# 2012 Tour of Oman

The 2012 Tour of Oman was the third edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 14 to 19 February 2012, in Oman.
The race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits, of the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step team, taking the race lead on the penultimate day and holding it to the finish. Velits' winning margin over runner-up Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas–Cannondale) – winner of the race's queen stage to Jabal al Akhdar – was just one second, after Nibali tried to gain bonus seconds at one of the final day's intermediate sprints but could not gain time. The final place on the podium went to RadioShack–Nissan's Tony Gallopin, sixteen seconds behind Nibali and 17 seconds down on Velits. In the race's other classifications, Peter Sagan of Liquigas–Cannondale won the points classification on the final stage, Gallopin won the white jersey for the youth classification with his third place overall in the general classification, BMC Racing Team's Klaas Lodewyck won the combative classification for the race's intermediate sprints, and RadioShack–Nissan finished at the head of the teams classification.

## Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2012 Tour of Oman. These included eleven UCI ProTour teams, three UCI Professional Continental teams, and two Continental teams. The teams participating in the race were:
* BMC Racing Team
* Bridgestone–Anchor
* Champion System
* Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
* FDJ–BigMat
* Garmin–Barracuda
* RTS Racing Team
* GreenEDGE
* Team Katusha
* Liquigas–Cannondale
* Lotto–Belisol
* Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
* Rabobank
* RadioShack–Nissan
* Project 1t4i
* Team Sky

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 14 February 2012 – Al Alam Palace to Wadi Al Huwqayn, 159 km (98.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 3h 26' 09" |
| 2 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Barracuda | s.t. |
| 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Project 1t4i | s.t. |
| 5 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 7 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 8 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 10 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 3h 25' 59" |
| 2 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 4" |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 6" |
| 4 | Alexandre Lemair (FRA) | Bridgestone–Anchor | + 8" |
| 5 | Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 9" |
| 6 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Project 1t4i | + 10" |
| 7 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 10" |
| 8 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 10" |
| 9 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 10" |
| 10 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 15 February 2012 – Sur to Wadi Dhaiqah, 140.5 km (87.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 3h 10' 44" |
| 2 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 3 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 4 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 5 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | s.t. |
| 6 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 7 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 9 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 4" |
| 10 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 4" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 6h 36' 43" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 4" |
| 3 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | GreenEDGE | + 7" |
| 4 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | + 9" |
| 5 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 10" |
| 6 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 10" |
| 7 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 13" |
| 9 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 13" |
| 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 17" |

### Stage 3
#### 16 February 2012 – Al Awabi to BankMuscat, 144.5 km (89.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Project 1t4i | 3h 23' 00" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Barracuda | s.t. |
| 5 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 8 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 10 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 9h 59' 41" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2" |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 8" |
| 4 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | GreenEDGE | + 9" |
| 5 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | + 11" |
| 6 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 12" |
| 7 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 15" |
| 9 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 15" |
| 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 19" |

### Stage 4
#### 17 February 2012 – Bidbid to Al Wadi al Kabir, 142.5 km (88.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 3h 37' 02" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 3 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 4 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 5 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Martin Kohler (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 8 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 9 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | s.t. |
| 10 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 13h 36' 33" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 6" |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 18" |
| 4 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 18" |
| 5 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | GreenEDGE | + 19" |
| 6 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | + 21" |
| 7 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | + 22" |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 25" |
| 9 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 25" |
| 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 29" |

### Stage 5
#### 18 February 2012 – Royal Opera House Muscat to Jabal al Akhdar, 158 km (98.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 4h 43' 47" |
| 2 | Peter Velits (SVK) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 25" |
| 4 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 30" |
| 5 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 37" |
| 6 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | + 47" |
| 7 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 55" |
| 8 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Bridgestone–Anchor | + 57" |
| 9 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 01" |
| 10 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 1' 02" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Velits (SVK) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 18h 20' 58" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 1" |
| 3 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 17" |
| 4 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 21" |
| 5 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 30" |
| 6 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | + 30" |
| 7 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 47" |
| 8 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 49" |
| 9 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Bridgestone–Anchor | + 50" |
| 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 52" |

### Stage 6
#### 19 February 2012 – Al Khawd to Matrah Corniche, 130.5 km (81.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Project 1t4i | 3h 11' 04" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Barracuda | s.t. |
| 4 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 5 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 9 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 10 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Velits (SVK) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 21h 32' 02" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 1" |
| 3 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 17" |
| 4 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 21" |
| 5 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 30" |
| 6 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Rabobank | + 30" |
| 7 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 47" |
| 8 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 49" |
| 9 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Bridgestone–Anchor | + 50" |
| 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 52" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General Classification | Points Classification | Young Rider Classification | Combative Cyclist Classification | Teams Classification |
| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Denis Galimzyanov | Alexandre Lemair | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 3 | Marcel Kittel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Peter Sagan | Alexandre Lemair | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 4 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Peter Sagan | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 5 | Vincenzo Nibali | Peter Velits | André Greipel | Tony Gallopin | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 6 | Marcel Kittel | Peter Velits | Peter Sagan | Tony Gallopin | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan |
| Final | Final | Peter Velits | Peter Sagan | Tony Gallopin | Klaas Lodewyck | RadioShack–Nissan |