February 14, 2012 (Wadi Al Hoqay, Oman) – André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team took the early lead in the Tour of Oman with the Stage 1 victory that ended in a sprint in Wadi Al Hoqay after 159km. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team and Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Barracuda had to settle for second and third, respectively. Canada’s Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat finished 66th and Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team rolled into 106th place. The Tour of Oman runs through February 19.

Results
1. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 3:26:09
2. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team
3. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
4. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i
5. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
6. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
7. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
8. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
9. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
10. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
11. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
12. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
13. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
14. Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
15. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:03
16. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
17. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
18. Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
19. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
20. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team
21. Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i
22. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
23. Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i
24. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
25. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin – Barracuda
26. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
27. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
28. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
29. Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
30. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
31. Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan
32. Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
33. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
34. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
35. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team
36. Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
37. Gregory Henderson (NZL) Lotto Belisol Team
38. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
39. David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team
40. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Barracuda
41. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
42. Gregory Rast (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
43. Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
44. David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
45. Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Barracuda
46. Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team
47. Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor
48. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat
49. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i
50. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
51. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
52. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
53. Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
54. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
55. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
56. Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
57. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
58. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
59. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
60. David Millar (GBR) Garmin – Barracuda
61. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
62. Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team
63. Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
64. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
65. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team
66. Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat
67. Mark Cavendish (GBR) Sky Procycling
68. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
69. Adam Blythe (GBR) BMC Racing Team
70. Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team
71. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
72. Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team
73. Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
74. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
75. Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i
76. Lee Rodgers (GBR) RTS Racing Team
77. Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
78. Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
79. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
80. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
81. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
82. Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
83. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
84. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team
85. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team
86. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
87. Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
88. Alex Coutts (GBR) RTS Racing Team
89. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
90. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
91. Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team
92. Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
93. Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i
94. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
95. Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
96. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
97. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i
98. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
99. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
100. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin – Barracuda
101. Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team
102. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
103. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin – Barracuda
104. Luke Rowe (GBR) Sky Procycling
105. Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
106. Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
107. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
108. Clinton Avery (NZL) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
109. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
110. Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
111. Jérémy Hunt (GBR) Sky Procycling
112. Ian Stannard (GBR) Sky Procycling
113. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
114. Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
115. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:27
116. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:29
117. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:32
118. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:40
119. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
120. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:46
121. Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:56
122. Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i 1:31
123. Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 2:16
124. William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
125. Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team 9:37
126. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 10:37
127. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team

GC after Stage 1
1. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 3:25:59
2. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:04
3. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:06
4. Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor 0:08
5. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:09
6. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i 0:10
7. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
8. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
9. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
10. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
11. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
12. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
13. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
14. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
15. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
16. Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
17. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
18. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:13
19. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
20. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
21. Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
22. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
23. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team
24. Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i
25. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
26. Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i
27. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
28. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin – Barracuda
29. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
30. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
31. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
32. Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
33. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
34. Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan
35. Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
36. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
37. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
38. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team
39. Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
40. Gregory Henderson (NZL) Lotto Belisol Team
41. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
42. David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team
43. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Barracuda
44. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
45. Gregory Rast (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
46. Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
47. David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
48. Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Barracuda
49. Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team
50. Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor
51. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat
52. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i
53. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
54. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
55. Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
56. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
57. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
58. Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
59. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
60. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
61. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
62. David Millar (GBR) Garmin – Barracuda
63. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
64. Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team
65. Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
66. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
67. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team
68. Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat
69. Mark Cavendish (GBR) Sky Procycling
70. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
71. Adam Blythe (GBR) BMC Racing Team
72. Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team
73. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
74. Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team
75. Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
76. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
77. Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i
78. Lee Rodgers (GBR) RTS Racing Team
79. Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
80. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
81. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
82. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
83. Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
84. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
85. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team
86. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
87. Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
88. Alex Coutts (GBR) RTS Racing Team
89. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
90. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
91. Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team
92. Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
93. Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i
94. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
95. Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
96. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
97. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i
98. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
99. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
100. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin – Barracuda
101. Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team
102. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
103. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin – Barracuda
104. Luke Rowe (GBR) Sky Procycling
105. Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
106. Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
107. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
108. Clinton Avery (NZL) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
109. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
110. Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
111. Jérémy Hunt (GBR) Sky Procycling
112. Ian Stannard (GBR) Sky Procycling
113. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
114. Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
115. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 0:37
116. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:39
117. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:42
118. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:50
119. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
120. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:56
121. Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:06
122. Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i 1:41
123. Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 2:26
124. William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
125. Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team 9:47
126. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 10:47
127. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team