Tour of Oman #6: Kristoff celebrates first win for UAE Team Emirates

Cycling: Now the UAE Team Emirates can also celebrate its first win of the season. With Alexander Kristoff they won the final stage of the Tour of Oman today. After his second place at Green Mountain, the overall victory of the six-day tour goes to Alexey Lutsenko (Astana).
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Kristoff celebrates for UAE Team Emirates for the first time

You have to get used to it: Elia Viviani now wears the blue of Team Quick-Sep Floors, Marcel Kittel the red of Katusha-Alpecin and alexander kristoff has been driving for the UAE Team Emirates since this season. While Marcel Kittel is still waiting for his first win for his new team and Elia Viviani is clinching one victory after the other, Alexander Kristoff was finally able to celebrate today.

Kristoff wins the final stage of the Tour of Oman for the third time

At the Tour of Oman, the Norwegian left the Frenchman on the sixth and final stage Bryan coquard (Vital Concept) – Winner of the first stage - and James Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) behind. With that cheers alexander kristoff for the third time in a row on the last day of the tour, because in 2016 and 2017 he was also the fastest on the final stage. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) only finished in 40th place because he was unable to get into the bunch sprint properly due to poor positioning. So there were different winners on all six stages.

🥇@Kristoff87 wins stage 6 of the @tourofoman for the third consecutive year!

"I'm so happy I achieved my first victory for my new team. I really like this arrival and this was an important target: thanks to my team mates and to the team's sponsors". #UAETeamEmirates #TOO2018 pic.twitter.com/RqGFVsBLhQ

— @UAE-TeamEmirates (@TeamUAEAbuDhabi) February 18, 2018

Lutsenko wins ahead of teammate Lopez

On the 135,5-kilometre circuit from Al Mouj Muscat to Matrah Corniche, there were no more significant shifts in the overall standings. The Kazakh wins alexey lutsenko (Astana) in front of his Colombian teammate Miguel Angel Lopez the Tour of Oman. The two Spaniards are behind the Astana duo Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain Merida) and Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) third and fourth place. The Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) finished twelfth in the Tour of Oman.