Tour of Oman Stage 6: Al Khawd > Matrah Corniche

Another day means another motorway in the Tour of Oman...

Michael Schar is leading a quartet away at great speed - there's a tailwind today..!

Ian Stannard has suffered another flat tyre - just as the chasing has begun..!

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Alessandro Ballan has also flatted, but he's aided by a Rabobank mechanic while his own car is up at the break...

Ballan uses a team car or two and his legendary 'tuck' to get him back at high-speed...

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Liquigas has gone ballistic at the front - there's a bonus sprint in 40-kilometres and Nibali has plans on winning it...

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Tom Boonen wins the intermediate sprint ahead of Sagan and another Omega man - Nibali takes 4th and gains no bonuses...

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The peloton is momentarily split following the build-up to the bonus sprint...

Boonen is furious - race-officials have confused Sagan for Nibali, and given the Itaian two-seconds bonus and the race-lead..!

Peter Velits is mad too - is he the race-leader/winner, or not..? Race officials eventually re-instate the Slovakian...

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David Millar ignores the chaos behind the peloton to pose for a photo with his father - hello Dad..!

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Amid the chaos, three men have escaped - Van Summeren, Vande Velde, and Laurens Ten Dam...

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The peloton arrives on the Corniche in Muscat, about two minutes down on the trio in front...

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Ten Dam and his mates look good, could this be a surprising and successful escape..?

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The peloton is going faster with five laps of the Corniche to go...

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Frantisek Rabon leads the Omega train in fearful pursuit now...

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Vande Velde and his companions are about to be caught with two laps to go...

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The peloton is just about together as it starts the last lap on Muscat's beautiful seafront...

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Velits is just a few minutes away from winning the Tour of Oman...

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Jeremy Hunt leads Sky into a dominant position on the last lap...

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There's no sign of Mark Cavendish in the hectic sprint-finish...

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Marcel Kittel wins stage six, ahead of Peter Sagan and Tyler Farrar

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Peter Velits celebrates his first win for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, with Vincenzo Nibali and Tony Gallopin alongside him in Muscat

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