Tour of Oman 2017 [ALL STAGES – Highlights]

February 14-19, 2017
Tour of Oman 2017 – Al Sawadi Beach, Oman – 2.HC

The 2017 Tour of Oman was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 19 February 2017 in Oman. It was the eighth edition of the Tour of Oman and was rated as a 2.HC race as part of the 2017 UCI Asia Tour. The previous year’s winner, Vincenzo Nibali, did not defend his title.

The race was won by Belgium’s Ben Hermans, as part of the BMC Racing Team; Hermans took the race lead after winning the second stage of the race, and further extended his lead with a victory in the queen stage of the race, finishing at Jabal Al Akhdhar. Hermans won the race by 22 seconds ahead of Portuguese rider Rui Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi), who finished second on two stages during the race. The podium was completed by Astana’s Fabio Aru from Italy, who was a further 13 seconds in arrears of Costa.
Hermans duked it out for the points classification victory with Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha–Alpecin), with the honours ultimately going to Kristoff, who won three of the remaining four stages of the race. The young rider classification was won by Eritrea’s Merhawi Kudus, who finished in fourth place overall for Team Dimension Data, while Belgian Aimé De Gendt (Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise) won the combativity classification for points won at intermediate sprints and noted climbs. With Kudus, Lachlan Morton and Nathan Haas all finishing within the top ten overall, Team Dimension Data won the teams classification.

Stage 1
14 February 2017 — Al Sawadi Beach to Naseem Park, 173 km (107 mi)
1 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin 3h 46′ 29″
2 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0″
3 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0″
4 Lasse Norman Hansen (DNK) Aqua Blue Sport + 0″
5 Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) UnitedHealthcare + 0″
6 Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0″
7 Roy Jans (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 0″
8 Benjamin Giraud (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 0″
9 Sacha Modolo (ITA) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0″
10 Manuel Belletti (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0″

Stage 2
15 February 2017 — Nakhal to Al Bustan, 142 km (88 mi)
1 Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team 3h 20′ 49″
2 Rui Costa (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0″
3 Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) Astana + 0″
4 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 4″
5 Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 7″
6 David de la Cruz (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 7″
7 Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana + 7″
8 Janier Acevedo (COL) UnitedHealthcare + 7″
9 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 7″
10 Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 7″

Stage 3
16 February 2017 — Sultan Qaboos University to Quriyat, 162 km (101 mi)
1 Søren Kragh Andersen (DNK) Team Sunweb 3h 53′ 11″
2 Rui Costa (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0″
3 Ben Hermans (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team + 0″
4 Laurens De Plus (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 0″
5 Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) Astana + 0″
6 David de la Cruz (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 0″
7 Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0″
8 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 0″
9 Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana + 4″
10 Lachlan Morton (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 4″

Stage 4
17 February 2017 — Yiti to Ministry of Tourism, 118 km (73 mi)
1 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin 2h 50′ 29″
2 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0″
3 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 0″
4 Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 0″
5 Marko Kump (SLO) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0″
6 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0″
7 Benjamin Declercq (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0″
8 Oliver Naesen (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 0″
9 Yves Lampaert (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 0″
10 Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0″

Stage 5
18 February 2017 — Samail to Jabal Al Akhdhar, 152.5 km (95 mi)
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Ben Hermans (BEL) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team 4h 08′ 46″
2 Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana + 3″
3 Rui Costa (POR) UAE Abu Dhabi + 11″
4 Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 27″
5 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Jersey white.svg Team Dimension Data + 27″
6 Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) Bahrain–Merida + 34″
7 Lachlan Morton (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 38″
8 Mathias Frank (SUI) AG2R La Mondiale + 41″
9 Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 44″
10 Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 44″

Stage 6
19 February 2017 — The Wave Muscat to Matrah Corniche, 130.5 km (81 mi)
1 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin 2h 57′ 03″
2 Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0″
3 Sacha Modolo (ITA) UAE Abu Dhabi + 0″
4 Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0″
5 Manuel Belletti (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0″
6 Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) Team Sunweb + 0″
7 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0″
8 Lasse Norman Hansen (DNK) Aqua Blue Sport + 0″
9 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0″
10 Roy Jans (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 0″

Final general classification
1 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 20:56:20
2 Rui Costa (Por) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:00:22
3 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:35
4 Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data 0:00:58
5 Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:12
6 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:17
7 Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:19
8 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data 0:01:21
9 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:33
10 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 0:01:38
11 David De La Cruz (Spa) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:40
12 Janier Acevedo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:01:48
13 Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:02:02
14 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb
15 Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport 0:02:18
16 Delio Fernandez (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:02:21
17 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:02:27
18 Lachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:02:34
19 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:02:58
20 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:03:10
21 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
22 Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:03:19
23 Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina 0:03:40
24 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension Data 0:04:15
25 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:04:29
26 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport 0:04:30
27 Annas Ait el Abdia (Mor) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:04:50
28 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin 0:05:22
29 Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:33
30 Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:05:49
31 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:06:06
32 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin 0:07:12
33 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:07:36
34 John Anderson Rodriguez (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:08:05
35 Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:09:16
36 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:09:35
37 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:09:47
38 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:09:48
39 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:10:13
40 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:10:47
41 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 0:11:15
42 Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:11:19
43 Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:11:47
44 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 0:11:49
45 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:12:37
46 Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:14:12
47 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:14:44
48 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:15:22
49 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina 0:15:31
50 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin 0:15:43
51 Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:15:46
52 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:16:18
53 Olivier Pardini (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:16:20
54 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:16:48
55 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport 0:18:21
56 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension Data 0:18:51
57 Gavin Manion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:19:18
58 Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:19:23
59 Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:19:31
60 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 0:19:33
61 Julian Arredondo (Col) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:19:53
62 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:20:07
63 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina 0:20:13
64 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:20:20
65 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:20:52
66 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:20:59
67 Alexander Cataford (Can) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:21:15
68 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors 0:22:05
69 Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:22:15
70 Marko Kump (Slo) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:22:16
71 Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:22:17
72 Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:22:18
73 Lukas Spengler (Swi) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:22:27
74 Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:22:42
75 Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:22:44
76 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:23:00
77 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale 0:23:55
78 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:23:56
79 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data 0:24:20
80 Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:24:27
81 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:25:16
82 Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:25:28
83 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:26:29
84 Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:26:31
85 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina 0:26:55
86 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:27:02
87 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:27:45
88 Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:28:12
89 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:28:51
90 Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport 0:29:58
91 Alberto Ceecchin (Ita) Wilier Triestina 0:30:06
92 Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:30:22
93 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Wilier Triestina 0:30:38
94 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data 0:30:53
95 Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin 0:31:11
96 Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Sunweb 0:31:17
97 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:32:14
98 Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport 0:32:32
99 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:32:39
100 Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-Merida 0:32:43
101 Roy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:32:44
102 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
103 Julien Stassen (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:33:36
104 Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:33:40
105 Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:33:53
106 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:34:03
107 Yousif Mirza Alhammadi (UAE) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:34:07
108 Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Sunweb 0:34:15
109 Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:34:53
110 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:35:49
111 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:36:02
112 Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 0:36:29
113 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:36:41
114 Frantisek Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:36:43
115 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:37:28
116 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale 0:37:45
117 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:38:05
118 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:38:07
119 Thomas Deruette (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:38:10
120 Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data 0:38:25
121 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:39:27
122 Michael Morkov (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 0:39:42
123 Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:39:51
124 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:40:46
125 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:40:55
126 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina 0:40:59
127 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:41:30
128 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:43:46
129 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:43:47
130 Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:43:56
131 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
132 Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:46:04
133 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Bahrain-Merida 0:46:51
134 Martin Laas (Est) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:47:24
135 Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect 0:47:31
136 Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:50:14
137 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:50:44
138 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:57:13
139 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport 0:58:05