a central point for all media and information you need for the event updated daily before and during the race.(photo credit: aso) Big Photos from 2015 — tourofoman Big Photos from 2013 — tourofoman Big Photos from 2012 — tourofoman Big Photos from 2011 — reuters |
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| 1 | Tuesday, February 17 | 161 km | ||||||||||
| Bayt Al Naman Castle → Al Wutayyah | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Wednesday, February 18 | 195 km | ||||||||||
| Al Hazm Castle → Al Bustan | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Thursday, February 19 | 159 km | ||||||||||
| Al Mussanah Sports City → Al Mussanah Sports City | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Friday, February 20 | 189 km | ||||||||||
 Sultan Qaboos Grande Mosque → Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Saturday, February 21 | 152 km | ||||||||||
| Al Sawadi Beach → Ministry of Housing | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Sunday, February 22 | 134 km | ||||||||||
| Oman Air → Muttrah Promenade | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 990 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Tour of Oman 2015
February 25 update:Merckx pushes to renew Tour of Oman contract despite rider protest — velonews
February 24 update:
Rider protest at Tour of Oman could lead to some non-invites in 2016 — cyclingtips
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage 
21 Big Photos from Stage 6 — aso
Stage 6 Results 1 BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM) 3:02:31 2 KEISSE, Iljo (EQS) + 4 3 VAN MEIRHAEGHE, Jef (TSV) + 13 4 PATE, Danny (SKY) + 16 5 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) + 1:16 6 SINKELDAM, Ramon (TGA) 7 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 8 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT) 9 LUTSENKO, Alexey (AST) 10 BENNETT, Sam (BOA) 11 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ) 12 VAN POPPEL, Boy (TFR) 13 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) 14 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 15 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (MTN) General Classification after Stage 6 1 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 21:09:31 2 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 9 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 19 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 32 5 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (MTN) + 1:04 6 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:08 7 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 1:10 8 HERMANS, Ben (BMC) + 1:15 9 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFR) + 1:25 10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) + 1:36 11 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 1:45 12 KREUZIGER, Roman (TCS) + 1:56 13 DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM) + 2:03 14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:06 15 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 2:23Full Official Stage 6 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Brändle wins final stage of Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Brändle draws confidence from Tour of Oman stage win — cyclingnews
Rafael Valls jubilant after winning 2015 Tour of Oman — velonews
BMC Team Podium Ceremony (01:02 Ambient Noise) — BMCProTeam
Tejay van Garderen rues lost opportunity in Oman — velonews
Van Meirhaeghe completes full set Tour of Oman breakaways — cyclingnews
Gallery Stage 6 — velonews
21 Big Photos from Stage 6 — aso
Stage 6 Race Report (03:45 English) — gcn
Stage 6 One-Minute Highlights (01:18 English) — sbs
Official Stage 6 Highlights (03:00 Music) — tourofoman
Stage 6 preview: Oman Air → Muttrah Promenade, 134 km (rolling)
February 21 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Sunday 10:40 GST (6:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Oman Air, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:01 GST (10:01:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Muttrah Promenade, Oman
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
The #TourofOman was so hot today riders sheltered under a bridge & refused to race. Gallery: http://t.co/YXaebO0zHz pic.twitter.com/Tev7KT1yIu
— Sky Sports Cycling (@SkyCycling) February 21, 2015That was no fun on today`s stage of #TourofOman pic.twitter.com/nMbEgRXXGQ
— Rafał Majka (@majkaformal) February 21, 2015Riders and teams praise solidarity at Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Gallery Stage 5 — velonews
Tejay van Garderen Talks About Cancelled Stage 5 (01:12 English) — cycling-central
Stage 5 Report (03:34 English) — gcn
Stage 5 - Recap (02:20 English) — cycling.tv
Eddy Merckx après l'annulation de la 5e étape à Oman (00:50 French) — rtbf
Stage 5 preview: Al Sawadi Beach → Ministry of Housing, 152 km (lumpy finish)
Esto es lo que ven @Escamez81 y nuestros chicos de camino a la salida de la 5ª etapa del #TourofOman. pic.twitter.com/6y0lVVOaug
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) February 21, 2015See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Saturday 11:45 GST (7:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Sawadi Beach, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:27 GST (11:27:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ministry of Housing, Oman
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
26 Big Photos from Stage 4 — aso
Stage 4 Results 1 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 5:46:48 2 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 5 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 19 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 22 5 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 35 6 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 49 7 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (MTN) + 54 8 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 58 9 HERMANS, Ben (BMC) + 1:00 10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) 11 KREUZIGER, Roman (TCS) 12 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFR) + 1:15 13 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 1:27 14 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (BOA) + 1:31 15 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) 16 WESTRA, Lieuwe (AST) + 1:39 17 DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM) + 1:53 18 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:56 19 FRANK, Mathias (IAM) + 2:01 20 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) + 2:27 21 NIBALI, Vincenzo (AST) 22 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) 23 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY) + 2:37 24 KONIG, Leopold (SKY) 25 PAUWELS, Serge (MTN) + 2:42 26 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 2:43 27 WEENING, Pieter (OGE) 28 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) + 2:57 29 JONES, Carter (TGA) + 3:08 30 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) + 3:21 31 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) 32 CHIRICO, Luca (BAR) + 3:25 33 MORABITO, Steve (FDJ) 34 BELTRAN SUAREZ, Eduard (TCS) + 3:41 35 HOWSON, Damien (OGE) 36 DOCKER, Mitchell (OGE) + 3:58 37 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (MTN) + 4:16 38 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM) + 4:34 39 NERZ, Dominik (BOA) 40 VANSPEYBROUCK, Pieter (TSV) + 4:37 General Classification after Stage 4 1 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 18:05:44 2 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 9 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 19 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 32 5 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (MTN) + 1:04 6 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:08 7 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 1:10 8 HERMANS, Ben (BMC) + 1:15 9 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFR) + 1:25 10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) + 1:36 11 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 1:45 12 KREUZIGER, Roman (TCS) + 1:56 13 DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM) + 2:03 14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:06 15 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 2:23 16 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (BOA) + 2:27 17 WESTRA, Lieuwe (AST) + 2:35 18 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) + 2:37 19 FRANK, Mathias (IAM) + 2:57 20 NIBALI, Vincenzo (AST) + 3:23Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Valls wins on Green Mountain — cyclingnews
Valls wins Tour of Oman stage 4, takes race lead — velonews
Van Garderen underestimates Valls at Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
'Frustrated' van Garderen still chasing Tour of Oman victory — velonews
Nibali brushes off struggles at Tour of Oman — velonews
26 Big Photos from Stage 4 — aso
Official Stage 4 Highlights (03:00 Music) — tourofoman
Stage 4 One-Minute Highlights (01:01 English) — sbs
Stage 4 Race Report (04:05 English) — gcn
Stage 4 preview: Sultan Qaboos Grande Mosque → Jabal Al Akhdhar, 189 km (Mountain)
February 19 update: Summit finish on Green Mountain now used every year by this race.Green Mountain photos from the 2013 Race
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Friday 10:30 GST (6:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sultan Qaboos Grande Mosque, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:17 GST (11:17:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Jabal Al Akhdhar, Green Mountain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
25 Big Photos from Stage 3 — aso
Stage 3 Results 1 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT) 3:56:42 2 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 3 PELUCCHI, Matteo (IAM) 4 VAN POPPEL, Danny (TFR) 5 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 6 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) 7 BRESCHEL, Matti (TCS) 8 SINKELDAM, Ramon (TGA) 9 BOONEN, Tom (EQS) 10 BLYTHE, Adam (OGE) General Classification after Stage 3 1 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFR) 12:18:56 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 4 3 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) + 5 4 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) + 6 5 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) + 10 6 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) 7 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 8 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) 9 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Kristoff strikes on stage three — cyclingnews
Kristoff grabs Oman stage 3 win as Cancellara keeps GC lead — velonews
25 Big Photos from Stage 3 — aso
Stage 3 Race Report (03:24 English) — gcn
Official Stage 3 Highlights (03:00 Music) — tourofoman
Stage 3 One-Minute Highlights (01:02 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Stage 3 preview: Al Mussanah Sports City → Al Mussanah Sports City, 159 km (rolling)
February 18 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Thursday 11:40 GST (7:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Mussanah Sports City, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:31 GST (11:31:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Mussanah Sports City, Oman
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
26 Big Photos from Stage 2 — aso
Stage 2 Results 1 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFR) 4:36:46 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 3 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) 4 POZZATO, Filippo (LAM) 5 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) 6 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFR) 7 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 9 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) 10 MEYER, Cameron (OGE) 11 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 12 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (MTN) 13 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) 14 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 15 DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM) 16 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 17 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) 18 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) 19 HERMANS, Ben (BMC) + 5 20 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA) + 46 21 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (BOA) 22 BOONEN, Tom (EQS) 23 MATZKA, Ralf (BOA) 24 VAN HOECKE, Gijs (TSV) 25 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (MTN) 26 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) 27 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM) 28 WALLAYS, Jelle (TSV) 29 WESTRA, Lieuwe (AST) 30 KNEES, Christian (SKY) General Classification after Stage 2 1 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFR) 8:22:14 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 4 3 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) + 5 4 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) + 6 5 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) + 10 6 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) 7 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 9 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 10 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFR)Cancellara wins stage 2 — cyclingnews
Cancellara wins Tour of Oman stage 2, takes overall lead — velonews
Cancellara overcomes illness to take stage victory at Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Van Garderen buoyed after stage two performance at Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Gallery: Stage 2 — velonews
Stage 2 Start Scene (00:47 Ambient Noise) — timesofomanonline
26 Big Photos from Stage 2 — aso
Stage 2 One Minute Highlights (00:56 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Stage 2 Race Report (02:58 English) — gcn
Official Stage 2 Highlights (02:57 Music) — tourofoman
Stage 2 Recap (02:30 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 2 preview: Al Hazm Castle → Al Bustan, 195 km (lumpy finish)
The peloton has reached the actual start, time to fight!
