Po kilku nieudanych próbach, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) wreszcie odniósł pierwsze zwycięstwo w sezonie na ostatnim etapie Tour of Oman. Kolarz z wyspy Man pokonał młodych sprinterów, Denisa Galimzyanova (Katusha Team) oraz Andrea Guradiniego (Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli). W klasyfikacji generalnej triumfował Robert Gesink (Rabobank).
Ostatni etap prowadził z Qurayyat do nadmorskiego kurortu Mattrah i liczył sobie 157km. Bohaterami etapu byli: Daniele Ratto (Geox-TMC), Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team), Dmytro Krivtsov (Lampre – ISD), Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator) oraz Mark Cassidy (An Post-Sean Kelly). Jak można było się domyśleć, ekipy sprinterów nie odpuściły i skasowały prowadzącą grupkę na kilkanaście kilometrów przed metą.
Na finiszu z grupy najlepszy okazał się Brytyjczyk, Mark Cavendish dla którego to pierwsze zwycięstwo w sezonie. Pozostałe miejsca na podium zajęła najświeższa generacja sprinterów: 23-letni Rosjanin Denis Galimzyanov oraz 20-letni Włoch Andrea Guardini.
W klasyfikacji generalnej. Holender pokonał Edvalda Boasson Hagena (Sky Procycling), trzecie miejsce rzutem na taśmę zdobył Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli). Norweg do zwycięzcy stracił 1 minutę i 13 sekund, natomiast Włoch ma ogólny czas o 6 sekund gorszy niż Hagen.
Wyniki 6 etapu Tour of Oman:
1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | 3:39:58 | |
2 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
3 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
4 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | ||
5 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
6 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
7 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
8 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | ||
9 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
10 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
11 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | ||
12 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | ||
13 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
14 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
15 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana | ||
16 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek | ||
17 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
18 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
19 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
20 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
21 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
22 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
23 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
24 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
25 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
26 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
27 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil – Shimano | ||
28 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
29 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre – ISD | ||
30 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | ||
31 | Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
32 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | ||
33 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
34 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
35 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
36 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
37 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Geox-TMC | ||
38 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
39 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano | ||
40 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | ||
41 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
42 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
43 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
44 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | ||
45 | David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC | ||
46 | David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC | ||
47 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
48 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
49 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
50 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
51 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
52 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | ||
53 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | ||
54 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
55 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
56 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
57 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
58 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
59 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | ||
60 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | ||
61 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | ||
62 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
63 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | ||
64 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | ||
65 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
66 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
67 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
68 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:15 | |
69 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
70 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:00:21 | |
71 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:26 | |
72 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:00:33 | |
73 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling | ||
74 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | ||
75 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:00:37 | |
76 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 0:00:48 | |
77 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:51 | |
78 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
79 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:59 | |
80 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | ||
81 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
82 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | ||
83 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
84 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | ||
85 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | ||
86 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
87 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
88 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | ||
89 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:10 | |
90 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil – Shimano | ||
91 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:14 | |
92 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
93 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | ||
94 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
95 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
96 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team | 0:01:17 | |
97 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:18 | |
98 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:01:49 | |
99 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | ||
100 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
101 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
102 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:02:00 | |
103 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | 0:02:39 | |
104 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:02:51 | |
105 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
106 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | ||
107 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | ||
108 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
109 | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | ||
110 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | ||
111 | Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | ||
112 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
113 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
114 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:03:23 | |
115 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
116 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
117 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:03:49 | |
118 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
119 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:04:31 | |
120 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:04:47 | |
121 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:05:24 | |
122 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre – ISD | 0:05:54 | |
123 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | ||
124 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:10:30 |
Końcowa klasyfikacja generalna:
1 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 20:24:36 | |
2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:01:13 | |
3 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:01:19 | |
4 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:52 | |
5 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:02:04 | |
6 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:02:11 | |
7 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:02:13 | |
8 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | 0:02:19 | |
9 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:02:51 | |
10 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:03:03 | |
11 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:03:29 | |
12 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:04:51 | |
13 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:58 | |
14 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano | 0:05:52 | |
15 | Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:06:17 | |
16 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
17 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:06:20 | |
18 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:06:40 | |
19 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:06:48 | |
20 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:06:54 | |
21 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre – ISD | 0:06:59 | |
22 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:07:20 | |
23 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:07:26 | |
24 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:07:49 | |
25 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:08:02 | |
26 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:08:11 | |
27 | David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:08:18 | |
28 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | 0:08:38 | |
29 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:08:50 | |
30 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | 0:09:06 | |
31 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:09:43 | |
32 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:09:45 | |
33 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:10:18 | |
34 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:10:24 | |
35 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:11:08 | |
36 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:11:22 | |
37 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:12:15 | |
38 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:12:41 | |
39 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 0:13:34 | |
40 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:13:48 | |
41 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | 0:14:00 | |
42 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana | 0:14:13 | |
43 | David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:14:20 | |
44 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | 0:14:21 | |
45 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | 0:14:34 | |
46 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:14:42 | |
47 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | 0:14:57 | |
48 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:15:03 | |
49 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:15:10 | |
50 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | ||
51 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:15:17 | |
52 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | 0:15:18 | |
53 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | 0:15:28 | |
54 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | 0:15:34 | |
55 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:15:39 | |
56 | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:15:42 | |
57 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:16:10 | |
58 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:17:48 | |
59 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:18:03 | |
60 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:18:10 | |
61 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:18:49 | |
62 | Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:19:05 | |
63 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | 0:19:14 | |
64 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre – ISD | 0:19:25 | |
65 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:19:35 | |
66 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 0:19:43 | |
67 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 0:19:54 | |
68 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:20:01 | |
69 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:20:34 | |
70 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | 0:20:48 | |
71 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:21:24 | |
72 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:21:36 | |
73 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:21:58 | |
74 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil – Shimano | 0:22:09 | |
75 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:22:27 | |
76 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:22:53 | |
77 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:23:11 | |
78 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:24:16 | |
79 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:24:37 | |
80 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:24:53 | |
81 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | 0:24:57 | |
82 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:25:23 | |
83 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:25:39 | |
84 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:25:44 | |
85 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:26:06 | |
86 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 0:26:47 | |
87 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:26:59 | |
88 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:27:00 | |
89 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:27:06 | |
90 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek | 0:27:07 | |
91 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:27:14 | |
92 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | 0:27:28 | |
93 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | 0:27:33 | |
94 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | 0:27:38 | |
95 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | 0:27:45 | |
96 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team | 0:27:48 | |
97 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:27:56 | |
98 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:28:07 | |
99 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:28:09 | |
100 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:28:30 | |
101 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano | 0:28:48 | |
102 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:28:54 | |
103 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil – Shimano | 0:29:37 | |
104 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:30:10 | |
105 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli | 0:30:22 | |
106 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | 0:30:25 | |
107 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | 0:30:35 | |
108 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:30:41 | |
109 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:30:47 | |
110 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:30:49 | |
111 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:30:54 | |
112 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:31:14 | |
113 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:31:32 | |
114 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | 0:31:48 | |
115 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:32:18 | |
116 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:32:45 | |
117 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:33:04 | |
118 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil – Shimano | 0:33:23 | |
119 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:33:35 | |
120 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:33:41 | |
121 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:33:59 | |
122 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil – Shimano | 0:34:00 | |
123 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:35:23 | |
124 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:37:10 |