Stage 2 : Vervaeke on a big day
From the first few pedal strokes at Al Rustaq Fort, which provided the scenic backdrop to the start, the peloton had to play whack-a-mole with a horde of breakaway specialists undaunted by the 203 kilometres of stage 2 —the longest of the Tour of Oman. The five men in the early breakaway pushed their advantage to five minutes at the foot of Bousher Al Amerat,...