Oman Gallery: Andersen takes maiden victory in stage 3

Feb 16, 2017

An Interesting juxtaposition of garb and architecture is a common sight at the Tour of Oman. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Fan favorite Tom Boonen gave some autographs before the stage started at Sultan Qaboos University. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Jean-Pierre Drucker did his best Peter Sagan impersonation while warming up for the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Stage 3 was 162 kilometers from Sultan Qaboos University to Quriyt. It was a lumpy stage with an early categorized climb as well as an uphill grind to the finish. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Ben Heramns started the day leading the Tour of Oman and retained his lead by finishing third on the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The breakaway survived until about 15 kilometers to go. Feng Chun Kai tried to get away before being caught by the peloton. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

There was some wind to deal with out on the open road. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Arrendondo Moreno put in an attack on one of the climbs of the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton spread across the highway in Oman. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Laurens De Plus was one of the first riders to attack the final climb. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Sunweb executed its plan for the stage perfectly, delivering Soren Andersen to the base of the climb at the front of the group. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

With strong early season legs, Andersen claimed the first win of his professional career. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Ben Hermans finished just ahead of Laurens De Plus and Jakob Fuglsang. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Andersen and the Sunweb team enjoyed the results of good teamwork. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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