{"id":172404,"date":"2019-02-18T13:53:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=172404"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:53:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:53:29","slug":"kristoff-leads-the-tour-of-oman-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/18\/kristoff-leads-the-tour-of-oman-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristoff Leads the Tour of Oman and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lutsenko wins stage two<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Last year\u2019s overall winner proved that the Tour of Oman really suits him. The 26-year-old Astana rider attacked prior to the final climb and soloed to victory, jumping to second place overall, 3 seconds behind Alexander Kristoff. However, the Norwegian led the poursuivants across the finish line and proved that he aims for that GC victory as well. Should be great fun in the upcoming stages!<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc1 STAGE 2 LAST KM \ud83c\udfc1<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kristoff87?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kristoff87<\/a> gave his all with an impressive come-back but there was no stopping \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexeyLutsenko3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlexeyLutsenko3<\/a> from taking glory in Al Bustan.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOO2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOO2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2sma8CSKW\">pic.twitter.com\/Q2sma8CSKW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour of Oman (@tourofoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tourofoman\/status\/1097154555685552130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Stage 2 results<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) 4:07:19<br \/>\n2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) +3s<br \/>\n3. Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data)<br \/>\n4. Iuri Filosi (Delco Marseille Provence)<br \/>\n5. Oliver Naesen (Ag2R La Mondiale)<br \/>\n6. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida)<br \/>\n7. Enrico Battaglin (Katusha Alpecin)<br \/>\n8. Benjamin Declercq (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)<br \/>\n9. Cl\u00e9ment Venturini (Ag2R La Mondiale)<br \/>\n10. Magnus Cort (Astana)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>General classification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) 7:01:56<br \/>\n2. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) +3 s<br \/>\n3. Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) +12s<br \/>\n4. Cl\u00e9ment Venturini (Ag2R La Mondiale) +16s<br \/>\n5. Iuri Filosi (Delco Marseille Provence)<br \/>\n6. Magnus Cort (Astana)<br \/>\n7. Greg van Avermaet (CCC)<br \/>\n8. Sven Erik Bystr\u00f8m (UAE Tem Emirates)<br \/>\n9. \u00c9lie Gesbert (Ark\u00e9a Samsic)<br \/>\n10. Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Too much?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seems a bit extreme to give Dani Mart\u00ednez a baby for winning the best young rider award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F1FjvRlEg6\">pic.twitter.com\/F1FjvRlEg6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vaughters\/status\/1095470429999910913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If i drink 5 of these in 5 minutes, is it the same as an attack of 5 minutes at 500watts? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QvHFLji6km\">pic.twitter.com\/QvHFLji6km<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeGendtThomas\/status\/1095047221651877888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Where is Conor Dunne?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biggie and smalls \ud83d\ude06<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/estecharu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@estecharu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edoardo_affini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@edoardo_affini<\/a> \u2935\ufe0f\u2934\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UPTHa83l5I\">pic.twitter.com\/UPTHa83l5I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GreenEDGE Cycling (@GreenEDGEteam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenEDGEteam\/status\/1095611758155362306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The perks of being Mr. Wyman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Walking through through the DIY shop <br \/>Stef: \u201cThat\u2019s a nice tub\u201d <br \/>Helen just looks completely blankly at him looking around for what he\u2019s pointing at. \u201cI don\u2019t see any tyres\u201d <br \/>Stef: \u201cbath tub Helen, bath tub\u201d<br \/>\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thewymans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thewymans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Helen Wyman (@CXHelen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CXHelen\/status\/1094941250757767173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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