The penultimate day of racing at the Tour of Oman saw the peloton once again take on a modified route due to the adverse weather conditions in the region. Nonetheless, a hilly final awaited the bunch where either a late attack or reduced sprint was expected. Team dsm-firmenich PostNL set out with the goal of bringing Tobias Lund Andresen into the finale and rode well as a team throughout the afternoon. Entering the closing 20 kilometres and the main portion of hills, Lund Andresen, Warren Barguil, Frank van den Broek and Julius van den Berg all made the front selection. Moving up together going into the closing three kilometres, Lund Andresen unfortunately had to let go of the group when the pace lifted. Barguil then followed a few probing attacks, before leading the team home in the sprint.
Barguil expressed: “We rode with the plan to go with Tobias today but in the final he had to let go of the group just before the sprint. I was then a bit too far back to give it a go. I think we rode pretty well in the front as a whole team to bring him into position for the final, so hopefully if we keep this up a nice result will come soon.”