2011 Tour of Oman explained


Date:	15 - 20 February
Stages:	6
Distance:	838
Unit:	km
Time:	20h 24' 36"
First:	Robert Gesink
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	red
Second:	Edvald Boasson Hagen
Second Nat:	NOR
Third:	Giovanni Visconti
Third Nat:	ITA
Points:	Edvald Boasson Hagen
Points Nat:	NOR
Points Color:	green
Youth:	Robert Gesink
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2010
Next:	2012

The 2011 Tour of Oman is the second edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It is rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 15 February to 20 February 2011, in Oman.

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the 2011 Tour of Oman. These will include ten UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and one Continental team.The teams participating in the race are:

- - - - An Post–Sean Kelly

Stages

Stage 1

15 February 2011 - Al Sawadi to Al Seeb, 158km (98miles)

Stage 1 Results^[1]

	Rider	Team	Time
1			3h 38' 29"
2			st.
3			st.
4			st.
5			st.
6			st.
7			st.
8			st.
9			st.
10			st.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Team	Time
1		3h 38′ 19″
2		+ 4"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 6"
5	An Post–Sean Kelly	+ 7"
6		+ 7"
7		+ 10"
8		+ 10"
9		+ 10"
10		+ 10"

Stage 2

16 February 2011 - The Wave, Muscat to Al Wutayya, 139km (86miles)

Stage 2 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1			3h 18' 17"
2			st.
3			st.
4			st.
5			st.
6			st.
7			st.
8			st.
9			+ 3"
10			+ 3"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			6h 56′ 36″
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 9"
6			+ 10"
7			+ 10"
8			+ 10"
9			+ 10"
10			+ 10"

Stage 3

17 February 2011 - Sur to Sur, 208km (129miles)

Stage 3 Results

	Team	Time
1		5h 14' 41"
2		st.
3		st.
4		st.
5		st.
6		st.
7		st.
8	An Post–Sean Kelly	st.
9		st.
10		st.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			12h 11′ 13″
2			+ 2"
3			+ 10"
4			+ 11"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 13"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 14"
10			+ 14"

Stage 4

18 February 2011 - Sultan to Jebel Al Akhdhar, 157km (98miles)

Stage 4 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1			4h 03' 58"
2			+47"
3			+51"
4			+53"
5			+53"
6			+1' 02"
7			+1' 02"
8			+1' 02"
9			+1' 12"
10			+1' 29"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			16h 15' 28"
2			+44"
3			+57"
4			+1' 03"
5			+1' 03"
6			+1' 09"
7			+1' 15"
8			+1' 15"
9			+1' 22"
10			+1' 33"

Stage 5

19 February 2011 - Al Jissah (ITT), 18.5km (11.5miles)

Stage 5 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1			29' 21"
2			+16"
3			+24"
4			+27"
5			+29"
6			+36"
7			+37"
8			+43"
9			+59"
10			+1' 01"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			16h 44' 38"
2			+1' 13"
3			+1' 19"
4			+1' 52"
5			+2' 04"
6			+2' 11"
7			+2' 13"
8			+2' 19"
9			+2' 51"
10			+3' 02"

Stage 6

20 February 2011 - Qurayyat to Mattrah Seafront, 157km (98miles)

Stage 6 Results

	Team	Time
1		3h 39' 58"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	An Post–Sean Kelly	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			20h 24' 36"
2			+1' 13"
3			+1' 19"
4			+1' 52"
5			+2' 04"
6			+2' 11"
7			+2' 13"
8			+2' 19"
9			+2' 51"
10			+3' 03"

Classification Leadership

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Points Classification	Young Rider Classification	Combative Cyclist Classification
1	Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Roger Kluge	Pieter Serry
2	Matthew Goss	Matthew Goss	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Matthew Goss
3	Theo Bos	Matthew Goss	Theo Bos	Matthew Goss
4	Robert Gesink	Robert Gesink	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Robert Gesink	Marko Kump
5	Robert Gesink
6	Mark Cavendish
Final		Robert Gesink	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Robert Gesink	Marko Kump

Notes and References

Web site: Stage 1: Bos sprints to win at Oman opening stage. 2011-02-15. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2011-02-15.