Tour of Oman Stage 1: Al Musannah - Sultan Qaboos University 162km

Kohei Uchima and Bobby Traksel have raced away at the start of stage one...

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Cadel Evans is all smiles in his first race since last August..!

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Matthew Goss has come to Arabia just for the Tour of Oman - and he might even win stage one...

Bradley Wiggins is here too, and that's Chris Froome he's sheltering from the wind...

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With a Japanese rider in the escape, it takes another one to do the chasing - well done, Fumiyuki Beppu..!

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Alberto Contador is in Oman too, having already raced in Argentina in January...

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Tom Boonen looks as strong as ever, both his new bike and tatoo are very eye-catching as well...

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It's fair to say the scenery in Oman is a class above the desolate landscape of Qatar..!

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Philippe Gilbert and Stijn Devolder know each other very well, but they're both newcomers to the Tour of Oman...

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Alexander Wetterhall is struggling to load up with water bottles for his Net App-Endura team...

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Joe Dombrowski and Evan Huffman are definitely the babes in this race, welcome to the big-time, guys..!

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The peloton stretches out on a road surrounded by rocky mountains...

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Sam Bewley is back in action after his illness in Qatar - he's working to bring the gap down for Green Edge...

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Traksel and Uchima are still four minutes up as they start to turn towards Muscat with 35-kilometres to go...

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Omani fans cheer the peloton along - now, we didn't see that in Qatar..!

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Tom Stamsnijder is chasing for Argos-Shimano, with the teams of Sky, Bardiani and Shack waiting and watching...

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Marcel Kittel wins stage one from Davide Appollonio and Nacer Bouhanni...

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Naturally, Marcel Kittel is the first race-leader of the 2013 Tour of Oman...

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