Tour of Oman - Muscat Classic 2024 , February 9-14

[Landeirovic]

Finn is the new Adam Yates, king of desert racing? He was already doing good in the AlUla Tour.

Without ilness he would do top 10 gc in Down Under to. He is just 22 year

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Nice to see Amaury finish in third. He's back baby!

 

[armchairclimber]

QS made a hash of that.

 

[Rob5091]

UAE doing their best to win all the Gulf races - chapeau to Fisher-Black though and is he off to the Giro this year?

 

[Sciatic]

Attacooooooo Faustooooooooooooo

In my brain I heard it in the tone/pitch of Zac Prescott’s pre-snap cadence

 

[Lequack]

Flobikes have an English recap of the race

View: https://youtu.be/UUT9yh7rUzQ?si=lI95XSRA-rkdtDn9

https://twitter.com/x/status/1756006451867205792

View: https://twitter.com/flobikes/status/1756006451867205792?s=20

 

[yaco]

I have been impressed with DePretto is in debut season - Was at the pointy end of stages in Valenciana and he nearly got Fisher-Blacks wheel on the top of the hill.

 

[Salvarani]

I have been impressed with DePretto is in debut season - Was at the pointy end of stages in Valenciana and he nearly got Fisher-Blacks wheel on the top of the hill.

He was very consistent last season.

Many top 10s and podiums.

 

[KZD]

Fisher Black looks ready to take a step forward this season. Great win.

 

[Lequack]

Tomorrow is stage 1, the only chance for the sprinters basically

 

[RedheadDane]

UAE doing their best to win all the Gulf races - chapeau to Fisher-Black though and is he off to the Giro this year?

So far... they got one.
And Sharjah for the Gen Z team.

 

[Rob5091]

According to PCS the last km is uphill, so maybe Ewan will get his comeback finally underway.

 

[search]

According to PCS the last km is uphill, so maybe Ewan will get his comeback finally underway.

it's the same finish as last year. A bit uphill, but it's still mainly about power and positioning.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSUdNzt4dwc

 

[Rob5091]

Yep, good win by Merlier last year.

 

[Salvarani]

Ewan wins!

 

[Berniece]

According to PCS the last km is uphill, so maybe Ewan will get his comeback finally underway.

He did indeed

 

[ingsve]

Pretty much perfect launch for Kristoff but just not strong enough anymore to keep the fastest sprinters behind him.

 

[Rob5091]

Relief for Ewan that he got the win & 1 for the Saudis. Messy run in and Coquard close but no cigar. Not sure what happened to Jakobsen.

 

[search]

Relief for Ewan that he got the win & 1 for the Saudis. Messy run in and Coquard close but no cigar. Not sure what happened to Jakobsen.

Jakobsen crashed yesterday. Nothing major, according to the team, but maybe it still slowed him down a bit.

 

[tobydawq]

Jakobsen crashed yesterday. Nothing major, according to the team, but maybe it still slowed him down a bit.

He was also boxed in. He was delivered to the front way too early and got swamped.

Great for Ewan. Things were beginning to look very bleak for him.

 

[yaco]

The TDU form has been stacking up with Yates, Fisher-Black and Ewan winning and Bradbury riding well in the UAE Tour.

 

[Lequack]

Ewan a much needed win

 

[scribers]

Good lord he is short

 

[scribers]

New rule: If third place is taller than you on the podium, then they get 1st

 

[StryderHells]

New rule: If third place is taller than you on the podium, then they get 1st

Good thing for Ewan then as only 2nd place was taller than him on the podium.