Tour of Oman 2022 – Stage 3 [Highlights]

February 12, 2022

Tour of Oman 2022 – Stage 3 – Sultan Qaboos University – Qurayyat : 180 km

The Tour of Oman is a six-day stage race that – since its debut edition in 2010 – has typically taken place in early February, giving pro riders from all over the world a chance to kickstart their seasons with a week of dynamic, action-packed racing in the baking Omani heat. The race first entered the UCI’s Asia Tour and quickly became one of its flagship races, drawing some of the biggest names from Europe to its startline.

Anthon Charmig (Uno-X) won stage 3 of the Tour of Oman on Saturday, triumphing atop the short final climb at Qurayyat.

The Danish rider beat Jan Hirt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) to the line at the top of the 2.8km climb, which had an average gradient of 6.5 per cent.

Elie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic) crossed the line two seconds later to claim the final podium spot.

Previous race leader Mark Cavendish (QuickStep-Alpha-Vinyl) finished several minutes down and so Charmig moves into the red jersey as overall leader.

After two opening flat stages that finished in bunch sprints, stage 3 of the race headed for Oman’s hillier terrain, allowing the general classification contenders to come to the fore ahead of Sunday’s punchy stage and Monday’s crucial summit finish on Green Mountain.

The 180km stage started at the Sultan Qaboos University and offered a preview of the central climb on stage 4’s hilly circuit before heading over undulating terrain towards Qurayyat, where Alexey Lutsenko won en route to overall victory at the last edition in 2019.

There was a six-man breakaway that went early, containing Peio Goikoetxea (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Umberto Poli (Novo Nordisk), Kevin Van Melsen (Intermarché), Samuele Zoccarato (Bardiani-CSF), Louis Blouwe (Bingoal-WB), and Angel Fuentes (Burgos-BH). They built a lead of three minutes but were steadily reeled in by a peloton that stayed together despite the slight threat of wind.

After Poli dropped with 63km to go and Van Melsen dropped with 30km to go, the rest clung on towards the 10km to go marker, with Blouwe the last rider to be caught.

The race then exploded on the short final climb, with Hirt hitting out early, only to be overhauled by a perfectly-timed effort from Charmig. Hirt settled for second but with Rein Taaramae finishing in fifth behind Fausto Masnada (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl), Intermarché are poised with three riders in the top 10 overall.

Results :
1 Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 04:19:30
2 Jan Hirt (Cze) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
3 Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 00:00:02
4 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 00:00:04
5 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates
6 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
7 Henri Vandenabeele (Bel) Team DSM
8 Harold Martin Lopez (Ecu) Astana Qazaqstan Development 00:00:07
9 Denis Nekrasov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
10 Mauro Schmid (Swi) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
11 Filippo Zana (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’
12 Victor Langellotti (Mon) Burgos-BH
13 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates
14 Hugo Page (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
15 Sander Armée (Bel) Cofidis
16 Joan Bou Company (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
17 Kevin Colleoni (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco
18 Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Team DSM 00:00:17
19 Carlos Canal Blanco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:00:23
20 Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:00:24
21 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:00:30
22 Juan Carlos Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Qazaqstan Development
23 Winner Anacona (Col) Arkea-Samsic 00:00:34
24 Davide Villella (Ita) Cofidis
25 Luca Covili (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’
26 Paul Penhoet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
27 Hugo Toumire (Fra) Cofidis
28 Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJ
29 Mario Aparicio Muñoz (Spa) Burgos-BH 00:00:39
30 Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:00:46
31 Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH 00:00:53
32 Michael Kukrle (Cze) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:00:55
33 Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
34 Johan Meens (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
35 Clément Davy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
36 Alexander Molenaar (Ned) Burgos-BH 00:01:02
37 Alexandre Vinokurov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Development 00:01:06
38 Yousif Mirza Al-Hammadi (UAE) UAE Team Emirates
39 Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic 00:01:08
40 Julen Irizar Laskurain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:01:13
41 Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ 00:01:21
42 Charles Planet (Fra) Novo Nordisk 00:01:36
43 Szymon Sajnok (Pol) Cofidis 00:01:43
44 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team DSM 00:01:53
45 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:04
46 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:10
47 Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Nor) Team DSM 00:02:28
48 Antonio Angulo Sampedro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:02:42
49 Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Development
50 Laurenz Rex (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
51 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:02:59
52 Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
53 Tord Gudmestad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:03:22
54 Marcus Sander Hansen (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
55 Luca Rastelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:03:25
56 Felix Groß (Ger) UAE Team Emirates 00:03:39
57 Cameron Meyer (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 00:03:44
58 Said al Rahbi (Oma) Oman National Team 00:03:54
59 Stan Van Tricht (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 00:04:07
60 Andrea Peron (Ita) Novo Nordisk
61 Gabriel Muller (Fra) Burgos-BH 00:04:10
62 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
63 Luca Colnaghi (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:04:46
64 Filippo Ridolfo (Ita) Novo Nordisk 00:04:51
65 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Cofidis
66 Louis Blouwe (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
67 Nathan Vandepitte (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
68 Marco Canola (Ita) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:04:58
69 Mohammed Al-Wahibi (Oma) Oman National Team 00:05:09
70 Angel Fuentes Paniego (Spa) Burgos-BH 00:05:13
71 Umberto Poli (Ita) Novo Nordisk
72 Mundher Al-Hsani (Oma) Oman National Team 00:05:35
73 Dorian De Maeght (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:05:39
74 Marco Brenner (Ger) Team DSM 00:05:44
75 Peio Goikoetxea Goiogana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
76 Nicolas Vinokurov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Development 00:06:07
77 Callum Scotson (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
78 Kaden Groves (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
79 Campbell Stewart (NZl) BikeExchange-Jayco
80 Stijn Steels (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
81 Mihkel Räim (Est) Burgos-BH
82 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
83 Kelland O’Brien (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
84 Faisal Al-Mammari (Oma) Oman National Team 00:06:58
85 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates 00:07:03
86 Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) UAE Team Emirates
87 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
88 Gerd de Keijzer (Ned) Novo Nordisk
89 Stephen Clancy (Irl) Novo Nordisk
90 Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 00:07:08
91 Samuele Zoccarato (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’
92 Tom Devriendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:07:38
93 Julius Johansen (Den) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:08:06
94 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:09:11
95 Abdulrahman al Yaaqoobi (Oma) Oman National Team 00:10:34
96 Mazin al Riyami (Oma) Oman National Team 00:11:28
DNS Niklas Eg (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
DNF Husam al Rawahi (Oma) Oman National Team

