Author: Harold Dalton

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2023 Tour of Oman! The peloton has gathered here in the beautiful country of Oman to compete in this grueling race. The riders have been training hard for months, and they are ready to battle it out on the roads of Oman. As the race starts, the riders are off like a shot. They are flying down the roads, their legs pumping furiously, and their hearts pounding with excitement. It’s a beautiful sight to see, except for one rider who forgot to bring his bike. Yes, you heard that right. One rider showed up…

Final Race Report With a nail-biting finish and after a day destined to be unpredictable, one which its main protagonists had almost never tackled, Matteo Jorgenson sealed the Movistar team’s second overall success of 2023. The The Boise, Idaho native kept all of his rivals under control over the brutal, 6km ascent of the Green Mountain. Jorgenson rode intelligently and always remained next to his main rivals for the GC, Geoffrey Bouchard (ACT, 3rd) and Mauri Vansevenant (SOQ, 1st). The Belgian made the American ride to his best, taking the sprint and gaining a 4″ second bonus on Matteo, 2nd,…

Report Diego Ulissi took his first win of the season in fine fashion on the penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman from Izki to Yitti Hills (204.9km). Pascal Ackermann surprised the climbers with an attack with 8km to go, forcing the other teams to chase behind. Ulissi had teammates Formolo and Laengen in the pack to assist him as the kilometres ticked away towards the base of the final kick which came at -2km to go. As the road flattened out Ulissi used his speed to perfection coming around Axel Zingle (Cofidis) to clinch his first victory of 2023.…

The best custom carbon frame maker located within 15 miles of the Cyclry office, Parlee Cycles Inc., has today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Parlee’s liabilities totaled $4.4 million and total assets totaled $2.6 million at the end of January. If this was Twitter and the time was a couple of years ago, you could screenshot that last sentence and caption it “is this good?” for a few hundred easy likes. “We are building bikes. I’m looking out on the production floor right now. We’re still building bikes. We’re still shipping bikes,” said Parlee Chief Operating Officer Jamie Bradley.…

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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