With an impressive attack at the final climb of the day, Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) claimed the second stage in Tour of Oman after a solo ride in the final 5 kilometers.
At the finish line, he managed to stay just in front of a select group that was chasing him. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) remains the race leader as he sprinted to a second place, three seconds behind Lutsenko, with Dimension Data’s Ryan Gibbons just behind in third.
“I was motivated for this stage as I knew it suits me quite well” said Alexey Lutsenko. “Last year I was third here, so I knew a stage win was possible. I attacked on the last climb and on the top, I already gained an advantage of 15 seconds. I continued pushing hard, also my sports director led me through the last kilometers, giving me great motivation. The final 2 kilometers were hard, but I’ve managed to keep my advantage until the end.”
Tomorrow’s 192.5-kilometer-long stage from Shati Al Qurum to Qurayyat will be another challenging day with climbing the steep Qurayyat two times in the final 40 kilometers of the stage.
Tour of Oman 2019 – stage 2 results (Royal Cavalry Oman – Al Bustan):
| 1 | Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) | 4:07:19 |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) | +03” |
| 3 | Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) | ,, |
| 4 | Iuri Filosi (Delko Marseille) | ,, |
| 5 | Oliver Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale) | ,, |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) | ,, |
| 7 | Enrico Battaglin (Katusha-Alpecin) | ,, |
| 8 | Benjamin Declercq (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) | ,, |
| 9 | Clément Venturini (AG2R La Mondiale) | ,, |
| 10 | Magnus Cort (Astana) | ,, |
Tour of Oman 2019 – general classification after stage 2:
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) | 7:01:56 |
| 2 | Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) | +03” |
| 3 | Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) | +12” |
| 4 | Clément Venturini (AG2R La Mondiale) | +16” |
| 5 | Iuri Filosi (Delko Marseille) | ,, |
| 6 | Magnus Cort (Astana) | ,, |
| 7 | Greg Van Avermaet (CCC) | ,, |
| 8 | Sven Erik Bystrom (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 9 | Elie Gesbert (Arkea Samsic) | ,, |
| 10 | Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
