2011 Tour of Oman

{{refimprove|date=February 2011}} {{Infobox cycling race report | name = | image = | image_caption = | date = 15–20 February | stages = 6 | distance = 838 | unit = km | time = 20h 24' 36" | speed = | first = Robert Gesink | first_nat = NED | first_team = {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | first_color = red | second = Edvald Boasson Hagen | second_nat = NOR | second_team = {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | third = Giovanni Visconti | third_nat = ITA | third_team = {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | points = Edvald Boasson Hagen | points_nat = NOR | points_team = {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | points_color = green | youth = Robert Gesink | youth_nat = NED | youth_team = {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | youth_color = white | team = {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | previous = 2010 | next = 2012 }}

The '''2011 Tour of Oman''' is the second edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It is rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 15 February to 20 February 2011, in Oman.

==Teams== Sixteen teams will compete in the 2011 Tour of Oman. These will include ten UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and one Continental team. The teams participating in the race are: {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} *{{UCI team code|AST|2011}} *{{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} *{{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} *{{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} *{{UCI team code|GEO|2011}} *{{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} *{{UCI team code|QST|2011}} *{{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} *{{UCI team code|THR|2011}} *{{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}} *{{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} *{{UCI team code|SKS|2011}} *{{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} *{{UCI team code|TSV|2011}} *An Post–Sean Kelly {{div col end}}

==Stages==

===Stage 1=== ;15 February 2011 - Al Sawadi to Al Seeb, {{convert|158|km|1|abbr=on}} {| |'''Stage 1 Results'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-1/results |title=Stage 1: Bos sprints to win at Oman opening stage |date=2011-02-15 |work=Cycling News |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |accessdate=2011-02-15 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Theo Bos|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 3h 38' 29" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Roger Kluge|GER}} | {{UCI team code|SKS|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Denis Galimzyanov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Hondo|GER}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Francesco Chicchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Mathew Hayman|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| st. |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 1''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Theo Bos|NED}} 20px|Red jersey20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | align="right"| 3h 38′ 19″ |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| + 4" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Pieter Serry|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2011}} | align="right"| + 4" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Roger Kluge|GER}}20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|SKS|2011}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Mark McNally|GBR}} | An Post–Sean Kelly | align="right"| + 7" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Tanel Kangert|EST}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2011}} | align="right"| + 7" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Denis Galimzyanov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Hondo|GER}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |} |}

===Stage 2=== ;16 February 2011 - The Wave, Muscat to Al Wutayya, {{convert|139|km|1|abbr=on}} {| |'''Stage 2 Results''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} |align="right"| 3h 18' 17" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Hondo|GER}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Oscar Gatto|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Luca Paolini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Lars Boom|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Simon Clarke|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2011}} | align="right"| + 3" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Grega Bole|SLO}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| + 3" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 2''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| 6h 56′ 36″ |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2011}} | align="right"| + 4" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}}20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Pieter Serry|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2011}} | align="right"| + 7" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Tanel Kangert|EST}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2011}} | align="right"| + 9" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Hondo|GER}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Luca Paolini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Lars Boom|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Patrik Sinkewitz|GER}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |} |}

===Stage 3=== ;17 February 2011 - Sur to Sur, {{convert|208|km|1|abbr=on}} {| |'''Stage 3 Results''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Theo Bos|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 5h 14' 41" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}}20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}}20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Heinrich Haussler|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Oscar Gatto|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Denis Galimzyanov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Niko Eeckhout|BEL}} | An Post–Sean Kelly | align="right"| st. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| st. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Francesco Chicchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| st. |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 3''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| 12h 11′ 13″ |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2011}} | align="right"| + 2" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Pieter Serry|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2011}} | align="right"| + 11" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Patrik Sinkewitz|GER}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| + 11" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Marko Kump|SLO}} | {{UCI team code|GEO|2011}} | align="right"| + 11" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Tanel Kangert|EST}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2011}} | align="right"| + 13" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Hondo|GER}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| + 14" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} | align="right"| + 14" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Luca Paolini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| + 14" |} |}

