2011 Tour of Oman

Race details
Dates	15–20 February
Stages	6
Distance	838 km (520.7 mi)
Winning time	20h 24' 36"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Youth
	Team

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:

Stages

Stage 1

15 February 2011 - Al Sawadi to Al Seeb, 158 km (98.2 mi)

Stage 1 Results^[1]

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	3h 38' 29"
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	st.
3	Roger Kluge (GER)	Skil–Shimano	st.
4	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	st.
5	Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)	Team Katusha	st.
6	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	st.
7	Danilo Hondo (GER)	Lampre–ISD	st.
8	Russell Downing (GBR)	Team Sky	st.
9	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Quick-Step	st.
10	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	st.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	3h 38′ 19″
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	+ 4"
3	Pieter Serry (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 4"
4	Roger Kluge (GER)	Skil–Shimano	+ 6"
5	Mark McNally (GBR)	An Post–Sean Kelly	+ 7"
6	Tanel Kangert (EST)	Astana	+ 7"
7	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+ 10"
8	Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 10"
9	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	+ 10"
10	Danilo Hondo (GER)	Lampre–ISD	+ 10"

Stage 2

16 February 2011 - The Wave, Muscat to Al Wutayya, 139 km (86.4 mi)

Stage 2 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matthew Goss (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	3h 18' 17"
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Leopard Trek	st.
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	st.
4	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	st.
5	Danilo Hondo (GER)	Lampre–ISD	st.
6	Oscar Gatto (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	st.
7	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	st.
8	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	st.
9	Simon Clarke (AUS)	Astana	+ 3"
10	Grega Bole (SLO)	Lampre–ISD	+ 3"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Matthew Goss (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	6h 56′ 36″
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 4"
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+ 6"
4	Pieter Serry (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 7"
5	Tanel Kangert (EST)	Astana	+ 9"
6	Danilo Hondo (GER)	Lampre–ISD	+ 10"
7	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	+ 10"
8	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 10"
9	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	+ 10"
10	Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 10"

Stage 3

17 February 2011 - Sur to Sur, 208 km (129.2 mi)

Stage 3 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	5h 14' 41"
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Leopard Trek	st.
3	Matthew Goss (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	st.
4	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	st.
5	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	Garmin–Cervélo	st.
6	Oscar Gatto (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	st.
7	Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)	Team Katusha	st.
8	Niko Eeckhout (BEL)	An Post–Sean Kelly	st.
9	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	st.
10	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Quick-Step	st.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Matthew Goss (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	12h 11′ 13″
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 2"
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+ 10"
4	Pieter Serry (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 11"
5	Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 11"
6	Marko Kump (SLO)	Geox–TMC	+ 11"
7	Tanel Kangert (EST)	Astana	+ 13"
8	Danilo Hondo (GER)	Lampre–ISD	+ 14"
9	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 14"
10	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	+ 14"

Stage 4

18 February 2011 - Sultan to Jebel Al Akhdhar, 157 km (97.6 mi)

Stage 4 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	4h 03' 58"
2	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+47"
3	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	+51"
4	Giovanni Visconti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+53"
5	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+53"
6	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+1' 02"
7	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	Leopard Trek	+1' 02"
8	Michael Albasini (ITA)	HTC–Highroad	+1' 02"
9	Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)	Team Sky	+1' 12"
10	Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+1' 29"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	16h 15' 28"
2	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+44"
3	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	+57"
4	Giovanni Visconti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+1' 03"
5	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+1' 03"
6	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+1' 09"
7	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	Leopard Trek	+1' 15"
8	Michael Albasini (ITA)	HTC–Highroad	+1' 15"
9	Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)	Team Sky	+1' 22"
10	Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+1' 33"

Stage 5

19 February 2011 - Al Jissah (ITT), 18.5 km (11.5 mi)

Stage 5 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	29' 21"
2	Giovanni Visconti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+16"
3	Marco Pinotti (ITA)	HTC–Highroad	+24"
4	Fabian Cancellara (SWI)	Leopard Trek	+27"
5	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+29"
6	Adriano Malori (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+36"
7	Michael Albasini (SWI)	HTC–Highroad	+37"
8	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	+43"
9	Arnold Jeannesson (FRA)	FDJ	+59"
10	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+1' 01"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	16h 44' 38"
2	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+1' 13"
3	Giovanni Visconti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+1' 19"
4	Michael Albasini (SWI)	HTC–Highroad	+1' 52"
5	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+2' 04"
6	Fabian Cancellara (SWI)	Leopard Trek	+2' 11"
7	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	+2' 13"
8	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	HTC–Highroad	+2' 19"
9	Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+2' 51"
10	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+3' 02"

Stage 6

20 February 2011 - Qurayyat to Mattrah Seafront, 157 km (97.6 mi)

Stage 6 Results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	3h 39' 58"
2	Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)	Team Katusha	s.t.
3	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
4	Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)	Geox–TMC	s.t.
5	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Quick-Step	s.t.
6	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.
7	Pieter Ghyllebert (BEL)	An Post–Sean Kelly	s.t.
8	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	s.t.
9	Stijn Neirynck (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
10	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	20h 24' 36"
2	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+1' 13"
3	Giovanni Visconti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+1' 19"
4	Michael Albasini (SWI)	HTC–Highroad	+1' 52"
5	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+2' 04"
6	Fabian Cancellara (SWI)	Leopard Trek	+2' 11"
7	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	+2' 13"
8	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	Leopard Trek	+2' 19"
9	Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+2' 51"
10	Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)	Team Sky	+3' 03"

Classification Leadership

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Points Classification	Young Rider Classification	Combative Cyclist Classification	Teams Classification
1	Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Roger Kluge	Pieter Serry	Team Sky
2	Matthew Goss	Matthew Goss	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Matthew Goss
3	Theo Bos	Matthew Goss	Theo Bos	Matthew Goss
4	Robert Gesink	Robert Gesink	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Robert Gesink	Marko Kump	Leopard Trek
5	Robert Gesink
6	Mark Cavendish
Final		Robert Gesink	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Robert Gesink	Marko Kump	Leopard Trek

References

↑ "Stage 1: Bos sprints to win at Oman opening stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

External links

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[1] "Stage 1: Bos sprints to win at Oman opening stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

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