Tour of Oman 2024

The Tour of Oman is the longest-running stage race in the Middle East and one of the key early-season races on the racing calendar

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Updated: 7 February, 2024

Tour of Oman 2024 overview

The Tour of Oman returns in 2024 for the 13th edition of the five-day race, taking place from February 10 to 14. The race, which is the longest-running major stage race in the Middle East, will once again centre around the final climb of the Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), as a mix of WorldTour and ProTour teams battle for early victories and UCI points at the 2.Pro stage race.

While last year’s winner Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) will not be on the start this year, the rest of the potential contenders look set to be strong. Adam Yates and Isaac del Toro will lead the charge for UAE Team Emirates for the GC contest, Fabio Jakobsen (dsm-firmenich PostNL) will look for opportunities in the sprints, Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) will be on the hunt for stage opportunities and the young Soudal Quick-Step duo of Paul Magnier and Luke Lamperti will be sure to mix it up in a few finishes.

As far as the route goes, the Tour of Oman is nothing if not predictable, with the same format of five road stages punctuated with a final mountain day up Green Mountain on tap again for 2024. Green Mountain is a short but steep climb, weighing in at 5.7km at 9.9%, and will come at the end of five days of racing.

While the final stage will once again finish on the familiar slopes of Green Mountain, the first four stages will mix different terrain from the hilly Middle Eastern country with an assortment of punchy stages and sprint opportunities on offer. Last year the race skewed towards the climbers with steep finishes on three of the five stages. While the profiles have yet to be released for the 2024 edition, expect more of the same.

Tour of Oman 2024 key information

When is the Tour of Oman 2024? The Tour of Oman will run from February 10 through February 14.

Where does the Tour of Oman 2024 take place? As the name suggests, the Tour of Oman will be raced in the country of Oman.

Who won the Tour of Oman in 2023? Matteo Jorgenson won the 2023 race ahead of Mauri Vansevenant.

When did the Tour of Oman start? The first edition of the Tour of Oman was held in 2010.

Who won the first Tour of Oman? Fabian Cancellara won the inaugural 2010 edition ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen.

Who has the most wins at the Tour of Oman? Alexey Lutsenko and Chris Froome have both won the Tour of Oman twice.

Which teams are racing the Tour of Oman 2024?

Since the Tour or Oman is a 2.Pro race, it is open to a wide race of teams with first, second and third-division UCI teams slated to take on the challenge in the Middle East. In this edition, 10 WorldTour teams have put their hands up for spots, while four ProTour teams, three Continental teams and the Oman national team complete the start list of 18 teams.

WorldTour

ProTour

Burgos-BH
Equipo Kern Pharma
Lotto Dstny
Uno-X Mobility

Continental

JCL Team UKYO
Roojai Insurance
Terengganu Cycling Team
Oman National Team

What happened at the Tour of Oman 2023?

Last year, the race saw a close-fought race between Matteo Jorgenson and Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) as the two young GC riders finished the race separated by one solitary second. Jorgenson came away with the win, the first GC victory of his career, before going on to a sparkling spring campaign including top-10 finishes at Paris-Nice, the Tour of Flanders and the E3 Saxo Bank Classic.

Both Vansevenant and Jorgenson took stage wins in the race, while Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) and Jesús Herrada (Cofidis) took the remaining stages.