2016 Tour of Oman

2016 Tour of Oman UCI Asia Tour 16–21 February 2016 6 911 km Vincenzo Nibali ITA Astana Pro Team red Romain Bardet FRA AG2R La Mondiale Jakob Fuglsang DEN Astana Pro Team Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Dimension Data green Brendan Canty AUS Drapac Professional Cycling white Jacques Janse van Rensburg RSA Dimension Data red green Dimension Data 2015 2017 The 2016 Tour of Oman was a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 21 February 2016 in Oman. It was the seventh edition of the Tour of Oman and is rated as a 2.HC race as part of the 2016 UCI Asia Tour. The previous year's champion, Rafael Valls, was not present to defend his title.Tour of Oman - General Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164115&c=2 ProCyclingStats 14 February 2016 Teams Eighteen teams were invited to take part in the race. These included nine UCI WorldTeams and nine UCI Professional Continental teams.Tour of Oman - General Classification (start list) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164115&c=3 ProCyclingStats 14 February 2016 2016 UCI WorldTeams KAT DDD TGA EQS BMC TLJ LAM AST ALM 2016 UCI Professional Continental teams WGG ROO FVC BOH DPC TSV SSG UHC CCC Pre-race favourites The Tour of Oman comes towards the beginning of the road cycling season. It follows two other races in the Middle East: the Dubai Tour and the Tour of Qatar, which in 2016 were won by Marcel Kittel (EQS 2016) and Mark Cavendish (DDD 2016 respectively.Races (Asia Tour) http://www.procyclingstats.com/races.php?c=1&season=&calender=12 ProCyclingStats 14 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160221011949/http://www.procyclingstats.com/races.php?c=1&season=&calender=12 21 February 2016 dead The Dubai Tour and the Tour of Qatar are focused particularly on sprinters and classics riders, but the Tour of Oman is an opportunity for the climbers to compete for overall victory, with the climb of Jebel Akhdar normally decisive. Many riders who compete for the Grand Tours and the Ardennes classics start the race as part of their preparation, although increased competition from early-season European races meant that the start list for the 2016 Tour of Oman was not as strong as in some previous editions. The champion of the 2015 edition was Rafael Valls, who was then riding for LAM 2015 but had moved to LTS 2016 for the 2016 season. Lotto–Soudal was not among the teams invited to the race, so Valls was not present to defend his title.Rafael Valls http://www.procyclingstats.com/races.php?c=1&season=&calender=12 ProCyclingStats 14 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160221011949/http://www.procyclingstats.com/races.php?c=1&season=&calender=12 21 February 2016 dead In his absence, the contenders for overall victory included Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2016), who had won on Jebel Akhdar in 2012, and Richie Porte (BMC 2016), who had won the queen stage of the Tour Down Under. Other strong riders included the ALM 2016 riders Romain Bardet and Domenico Pozzovivo, TGA 2016's Tom Dumoulin, EQS 2016 y's Dan Martin, LAM 2016's Rui Costa and FVC 2016's Eduardo Sepúlveda. The varied stages in the Tour of Oman meant that several different kinds of riders started the race. These included sprinters such as Sam Bennett (BOH 2016), Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2016), Sacha Modolo (LAM 2016), Andrea Guardini (Astana) and Moreno Hofland (TLJ 2016). The hilly finishes also attracted classics riders such as Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Davide Rebellin (CCC 2016) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (DDD 2016 y). Route The 2016 race is scheduled to include six stages. This included one flat stage, three hilly stages, one stage with an uphill finish to Qurayyat and the queen stage finishing on Jebel Akhdar (the Green Mountain) where previous editions of the race have been decided. The climb of Jebel Akhdar was extended from previous races: it continued 1.8 km from the former finish line up to the top of the climb.Tour of Oman - General Classification (stages) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164115&c=4 ProCyclingStats 14 February 2016Ryan Barry Tour of Oman Preview: Nibali, Porte and Dumoulin line out for early-season test http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2016/preview/ 14 February 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 14 February 2015 +Stage scheduleTour of Oman — General Classification (stages) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164114&c=4 ProCyclingStats 14 February 2015 Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 16 February Oman Exhibition Center to Al Bustan 145.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Bob Jungels LUX 2 17 February Omantel Head Office to Qurayyat 162 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR 3 18 February Al Sawadi Beach to Naseem Park 176.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Alexander Kristoff NOR 4 19 February Muscat to Jebel Akhdar 177 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Vincenzo Nibali ITA 5 20 February Yiti to Ministry of Tourism 119.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR 6 21 February Muscat to Matrah Corniche 130.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Alexander Kristoff NOR Classification leadership There were five principal classifications in the 2016 Tour of Oman. The first and most important was the general classification; the winner of this is considered the overall winner of the race. It is calculated by adding together each rider's times on each stage, then applying bonuses. Bonuses are awarded for coming in the top three on a stage (10 seconds for the winner, 6 seconds for the second placed rider and 4 seconds for the rider in third) or at intermediate sprints (3 seconds, 2 seconds and 1 second for the top three riders). The rider in the lead of the general classification wears a red jersey. The second competition is the points classification. This is calculated by awarding points for the top 10 riders at the finish of each stage (15 points to the winner down to 1 point for the rider in tenth place) and to the top three at intermediate sprints (3 points, 2 points and 1 point). The rider with the highest points total is the leader of the classification and wears a green jersey. The young rider classification is open to those born on or after 1 January 1990. The young rider ranked highest in the general classification is the leader of the young rider classification and wears a white jersey. The combativity classification is based on points won at intermediate sprints and classified climbs along the route. Points are awarded to the top three riders across each sprint or climb (3 points, 2 points and 1 point). The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wears a white jersey with red and green sections. The final competition is the team classification. On each stage, each team is awarded a time based on the cumulative time of its top three riders. The times for each stage are then added together and the team with the lowest total time is the leader of the team classification. There is no jersey awarded for this classification.Sporting stakes / rules - Tour of Oman 2015 https://www.letour.fr/tour-of-oman/2015/us/sporting-stakes-rules.html letour.fr 21 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150221134041/https://www.letour.fr/tour-of-oman/2015/us/sporting-stakes-rules.html 21 February 2015 dead dmy-all +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification25px|link=|alt= Points classification25px|link=|alt= Young rider classification25px|link=|alt= Combativity classification25px|link=|alt= Team classification 1 Bob Jungels Bob Jungels Bob Jungels Bob Jungels Amaury Capiot DDD 2016 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Patrick Konrad 3 Alexander Kristoff Kenny Dehaes 4Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo NibaliBrendan Canty 5Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Jacques Janse van Rensburg 6Alexander Kristoff Final Vincenzo Nibali Edvald Boasson Hagen Brendan Canty Jacques Janse van Rensburg DDD 2016 References 30em External links http://www.tourofoman.om/ Le Tour 2016 Tour of Oman Tour of Oman Category:2016 in road cycling