Vansevenant climbs the standings in Oman

The second stage of the Tour of Oman brought the first uphill finish of this edition. Averaging 7% over 2.6 kilometers, the Qurayyat climb promised a major reshuffling of the general classification, which at the start of the day was being led by Soudal Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier.
The peloton had one job to do, and that was to make sure the breakaway would be reeled in by the time they hit the slopes of the crucial ascent. Having established a three-minute maximum gap over the field, the seven-man front group that animated the 174km stage was no threat for the bunch, who pegged them back with seven kilometers to go, before gradually ramping up the speed in the run-in to Qurayyat.
Well-positioned at all times, Mauri Vansevenant remained attentive as more and more riders made their presence felt at the front of the peloton and kept his powder dry until the last 300 meters, the hardest of the stage. The young Belgian got out of the saddle and accelerated from a select group, eventually taking fifth behind Jesus Herrada (Cofidis), who became the new leader of the race. The result elevated Mauri to fourth place in the general classification, just four seconds off the podium, ahead of Monday’s stage, which will put on the table the uphill finish of Jabal Haat.
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Race details
1 |
Jesús Herrada López Cofidis |
4:21:07 |
2 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
0:00 |
3 |
Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates |
0:00 |
4 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
0:00 |
5 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
6 |
Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:03 |
7 |
Rémy Rochas Cofidis |
0:05 |
8 |
Cristián Rodríguez Martín Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:05 |
9 |
Stan Dewulf AG2R Citroën Team |
0:05 |
10 |
Davide Formolo UAE Team Emirates |
0:05 |
23 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:05 |
44 |
Fausto Masnada
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:29 |
58 |
Jordi Warlop Soudal - Quick Step |
1:35 |
94 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:05 |
95 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:05 |
96 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:05 |
1 |
Jesús Herrada López Cofidis |
7:51:57 |
2 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
0:04 |
3 |
Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates |
0:06 |
4 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:10 |
5 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
0:10 |
6 |
Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:13 |
7 |
Davide Formolo UAE Team Emirates |
0:15 |
8 |
Lennert Teugels Bingoal WB |
0:15 |
9 |
Niklas Eg Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
0:15 |
10 |
Harold Tejada Canacue Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:15 |
20 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:15 |
45 |
Fausto Masnada
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:39 |
58 |
Jordi Warlop Soudal - Quick Step |
2:08 |
92 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:05 |
95 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:15 |
104 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:43 |
1 |
Jesús Herrada López Cofidis |
15 pt |
2 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
15 pt |
3 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
12 pt |
4 |
David Dekker Team Arkéa Samsic |
12 pt |
5 |
Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates |
9 pt |
6 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
9 pt |
7 |
Jeroen Meijers Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team |
8 pt |
8 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
7 pt |
9 |
Arne Marit Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
7 pt |
10 |
Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
6 pt |
11 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
6 pt |
1 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
7:52:01 |
2 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:06 |
3 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
0:06 |
4 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
0:11 |
5 |
Pelayo Sánchez Mayo Burgos-BH |
0:11 |
6 |
Mario Aparicio Muñoz Burgos-BH |
0:11 |
7 |
Sylvain Moniquet Lotto Dstny |
0:11 |
8 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
0:17 |
9 |
Giovanni Aleotti BORA - hansgrohe |
0:21 |
10 |
Harrison Wood Cofidis |
0:21 |
1 | Burgos-BH | 23:36:36 |
2 | Cofidis | 0:05 |
3 | AG2R Citroën Team | 0:08 |
4 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:10 |
5 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 0:13 |
6 | Soudal - Quick Step | 0:19 |
7 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 0:23 |
8 | Lotto Dstny | 0:39 |
9 | UAE Team Emirates | 0:42 |
10 | Bingoal WB | 1:09 |