Author: Harold Dalton

Report After just over three seasons seeking for an elusive victory, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar Team) was finally able to savour the taste of winning within the pros, and he did so in style. The young American from Idaho claimed a convincing victory on the slope of Jabal Haat, second of three mountain finishes in the Tour of Oman, to take over the leader’s jersey in the Sultanate. Matteo bested mauri Vansevenant (SOQ) and Geoffrey Bouchard (ALM) after two strong accelerations over the final kilometer to leave his rivals behind. To those, he arrived in fresh condition after excellent support from…

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Winner Interview Tim Merlier confirmed he is one of the fastest riders in the peloton, dashing to victory – his first on the road in the Soudal Quick-Step jersey – on the opening stage of the Tour of Oman, which incidentally was the sprinters’ only opportunity to leave their mark at this edition. Benefitting from a fast and furious lead-out train consisting of Jordi Warlop and Bert Van Lerberghe, the 30-year-old, who was victorious in the Zonnebeke cyclo-cross earlier this season, emerged at the front of the peloton only with the finish line in sight, and despite kicking out with…

Winner Interview “It’s just incredible to get my first professional win! Two weeks ago I was on the podium for the first time in the pros in Valencia, today it’s my first success… The team believed in me. Everyone supported me, my teammates, the staff… and I am happy to have finished the job well to reward them. It was not necessarily the ideal scenario for me: it was rather quiet on the flat and very strong as soon as it went up. The pace was very hard to follow in the bumps. I gave it my all. On the…