The 2012 Tour of Oman was the third edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 14 to 19 February 2012, in Oman.
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| Dates | 14–19 February | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 875 km (543.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 32' 02" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits,[1] of the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step team, taking the race lead on the penultimate day and holding it to the finish. Velits' winning margin over runner-up Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas–Cannondale) – winner of the race's queen stage to Jabal al Akhdar – was just one second,[2] after Nibali tried to gain bonus seconds at one of the final day's intermediate sprints but could not gain time.[1] The final place on the podium went to RadioShack–Nissan's Tony Gallopin, sixteen seconds behind Nibali and 17 seconds down on Velits.[3] In the race's other classifications, Peter Sagan of Liquigas–Cannondale won the points classification on the final stage,[3] Gallopin won the white jersey for the youth classification with his third place overall in the general classification,[3] BMC Racing Team's Klaas Lodewyck won the combative classification for the race's intermediate sprints,[3] and RadioShack–Nissan finished at the head of the teams classification.[3]
Teams
editSixteen teams competed in the 2012 Tour of Oman. These included eleven UCI ProTour teams, three UCI Professional Continental teams, and two Continental teams. The teams participating in the race were:[4]
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 14 February 2012 – Al Alam Palace to Wadi Al Huwqayn, 159 km (98.8 mi)[5]
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
edit- 15 February 2012 – Sur to Wadi Dhaiqah, 140.5 km (87.3 mi)[6]
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
edit- 16 February 2012 – Al Awabi to BankMuscat, 144.5 km (89.8 mi)[7]
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
editStage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
edit- 18 February 2012 – Royal Opera House Muscat to Jabal al Akhdar, 158 km (98.2 mi)[9]
Stage 6
edit- 19 February 2012 – Al Khawd to Matrah Corniche, 130.5 km (81.1 mi)[10]
Stage 6 Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership
edit| Stage | Winner | General Classification
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Points Classification
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Young Rider Classification
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Combative Cyclist Classification
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Teams Classification |
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| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Denis Galimzyanov | Alexandre Lemair | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 3 | Marcel Kittel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Alexandre Lemair | ||
| 4 | André Greipel | Klaas Lodewyck | ||||
| 5 | Vincenzo Nibali | Peter Velits | Tony Gallopin | |||
| 6 | Marcel Kittel | Peter Sagan | ||||
| Final | Peter Velits | Peter Sagan | Tony Gallopin | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Velits claims Oman title". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Velits wraps up victory in Tour of Oman". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Peter Velits wins 2012 Tour of Oman". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "16 teams named for Tour of Oman". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ George, Sue (13 February 2012). "Stage 1 Preview". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Sur to Wadi Dayqah Dam". Tour of Oman. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ George, Sue (13 February 2012). "Stage 3 Preview". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Bidbid (Nafa'a) to Al Wadi al Kabir". Tour of Oman. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ George, Sue (13 February 2012). "Stage 5 Preview". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Al Khawd to Matrah Corniche". Tour of Oman. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.