Tour of Oman 2016: Bob Jungels soloes to victory in stage 1

Results 1st stage Tour of Oman

1. Bob Jungels (lux)
2. Serge Pauwels (bel) + 0.06
3. Romain Bardet (fra) + 0.08
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (nor) s.t.
5. Tom Dumoulin (nld) s.t.
6. Greg Van Avermaet (bel) s.t.
7. Rui Costa (por) s.t.
8. Davide Rebellin (ita) s.t.
9. Floris De Tier (bel) s.t
10. Vincenzo Nibali (ita) s.t.

11. Daniel Martin (irl) s.t.
85. Richie Porte (aus) + 3.24

GC after stage 1
1. Bob Jungels (lux)
2. Serge Pauwels (bel) + 0.10
3. Romain Bardet (fra) + 0.14
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (nor) + 0.18
5. Tom Dumoulin (nld) s.t.
6. Greg Van Avermaet (bel) s.t.
7. Rui Costa (por) s.t.
8. Davide Rebellin (ita) s.t.
9. Floris De Tier (bel) s.t
10. Vincenzo Nibali (ita) s.t.
11. Daniel Martin (irl) s.t.

Race report
Blue skies and no wind at the start, while 26 degrees Celsius sais it’s going to be a hot day in the saddle.

Kenny Dehaes and Christoph Pfingsten jump off the front with 3 kms done. Peter Koning, Berden de Vries and Pieter Vanspeybrouck bridge the gap and the five riders race to a 6 minutes advantage.

Approaching the first climb the gap is down to 1’28”. Dehaes and Koning are the first to be reeled in, their companions a moment later.

In between the closing climbs Sébastien Turgot gives it a go, but as one group the pack tackles the last climb. Massacre is upon the riders in no time. Among the victims are Richie Porte and Alexander Kristoff. Only 18 riders left upfront.

Bob Jungels escapes in the descent and the 23-year old soloes to victory.

Tour of Oman 2016 stage 1: Route maps, height profile, and more

Click on the images to zoom

All stages

Profile 1st stage

Final kilometres

Route 1st stage

Tour of Oman Tweets

Start and finish at Google Maps