If you had “Norwegian Powerhouse” on your bingo card for today, come collect your winnings.
Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) scorched the tarmac in Sohar to take Stage 4 of the Tour of Oman, denying Juan Sebastián Molano his second win of the week in a chaotic, wind-affected finale.
The day followed the classic “desert transition” script: a doomed breakaway featuring the indefatigable Patryk Goszczurny (Visma | Lease a Bike Development) spent the day baking in the sun before being swallowed up with 3km to go.
In the final kilometer, Alpecin-Premier Tech tried to take control, but it was Uno-X who timed their surge to perfection. Blikra launched late and loud, holding off a surging Emmanuel Houcou (Pinarello-Q36.5) and a boxed-in Molano to claim his fourth career pro victory.
The Big Picture: The GC remains unchanged, with Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) holding a slender 4-second lead. But let’s be honest, today was just the appetizer. Tomorrow is Green Mountain. The gradient hits 10%, the gravity turns up to 11, and the real race begins.
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