4th Muscat Classic (6 February) - 15th Tour of Oman (7-11 February)

[Netserk]

pictures froze at the top of the penultimate climb, so we didnt see the attack

 

[Netserk]

Vino team's attitude was disappointing. They left all the responsibility to Jayco, and then to Adam Yates when it was clear he wasn't going to beat them in the sprint.

By the time they wanted to work together, it was too late.

i assume bettiol wasnt up for donkey duty

 

[Samamba]

Vino team's attitude was disappointing. They left all the responsibility to Jayco, and then to Adam Yates when it was clear he wasn't going to beat them in the sprint.

By the time they wanted to work together, it was too late.

And then they are sprinting with 3 in the end lmao.

Do they realize they really don't need this points scoring BS anymore? They are never going to be relegated with their budget and team.

I don't get it, great for Veistroffer tho. He's been in a lot of doomed breaks the past year, always great if someone like that wins one.

 

[Samamba]

Plapp and Lecerf lost time. Lopez from Astana too (he was attacking early so wasn't a leader here I guess).

Also Kuss not in results, but might be a transponder issue

 

[Cycling111]

108

Kuss Sepp

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

14:59

 

[Salvarani]

Kuss on holiday

 

[Cycling111]

Kuss on holiday

Since the Vuelta 2023.

 

[yaco]

Plapp and Lecerf lost time. Lopez from Astana too (he was attacking early so wasn't a leader here I guess).

Also Kuss not in results, but might be a transponder issue

Plapp has too many inconsistencies in his performance to be be a reliable GC rider. And to think he wants to ride GC at the Vuelta after doing 63 race days before this target. Madness!

 

[yaco]

The rider I'm looking at to challenge A.Yates is Paret-Peintre who is suited by the parcours.

 

[Netserk]

Since the Vuelta 2023.

not bad to drop lipo et al on madeleine while on a holiday

 

[Cycling111]

not bad to drop lipo et al on madeleine while on a holiday

If we can remember only one day in two years after doing 3 GTs in one year, making top 10 and winning the last one...

 

[Netserk]

If we can remember only one day in two years after doing 3 GTs in one year, making top 10 and winning the last one...

i can also remember bola del mundo

while still on a holiday

 

[Samamba]

There was apparently a big crash with 5k to go, would explain some time losses.

 

[Potomac]

So if I get up very early Monday morning to catch stage 3, will I find a good stream to watch it?

 

[RedheadDane]

So, tomorrow's stage starts at a resthouse, and ends on a climb.

So if I get up very early Monday morning to catch stage 3, will I find a good stream to watch it?

The YouTube streams have been okay. If you aren't too bothered by Arabic commentating.

 

[Cycling111]

Last year:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888957590681383296

View: https://x.com/tourofoman/status/1888957590681383296?s=20

 

[search]

pictures froze at the top of the penultimate climb, so we didnt see the attack

here's the final part of the stage highlights, on from that attack:

Watch oman2 | Streamable

Watch "oman2" on Streamable.

streamable.com

 

[Salvarani]

Interesting to see what team controls and can put a decent pace on the climb.

UAE has lost riders and sent Oliveira in the break.

Visma has been decimated here.

A few other teams have lost riders as well.

As said, interesting to see how the race plays out. Waiting for the climbs on the remaining stages is playing into the hands of someone like A. Yates, when his team look vunerable here.

 

[Netserk]

here's the final part of the stage highlights, on from that attack:

Watch oman2 | Streamable

Watch "oman2" on Streamable.

streamable.com

thank you

strong, well-timed attack

 

[Cycling111]

Soudal pulling. Paret-Peintre didn't look very good at Muscat. We'll see today.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Yellow jersey in the break: the van Avermaet scenario.

 

[Cycling111]

Kuss DNF.

 

[Cycling111]

I don't understand why Visma is pulling when they have only 4riders. Lemmen must be feeling very strong.
UAE is the only team that isn't working using Rui Oliveira as an excuse.

 

[yaco]

I don't understand why Visma is pulling when they have only 4riders. Lemmen must be feeling very strong.
UAE is the only team that isn't working using Rui Oliveira as an excuse.

Its like why UAE was pulling at the end of stage no 5 in valenciana. Sometimes it does not make sense!

 

[Cycling111]

Its like why UAE was pulling at the end of stage no 5 in valenciana. Sometimes it does not make sense!

But the race in Valencia was already decided. The final stage wasn't going to give them the victory.
Here, however, everything is still to decide. Yates is the clear favorite, and Visma is pulling althouht has lost four riders. No sense.

Visma ni siquiera es el segundo favorito. Deberían dejar toda la responsabilidad en manos de Jayco, Soudal y Astana.

And now Lemmen will win . But it still doesn't make sense for them to pull like teams with eight riders.