Tour of Oman Stage 6: As Sifah > Matrah Corniche, 147kms

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A savage start to the stage is made easier by officials neutralising the first ascent..!

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The peloton is at full tilt amidst some beautiful territory of Oman...

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The speeds remain high as the race circles a secluded bay on the Oman coast...

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The early hills are playing havoc with the peloton's last, relaxing day...

Nini Terpstra leads a five-man escape that emerges after some mighty-fast racing...

After yet more hills, the peloton eases up to allow the quintet a three-minute lead...

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Supposedly as a reprimand for a bad day yesterday, Vincenzo Nibali loads up with bottles for his teamates...

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The peloton is once again in full flight after passing through Muscat...

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Greg Van Avermaet leads the escape, but they are about to get caught...

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The peloton is racing along at 80-kilometres-per hour as another escape tries to get clear...

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Michael Albasini leads the new escape, and he's giving it everything he's got..!

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Cannondale reacts on the main climb of the day - Peter Sagan wanst another stage-win it seems..!

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Chris Froome is having to beathe deeply behind Cannondale...

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Tejay Van Garderen looks less than comfortable as well...

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Fabian Cancellara is having to grit his teeth to keep a place in the front half of the peloton...

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Roman Kreuziger has shot across to the leaders, and he has Cancellara and Nibali with him as Boaro tries to pace them all away...

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Michael Hepburn has attacked from the front group as the peloton starts to merge with 60-kilometres to go...

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Juul Jensen and Bazzana have joined Hepburn and start to pull away...

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Froome seems to have recovered from the nervous racing - he's almost won the Tour of Oman..!

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The peloton is dwarfed by a mighty big Mosque on the approach to Muscat...

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The gates of Muscat welcome the Tour of Oman...

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The Emir of Oman's yacht awaits the race on the Matrah Corniche...

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The trio of escapers has managed to reach the finish circuit in front...

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The peloton races along the Corniche with one lap to go...

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The trains of Lotto and Tinkoff lead the last-lap charge...

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Andre Greipel wins stage six from Nacer Bouhanni and Sam Bennett..!

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Chris Froome celebrates his second Tour of Oman win with Tejay Van Garderen and Rigoberto Uran...

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