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The Tour of Oman is an annual professional
"Boasson Hagen lands finale"
Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
* 
Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
* 
Gold Jersey – Worn by the most active rider.
* 
White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
Statistics
at ''the-sports.org''
Stages
at ''www.cyclingstage.com''
Tour of Oman
at ''cqranking.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour of Oman Cycle races in Oman UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2010 2010 establishments in Oman Eddy Merckx UCI ProSeries
The Tour of Oman is an annual professional road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and ...
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...
held in Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
since 2010 as part of the UCI Asia Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ...
. It was scheduled to become part of the new UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
Development
In December 2018, the UCI ann ...
in 2020, but both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
History
The race is classified as a 2.HC (as of 2012). The race is organized by theAmaury Sport Organisation
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, and was held for the first time between 14 and 19 February 2010. The race is a men's competition consisting of six stages. The race contains mainly flat stages, with some hillier parts.
During the race, the leader of the General Classification wears a red jersey, the leader of sprinter's points classification is denoted by a green jersey and best young rider by white. The race does not contain a mountains jersey. The most aggressive rider wears a white jersey with green and red polka-dots.
The inaugural edition of the race in 2010
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, consisted of 6 stages, beginning with a 16-lap criterium in Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...
Corniche and ending with an 18.6 km time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, also in Muscat. Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara (born 18 March 1981), nicknamed "Spartacus", is a Swiss cycling executive, businessman and former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was born in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland. Cancellara began ...
won this event after coming second in the final time trial to Edvald Boasson Hagen
Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He was ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. He is known as an all-rounder, havin ...
.Turner, Jonatha"Boasson Hagen lands finale"
Sky Sports
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2010-02-19
Past winners
General classification
Points classification
Young rider classification
Aggressive rider classification
Team classification
Classifications
As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: * Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
* Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
* Gold Jersey – Worn by the most active rider.
* White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
References
External links
* *Statistics
at ''the-sports.org''
Stages
at ''www.cyclingstage.com''
Tour of Oman
at ''cqranking.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour of Oman Cycle races in Oman UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2010 2010 establishments in Oman Eddy Merckx UCI ProSeries