Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The top riders gather in Tour of Oman (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The camels in Oman smell much better than the real🔜 thing (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Tejay van Garderen (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Boonen (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rafal Majka and Peter Sagan (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar🐻) and Joaquim Rodriguez 🌳(Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Joaqᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚuim Rodriguez (Katusha) cha꧅ts with Rui Costa (Lampre) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) looking for more stꦡage wins i🗹n Tour of Oman (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) joined the rest of the big-name riders in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Oman kick-off press conference, eager to begin his 2015 season but harbouring doubts he ha൩s the race fitness to win the overall classification.
"I want to start my season well, in calm conditions before key moments to co🤪me like Tirreno Adriatico or Milan - San Remo," Nibali said. "It’s a perfect race to start the season. The weather conditions are ide✤al compared to Europe. Physically, I feel great, but it’s only my second race of the year after Dubai, an event made for sprinters. It’s a lot harder here with two mountainous stages."
Nibali has competed in the past three editions of the Tour of Oman, bu൩t had his best success in 2012, when he won the stage to the top of Green Mountain and came second overall to Peter Velits. But he has only raced the Dubai Tour this season, and is not sure he has the form to repeat or improve upon that result.
"I feel a lot calmer in a different physical condition and different goals," he said. "I don’t think I’ll have the level to win. [Alejandro] Valverde for example has a lot more racing days than I have, and I’ll also keep a eye out on riders like [Joaquim] Rodriguez or [Rafal] Majka. If I feel I don’t have the level, maybe I’ll just focus on a stage win, 💛like the one with the climbs of Boucher Al Amerat."
