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Tour of Oman (2.HC) 17th Feb - 22nd Feb

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Arredondo said:
Curious to see what Purito is doing. In 2013 he also lost around 45 seconds in the stage prior to his win on Green Mountain.

And perhaps he's working for Moreno. But i can't believe he's really out of shape. He has to feel himself better then he shows at the moment. I hope.

Arredondo will have a beter season than Purito
 
Marco Pantani said:
Has anyone found a source for proper highlights of todays stage?
Youtube is terrible regarding ToO so far.

the 30 minute highlight shows are broadcast the day after, and only on Arab BeIN Sports and Italian Bike Channel afaik. So even if anyone manages to capture them, they will only be up after stage 3 has long finished anyway

Apart from that, there are only the short ~3 minute highlights available on youtube, provided by the organizer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0AZ9gvFrUI&feature=youtu.be&a
 
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search said:
the 30 minute highlight shows are broadcast the day after, and only on Arab BeIN Sports and Italian Bike Channel afaik. So even if anyone manages to capture them, they will only be up after stage 3 has long finished anyway

Apart from that, there are only the short ~3 minute highlights available on youtube, provided by the organizer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0AZ9gvFrUI&feature=youtu.be&a

How dumb is that. Thanks anyway.
 
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It's weird that Oman - the stage race with the best participation and best route among the Arabic triple - is not even fully broadcasted and the others are.
 
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Netserk said:
That would be Qatar.

Qatar is a mixed bag. The winds don't come then it's a snooze fest, but if everything falls into place it's absolutely fantastic bordure racing. Oman is guaranteed action, especially on Green Mountain.
 
From stage two.

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More: http://www.steephill.tv/2015/tour-of-oman/photos/stage-02/
 
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Coat-O said:
Kristoff is Sagan's worst nightmare.

After less than two stage races? Besides, Tinkoff rode for Breschel today.

Kristoff is looking to be in great form, even when he himself said he was surprised how good he was, should only get stronger as the season goes on.
 
1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 3:56:42
2 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
3 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling
4 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
5 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis
6 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
7 Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
8 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned Giant-Alpecin
9 Adam Blythe (Gbr) Orica GreenEdge
10 Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep
 
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Dazed and Confused said:
so Kristoff, are we seeing solid early form or a general step up somehow?
At 27 now, there could still be room for a little improvement.

Is there another step up possible for him after last year?:eek: