168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Richie Porte will lead the BMC team at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Oman next week as he r𝔍esumes his season following a short break. The Middle Eastern race will be the first for Porte since finishing sec♚ond in the Tour Down Under almost three weeks ago.

It is Porte’s🌳 first appearance at the Tour of Oman since 2013, where he helped then teammate Chris Froome to the overall victory. In recent years, it has been Tejay Van Garden that has taken the role of leadership in Oman. However, t♍he American has decided to start his season in Europe at the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia this weekend.

Porte has had a strong start to the season with second at the𒉰 time trial national championships and the Tour Down Under, plus a stage victory on Willunga Hill for the third year running. For Porte, Oman will provide a bridge between his Australian season and Paris-Nice ℱhis first race in Europe, at the beginning of March.

"We've got a really solid team for the race so it will be nice to finally race together in the BMC Racing Team kit. It's also good opportunity to get a couple more race days in the legs before I start racing in Europe," P༒orte said in a team press release.

The remainder of the seven-man team will be made up of those that have already been racing in Qatar. The 22-year-old Tom Bohli, who was forced to abandon the Tour ♎of Qatar following a crash, is the only rider not to head to Oman. The riders that will make the trip are Jempy Drucker, Michael Sch♉är, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf and Rick Zabel. It is the first time that Porte has raced with any of this line-up after making the switch to BMC over the winter.

Van Avermaet will be a strong contender for a stage victory in Oman, coming to the race after a strong performance in Qatar where he finished third overall. Oman has formed part of the Belgian’s build-up to the classics s🧔ince 2013, making this his fou⛄rth consecutive appearance.

BMC Racing team for the Tour of Oman: Jempy Drucker, Michael Schär, Daniel Oss, Richie Porte, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf, Greg Van Avermaet, Rick Za☂bel.