#TourofOman pic.twitter.com/WFaWl2EOT9
— Tour of Oman (@tourofoman) February 18, 2015See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Wednesday 10:35 GST (6:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Hazm Castle, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:31 GST (11:31:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Bustan, Oman
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
15 Big Photos from Stage 1 — aso
Stage 1 Results 1 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 3:45:38 2 BOONEN, Tom (EQS) 3 PELUCCHI, Matteo (IAM) 4 SINKELDAM, Ramon (TGA) 5 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT) 6 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 7 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) 8 BENNETT, Sam (BOA) 9 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM) 10 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ) 11 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA) 12 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco (MOV) 13 STEEGMANS, Gert (TFR) 14 SUTTON, Christopher (SKY) 15 VANSPEYBROUCK, Pieter (TSV) 16 DOCKER, Mitchell (OGE) 17 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (MTN) 18 SALOMEIN, Jarl (TSV) 19 BLYTHE, Adam (OGE) 20 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) General Classification after Stage 1 1 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST) 3:45:28 2 BOONEN, Tom (EQS) + 4 3 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) + 5 4 PELUCCHI, Matteo (IAM) + 6 5 VAN ZYL, Johann (MTN) + 7 6 ANDREETTA, Simone (BAR) + 9 7 SINKELDAM, Ramon (TGA) + 10 8 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT) 9 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 10 SAGAN, Peter (TCS)Guardini strikes first at the Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Guardini strikes first in Oman, wins opening stage — velonews
Guardini: Tour of Oman win means more than the others — cyclingnews
American Carter Jones makes WorldTour debut at Tour of Oman — velonews
Stage 1 Sprint (01:28 ambient noise) — omansports
Winning team dinner celebration (00:57 Music) — AstanaProTeam
Stage 1 Morning Sign-in/Start Scene (02:01 Ambient Noise) — timesofomanonline
15 Big Photos from Stage 1 — aso
Official Stage 1 Highlights (02:57 Music) — tourofoman
Stage 1 Recap (02:30 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 1 Brief Highlights (00:39 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 preview: Bayt Al Naman Castle → Al Wutayyah, 161 km (rolling)
February 16 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Tuesday 11:30 GST (7:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bayt Al Naman Castle, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:36 GST (11:36:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Wutayyah, Oman
2015 Tour of Oman Preview
February 17 update:
Top 10 Riders To Watch: Tour Of Oman 2015 (04:43 English) — gcn
Reporter's notebook: Why race in the desert? — velonews
February 16 update:
Race Preview and Favorites — cyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Nibali plays down chances in Tour of Oman — cyclingweekly
February 13 update:
Tour of Oman 2015 preview — cyclingweekly
February 6 update:
Top 5 riders to watch (02:59 English) — cyclingnewstv
January 28 update:
Vincenzo Nibali to race Tour of Oman as Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana head to Ruta del Sol — skysports
January 15 update:
Van Garderen, Nibali, Pinot and Rodriguez to clash at the Tour of Oman — cyclingnews
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
 
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
February 14 update: According to local sources the Tour of Oman will be broadcast live. We'll see whether it is more than just the finish. Check back for 2015 live coverage options at race time. Big photos and highlights also expected later each day. — Steve
Stage 5 start time: Saturday 11:45 GST (7:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Sawadi Beach, Oman
Earliest live video: TBA; Stage 5 Preview
Approximate finish: 15:27 GST (11:27:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ministry of Housing, Oman
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2015 Tour of Oman Route Map
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.