===Stage 4=== ;18 February 2011 - Sultan to Jebel Al Akhdhar, {{convert|157|km|1|abbr=on}} {| |'''Stage 4 Results''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Robert Gesink|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 4h 03' 58" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +47" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| +51" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Giovanni Visconti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +53" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Christian Vande Velde|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| +53" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 02" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 02" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Michael Albasini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 02" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 12" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Patrik Sinkewitz|GER}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 29" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 4''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Robert Gesink|NED}} 20px|Red jersey 20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 16h 15' 28" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} 20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +44" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| +57" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Giovanni Visconti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 03" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Christian Vande Velde|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 03" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 09" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 15" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Michael Albasini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 15" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 22" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Patrik Sinkewitz|GER}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 33" |} |}

===Stage 5=== ;19 February 2011 - Al Jissah (ITT), {{convert|18.5|km|1|abbr=on}} {| |'''Stage 5 Results''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Robert Gesink|NED}} 20px|Red jersey | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 29' 21" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Giovanni Visconti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +16" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +24" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SWI}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| +27" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} 20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +29" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Adriano Malori|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} | align="right"| +36" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Michael Albasini|SWI}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +37" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Lars Boom|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | align="right"| +43" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Arnold Jeannesson|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}} | align="right"| +59" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Christian Vande Velde|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 01" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 5''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Robert Gesink|NED}} 20px|Red jersey 20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 16h 44' 38" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} 20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 13" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Giovanni Visconti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 19" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Michael Albasini|SWI}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 52" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Christian Vande Velde|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 04" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SWI}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 11" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 13" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 19" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Patrik Sinkewitz|GER}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 51" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}} | align="right"| +3' 02" |} |}

===Stage 6=== ;20 February 2011 - Qurayyat to Mattrah Seafront, {{convert|157|km|1|abbr=on}} {| |'''Stage 6 Results''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} |align="right"| 3h 39' 58" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Denis Galimzyanov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Matteo Pelucchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|GEO|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Francesco Chicchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Thor Hushovd|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Pieter Ghyllebert|BEL}} | An Post–Sean Kelly | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Stijn Neirynck|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Theo Bos|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} | align="right"| s.t. |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 6''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Robert Gesink|NED}} 20px|Red jersey 20px|White jersey | {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} |align="right"| 20h 24' 36" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} 20px|Green jersey | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 13" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Giovanni Visconti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 19" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Michael Albasini|SWI}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | align="right"| +1' 52" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Christian Vande Velde|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 04" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SWI}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 11" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 13" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 19" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Patrik Sinkewitz|GER}} | {{UCI team code|ISD|2011}} | align="right"| +2' 51" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} | align="right"| +3' 03" |} |}

==Classification Leadership==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;" |- style="background-color: #efefef;" ! width="1%" | Stage ! width="14%" | Winner ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|General Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Points Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF" width="15%"|Young Rider Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF" width="15%"|Combative Cyclist Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Teams Classification |- | 1 | Theo Bos | style="background:pink;" rowspan="1" | Theo Bos | style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1" | Theo Bos | style="background:white;" rowspan="1" | Roger Kluge | style="background:salmon;" rowspan="3" | Pieter Serry | style="background:offwhite;" rowspan="3" | {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} |- | 2 | Matthew Goss | style="background:pink;" rowspan="2" | Matthew Goss | style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1" | Edvald Boasson Hagen | style="background:white;" rowspan="2" | Matthew Goss |- | 3 | Theo Bos | style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1" | Theo Bos |- | 4 | Robert Gesink | style="background:pink;" rowspan="3" | Robert Gesink | style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3" | Edvald Boasson Hagen | style="background:white;" rowspan="3" | Robert Gesink | style="background:salmon;" rowspan="3" | Marko Kump | style="background:offwhite;" rowspan="3" | {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} |- | 5 | Robert Gesink |- | 6 | Mark Cavendish |- ! colspan=2| '''Final''' | style="background:red;" rowspan="1"| Robert Gesink | style="background:green;" rowspan="1"| Edvald Boasson Hagen | style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| Robert Gesink | style="background:#CC4E5C;" rowspan="1"| Marko Kump | style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.tourofoman.om/}}

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