02.20 - Tour of Oman: Stage 6

Mark Cavendish's missing seat-post hints at some last-minute problem...

Cavendish is in control of HTC's measuring tape - a serious adjustment needs to be made before he can race properly...

HTCOMAN

The peloton rolls away from the start at Qurayyat amongst spendid Omani scenery...

SCENERYOMAN

Mark Cassidy has got himself into yet another escape - he leads the way up the day's only ascent...

AN POSTOMAN

The peloton is in active pursuit, making a hard start to the day for many tired cyclists...

SCENERYOMAN

Robert Gesink is to the fore, he has Maxime Monfort on his wheel on the climb...

CLIMBINGOMAN

The pace has caused splits in the peloton...

SCENERYOMAN

Daniel Ratto is leading the escape to a four minute lead, after the peloton settled down...

GEOXOMAN

Joost Posthuma is filling up with water on a very hot day in Oman...

LEOPARDOMAN

A peloton, a truck, a glorious Omani landscape is created..!

SCENERYOMAN

Cavendish has suffered a flat rear tyre...

HTCOMANMECHANIC

Taylor Phinney has had a flat as well...

BMCMECHANICOMAN

Roger Hammond suffers a similar fate - one of six flats for Garmin today..!

GARMINHAMMONDOMAN

Phinney has become a complete 'pro this week - he finishes his debut by collecting water bottles for his BMC teamates...

BMCWORKOMAN

The peloton enters Muscat, three minutes down on the five-man escape...

SCENERYOMAN

The Sultan of Oman's yacht looks down on the Tour of Oman...

SCENERYOMANBOAT

Marcus Burghardt leads the escape to an inevitable conclusion in Muscat - they'll be caught with exactly one lap to go..!

BMCOMAN

A colourful sight as the peloton starts to chase harder along Muscat's Corniche...

SCENERYOMAN

'Al Said' spends most of its days moored in Muscat - the Tour of Oman comes just one week a year...

SCENERYOMAN

Katusha now lead the peloton with one lap to go...

KATUSHAOMAN

Team Sky are trying to set Boasson-Hagen up for the final sprint of the race...

SKYOMAN

It's a one-man show with a 100-metres still to go...

HTCOMAN

Mark Cavendish has won stage six of the Tour of Oman - it is his first win of the 2011 season..!

HTCOMAN

Robert Gesink shares the podium with Giovanni Visconti, and Edvald Boasson-Hagen...

RABOBANKOMAN