Adam
Yates Repeats Overall Victory in Tour of Oman 2025

Al Jabal Al Akhdar, 12 Feb (ONA) — Adam Yates won the Tour of Oman 2025 for a
second successive year as Valentin Paret-Peintre claimed the final and decisive
stage on the steep slopes of the Green Mountain (Al Jabal Al Akhdar).

The fifth
and final stage (139 km) of Tour of Oman 2025 kicked off from Imti in the
Wilayat of Izki, Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah till the slopes of Al Jabal Al Akhdar.
The final stage was held under the auspices of HH Sayyid Azzan bin Qais Al
Said, Deputy Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee.

Yates
and Paret-Peintre dropped race leader David Gaudu with two kilometres to go as
the gradient touched 10%. The Frenchman dug deep to get back on their wheel,
but then Yates accelerated again inside the final kilometre and Gaudu was
unable to stay with them.

Paret-Peintre
was Yates’ match, though and then surged away after the final curve to win the
stage. Yates finished a few bike lengths behind, but knew he had done enough to
win overall. Gaudu finished 45 seconds down.

The final
stage included a valley road loop, but was all about the mountain finish on the
slopes of Jabal Al Akhdar – Green Mountain, which ends with six kilometres of
climbing at an average of 9.9%.

After
some early attacks, a 17-rider move eventually went clear, that included 2023
Green Mountain winner Mauri Vansevenant, his teammate Pepijn Reinderink and
other riders keen for a day of adventure and hard racing.

Yates
pulled on the final red leader’s jersey, finishing the Tour of Oman six seconds
ahead of Paret-Peintre, with Gaudu slipping to third place overall at 39
seconds.

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