Tour of Oman 2013 - Stage 2 Race Report
Stage two of the 2013 Tour of Oman ran from Fanja in Bidbid in the west, round to Al Bustan on the east coast of the Sultanate 146km away.
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A world away from the Tour de France and the Euro tour team buses, the peloton made do with plastic chairs today. Given the rather brutal climb at the end of the day we were expecting that the end of the race would be rather different from yesterday.
The start of the race looked very similar though, with a break from Bobbie Traksel of Champion System, today joined by Japanese rider Tomohoro Kinoshita. The break was maintained until around 40km from the end when the riders were caught and the big names really went for it, with Contador, Nibali and Sagan fighting it out in the climbs in the last 6 or so kilometres.
GC After Stage 2:
1 Peter Sagan - Cannondale Pro Cycling 7:53:25
2 Tony Gallopin - RadioShack Leopard 0:00:09
3 Martin Elmiger - IAM Cycling 0:00:11
4 Vincenzo Nibali - Astana 0:00:15
5 Nacer Bouhanni - FDJ 0:00:17
6 Chris Froome - Sky Pro Cycling 0:00:17
7 Zdenek Stybar - Omega Pharma Quick-Step 0:00:17
8 Stijn Vandenbergh - Omega Pharma Quick-Step 0:00:21
9 Marco Bandiera - IAM Cycling 0:00:21
10 Peter Velits - Omega Pharma Quick-Step 0:00:21
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