2013 Tour of Oman explained
The 2013 Tour of Oman was the fourth edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 11 to 16 February 2013, in Oman.
The race was won by Britain's Chris Froome,[1] of . Froome's winning margin over runner-up Alberto Contador was 27 seconds, and Australian Cadel Evans completed the podium, twelve seconds behind Contador and 39 seconds down on Froome. In the race's other classifications, Froome also won the points classification, France's Kenny Elissonde of won the white jersey for the youth classification, by placing eighth overall in the general classification, and finished at the head of the teams classification.
Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Tour of Oman. These included twelve UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and a national team representing Japan.
The teams that participated in the race were:
Race overview
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
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| 1 | 11 February | | 162km (101miles) | | Flat stage | [3] |
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| 2 | 12 February | | 146km (91miles) | | Medium-mountain stage | [4] |
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| 3 | 13 February | | 190km (120miles) | | Medium-mountain stage | [5] |
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| 4 | 14 February | | 152.5km (94.8miles) | | Mountain stage | [6] |
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| 5 | 15 February | | 144km (89miles) | | Medium-mountain stage | [7] |
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| 6 | 16 February | | 144km (89miles) | | Flat stage | [8] | |
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Stages
Stage 1
- 11 February 2013 – Al Musannah to Sultan Qaboos University, 162km (101miles)[3]
Stage 1 Result | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | s.t. | | 3 | | | s.t. | | 4 | | | s.t. | | 5 | | | s.t. | | 6 | | | s.t. | | 7 | | | s.t. | | 8 | | | s.t. | | 9 | | | s.t. | | 10 | | | s.t. | |
| | General Classification after Stage 1 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 4" | | 3 | | | + 4" | | 4 | | | + 6" | | 5 | | | + 9" | | 6 | | | + 9" | | 7 | | | + 10" | | 8 | | | + 10" | | 9 | | | + 10" | | 10 | | | + 10" | |
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Stage 2
- 12 February 2013 – Fanja in Bidbid to Al Bustan, 146km (91miles)[4]
Stage 2 Result | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 5" | | 3 | | | + 5" | | 4 | | | + 5" | | 5 | | | + 7" | | 6 | | | + 7" | | 7 | | | + 11" | | 8 | | | + 11" | | 9 | | | + 11" | | 10 | | | + 11" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 2 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 9" | | 3 | | | + 11" | | 4 | | | + 15" | | 5 | | | + 17" | | 6 | | | + 17" | | 7 | | | + 17" | | 8 | | | + 21" | | 9 | | | + 21" | | 10 | | | + 21" | |
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Stage 3
- 13 February 2013 – Nakhal Fort to Wadi Dayqah Dam, 190km (120miles)[5]
Stage 3 Result | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 1" | | 3 | | | + 1" | | 4 | | | + 1" | | 5 | | | + 1" | | 6 | | | + 4" | | 7 | | | + 4" | | 8 | | | + 4" | | 9 | | | + 4" | | 10 | | | + 4" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 3 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 16" | | 3 | | | + 26" | | 4 | | | + 30" | | 5 | | | + 31" | | 6 | | | + 32" | | 7 | | | + 32" | | 8 | | | + 33" | | 9 | | | + 35" | | 10 | | | + 35" | |
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Stage 4
- 14 February 2013 – Al Saltiyah in Samail to Jabal Al Akhdhar, 152.5km (94.8miles)[6]
Stage 4 Result | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 4" | | 3 | | | + 22" | | 4 | | | + 27" | | 5 | | | + 35" | | 6 | | | + 43" | | 7 | | | + 52" | | 8 | | | + 57" | | 9 | | | + 1' 01" | | 10 | | | + 1' 09" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 4 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 24" | | 3 | | | + 25" | | 4 | | | + 34" | | 5 | | | + 45" | | 6 | | | + 49" | | 7 | | | + 58" | | 8 | | | + 58" | | 9 | | | + 1' 15" | | 10 | | | + 1' 23" | |
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Stage 5
- 15 February 2013 – Al Alam Palace to Ministry of Housing in Boshar, 144km (89miles)[7]
Stage 5 Result | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | s.t. | | 3 | | | s.t. | | 4 | | | + 4" | | 5 | | | + 4" | | 6 | | | + 4" | | 7 | | | + 4" | | 8 | | | + 4" | | 9 | | | + 4" | | 10 | | | + 8" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 5 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 27" | | 3 | | | + 39" | | 4 | | | + 50" | | 5 | | | + 1' 13" | | 6 | | | + 1' 13" | | 7 | | | + 1' 19" | | 8 | | | + 1' 34" | | 9 | | | + 1' 44" | | 10 | | | + 2' 00" | |
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Stage 6
- 16 February 2013 – Hawit Nagam Park to Matrah Corniche, 144km (89miles)[8]
Stage 6 Result | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | s.t. | | 3 | | | s.t. | | 4 | | | s.t. | | 5 | | | s.t. | | 6 | | | s.t. | | 7 | | | s.t. | | 8 | | | s.t. | | 9 | | | s.t. | | 10 | | | s.t. | |
| | Final General Classification | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 27" | | 3 | | | + 39" | | 4 | | | + 50" | | 5 | | | + 1' 13" | | 6 | | | + 1' 13" | | 7 | | | + 1' 19" | | 8 | | | + 1' 34" | | 9 | | | + 1' 44" | | 10 | | | + 1' 57" | |
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Classification leadership
Notes and References
- News: Chris Froome wins Tour of Oman ahead of Alberto Contador. 16 February 2013. 16 February 2013. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group.
- News: Racing continues in the Middle East at Tour of Oman. Stephen. Farrand. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 11 February 2013. 14 February 2013.
- News: Kittel wins opening stage. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 11 February 2013. 14 February 2013.
- News: Stephen. Farrand. Sagan takes second stage. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 12 February 2013. 14 February 2013.
- News: Stephen. Farrand. Sagan doubles up at Tour of Oman. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 13 February 2013. 14 February 2013.
- News: Stephen. Farrand. Rodriguez wins mountain stage. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 February 2013. 14 February 2013.
- News: Stephen. Farrand. Froome takes stage five. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 15 February 2013. 15 February 2013.
- News: Bouhanni wins final stage of Tour of Oman. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 16 February 2013. 16 February 2013.
