Tour of Oman - Muscat Classic 2025 , February 7-12

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Tomorrow it's time for Yitti Hill, which is not overly hard. But Nathan Earle still almost won with a late solo attack last year.

Instead we got a ~40 men sprint, which is probably the expected outcome for tomorrow as well.

After 3rd in 2023 and 2nd in 2024 it would normally be time for Ide Schelling to shine, but he is not around this time. And somehow also lost all of his qualities since.

 

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Looks like a bit of an ususual desert stage so far. First Vervaeke and Azparren attacked with ~100k to go to join the break, now Madouas and Aular are attempting the same.

 

[Rob5091]

A 200 km long stage will test the legs.

 

[Berniece]

Still 30km’s to go, but they’ve got a nice 5min lead

 

[Salvarani]

A 200 km long stage will test the legs.

Yeah, feels like a tougher design than usual for this stage with Yitti Hills. I like it.

 

[tobydawq]

Why do the organisers think it's a good idea to only put graphics on the screen for a very few seconds at a time and then keep them away for like an hour?

How hard is it to understand such basic things of broadcasting cycling?

And don't they usually have a helicopter?

 

[Salvarani]

Why do the organisers think it's a good idea to only put graphics on the screen for a very few seconds at a time and then keep them away for like an hour?

How hard is it to underwear such basic things of broadcasting cycling?

And don't they usually have a helicopter?

Maybe budget cuts

 

[tobydawq]

Maybe budget cuts

What do you mean? About the helicopter? They had it yesterday and for the Muscat Classic.

The other thing surely has nothing with budget to do.

 

[Lequack]

Live stream

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9_gKEp3Ef0

 

[Tim Cahill]

I like what they've done with the place, they have a bit of money but didn't go completely overboard like most of the Arab gulf, retained it's culture but just cleaned things up a bit.

 

[Lequack]

Kulset dropping off?

 

[Berniece]

Vervaeke going solo for 10km's but think peloton will catch up

 

[Lequack]

Vervaeke is in Remco mode.

 

[Berniece]

9s in the corner, 1km to go

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Crash

 

[Berniece]

Vervaeke wins, but wtf were those crashes...

 

[Squire]

That was an eventful last 100 m.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Judging by that Q36 rider, this stage isn't s.t. on crash.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Some riders are so reckless. Are they blind?

 

[Salvarani]

Weird end to the stage with those crashes

Chapeu to Vervaeke!

 

[Netserk]

Only thing more dangerous than sprinters sprinting is non-sprinters sprinting.

 

[tobydawq]

How did they manage to have two crashes there? Good luck blaming the organisers for those...


Vervaeke's first pro win. Very tense finale.

 

[tobydawq]

Only thing more dangerous than sprinters sprinting is non-sprinters sprinting.

Hippos are supposed to be quite dangerous too.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeu Vervaeke! That was some strange crashes at the end, but well done for hanging on for the win.

 

[Squire]

Vervaeke's first pro win.

About time. And very deserved.