General Classification after Stage 3 :
1 Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 11:46:55
2 Jan Hirt (Cze) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:00:04
3 Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 00:00:08
4 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:12
5 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:00:14
6 Denis Nekrasov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:00:17
7 Harold Martin Lopez (Ecu) Astana Qazaqstan Development
8 Hugo Page (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
9 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates
10 Filippo Zana (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’
11 Joan Bou Company (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
12 Mauro Schmid (Swi) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
13 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 00:00:24
14 Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Team DSM 00:00:27
15 Sander Armée (Bel) Cofidis
16 Kevin Colleoni (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco
17 Henri Vandenabeele (Bel) Team DSM 00:00:28
18 Carlos Canal Blanco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:00:33
19 Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:00:34
20 Paul Penhoet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:00:44
21 Davide Villella (Ita) Cofidis
22 Luca Covili (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’
23 Victor Langellotti (Mon) Burgos-BH 00:00:47
24 Mario Aparicio Muñoz (Spa) Burgos-BH 00:00:49
25 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:00:54
26 Juan Carlos Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Qazaqstan Development
27 Winner Anacona (Col) Arkea-Samsic
28 Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:00:56
29 Hugo Toumire (Fra) Cofidis 00:00:58
30 Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJ 00:01:00
31 Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH 00:01:03
32 Johan Meens (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:01:05
33 Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
34 Michael Kukrle (Cze) Gazprom-Rusvelo
35 Alexander Molenaar (Ned) Burgos-BH 00:01:12
36 Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic 00:01:14
37 Yousif Mirza Al-Hammadi (UAE) UAE Team Emirates 00:01:26
38 Alexandre Vinokurov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Development 00:01:30
39 Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ 00:01:31
40 Charles Planet (Fra) Novo Nordisk 00:01:46
41 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team DSM 00:02:03
42 Julen Irizar Laskurain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:02:07
43 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:14
44 Szymon Sajnok (Pol) Cofidis 00:02:30
45 Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Nor) Team DSM 00:02:38
46 Antonio Angulo Sampedro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:02:46
47 Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Development 00:02:52
48 Laurenz Rex (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
49 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:53
50 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:03:09
51 Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
52 Tord Gudmestad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:03:32
53 Luca Rastelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:03:35
54 Felix Groß (Ger) UAE Team Emirates 00:03:59
55 Andrea Peron (Ita) Novo Nordisk 00:04:17
56 Stan Van Tricht (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
57 Marcus Sander Hansen (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:04:29
58 Said al Rahbi (Oma) Oman National Team 00:04:42
59 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 00:04:50
60 Luca Colnaghi (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:04:56
61 Clément Davy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:04:58
62 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Cofidis 00:05:01
63 Angel Fuentes Paniego (Spa) Burgos-BH 00:05:22
64 Cameron Meyer (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 00:05:30
65 Filippo Ridolfo (Ita) Novo Nordisk 00:05:31
66 Gabriel Muller (Fra) Burgos-BH 00:05:37
67 Peio Goikoetxea Goiogana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:05:42
68 Marco Brenner (Ger) Team DSM 00:05:54
69 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 00:05:58
70 Dorian De Maeght (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:06:03
71 Kaden Groves (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 00:06:07
72 Mihkel Räim (Est) Burgos-BH 00:06:17
73 Nicolas Vinokurov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Development
74 Umberto Poli (Ita) Novo Nordisk 00:06:23
75 Marco Canola (Ita) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:06:28
76 Campbell Stewart (NZl) BikeExchange-Jayco 00:06:36
77 Mundher Al-Hsani (Oma) Oman National Team 00:06:43
78 Nathan Vandepitte (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:06:57
79 Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) UAE Team Emirates 00:07:03
80 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates 00:07:13
81 Louis Blouwe (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 00:07:29
82 Callum Scotson (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 00:07:30
83 Stephen Clancy (Irl) Novo Nordisk 00:07:39
84 Samuele Zoccarato (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ 00:07:45
85 Tom Devriendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:07:48
86 Kelland O’Brien (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 00:07:58
87 Faisal Al-Mammari (Oma) Oman National Team 00:08:05
88 Mohammed Al-Wahibi (Oma) Oman National Team 00:08:15
89 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 00:08:35
90 Julius Johansen (Den) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:09:35
91 Gerd de Keijzer (Ned) Novo Nordisk 00:09:45
92 Stijn Steels (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 00:10:02
93 Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 00:10:07
94 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 00:10:10
95 Abdulrahman al Yaaqoobi (Oma) Oman National Team 00:11:22
96 Mazin al Riyami (Oma) Oman National Team 00:12:16