{"id":415677,"date":"2026-02-09T03:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/415677\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T03:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:53:09","slug":"preview-tour-of-oman-2026-stage-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/415677\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview Tour of Oman 2026 stage 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the 7th to the 11th of February the peloton takes on the Tour of Oman<\/a>, the continuation of the Middle Eastern calendar, with a stage-race that features sprints, explosive days and steep mountains. We preview<\/a> stage 3, which is estimated to start and finish at 07:10 and 11:50CET.Meanwhile the Tour of Oman<\/a> has grown since its debut in 2010 into one of the most respected early-season stage races outside Europe. Organized by (ASO), the race became a regular fixture on the UCI calendar, first as part of the UCI Asia Tour and, more recently, in the UCI ProSeries\u2014a status it retains in 2026. It is a traditional early-season race for many years now, chosen by the riders due to the warm weather conditions, variety of stage profiles and also proper climbing tests early in the year.<\/p>\n


\nProfile: Samail – Eastern Mountain\"Profile<\/p>\n

Stage 3: Samail – Eastern Mountain, 191 kilometers<\/p>\n

Stage 3 of the race presents a solid mix between the puncheurs and the climbers when it comes to the fight for the stage win. It is, as the Spanish call, a ‘unipuerto’ stage, where you have got no climbing throughout the day, followed by a summit finish.<\/p>\n

The climb of Eastern Mountain is 3.5 kilometers long at 7.6%, long enough that it is a rather constant effort, but nevertheless a mostly anaerobic effort where explosivity and the raw watts are also required. This will be an important day for the overall classification, even if the queen stage lies ahead.<\/p>\n

Prediction Tour of Oman 2026 stage 3:\u00a0*** Adam Yates<\/a>, Mauro Schmid<\/a>
** Valentin Paret-Peintre, Christian Scaroni
* Luke Plapp, Diego Pescador, Bart Lemmen, Henok Mulubrhan, Lorenzo Fortunato, Paul Double<\/p>\n

How: The UAE riders’ form is impressive and I think he’ll be able to climb well enough for no-one to be able to keep up before the final meters.<\/p>\n

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