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Tour of Oman 2012 final day Sunday

Posted on February 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

We made it onto the Corniche in Muttrah to watch Marcel Kittel win the final stage of the Tour of Oman 2012.

Tour of Oman Muttrah Corniche 2012

Tour of Oman Muttrah Corniche 2012

Despite winning two stages it wasn’t him but was Peter Velits who won overall victory.

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Tour of Oman 2012 day 4

Posted on February 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Lodewickj Klass and Vandenbergh Stijn lead on day 4 of the Tour of Oman cycle race.

TOUR OF OMAN Lodewickj Klass and Vandenbergh Stijn

TOUR OF OMAN Lodewickj Klass and Vandenbergh Stijn

They were more than 3 minutes ahead of the pack of riders which includes the tour leader André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol

TOUR OF OMAN 2012 pack

TOUR OF OMAN 2012 pack

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Tour of Oman Schedule

Posted on February 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Tour of Oman bike race is starting on Tuesday in Muscat Oman – here is the schedule with all times GMT

Tuesday    14/02/2012   TOUR of OMAN at Muscat Palace to Huwquain 16:00 – 20:00
Wednesday    15/02/2012    TOUR of OMAN Sur to Wadi Dayqah 16:30 – 20:00
Thursday    16/02/2012    TOUR of OMAN Wadi bani Kharus to Muscat Airport 16:40 – 20:00
Friday    17/02/2012    TOUR of OMAN Bid Bid to Wadi Kabir Muscat – 16:45 – 20:00
Saturday    18/02/2012    TOUR of OMAN Royal Opera House Muscat to Jebel Akhdar – 16:00 – 20:00
Sunday    19/02/2012    TOUR of OMAN Al Khawd to Muttrah Corniche 16:00 – 19:00

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The Clipper Odyssey visits the Arabian Peninsula

Posted on January 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Last year I gave a series of talks on Oman in a wonderful cruise on the Island Sky from Salalah to past Abu Dhabi. This year the American company Zegrahm is doing a similar cruise travelling between Muscat and Bahrain and has invited me Continue reading →

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Tour of Oman 2012

Posted on January 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Looking forward to the Tour of Oman 2012

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Gazelles and Dhows in Dhofar

Posted on January 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

It was a nice surprise to see the familiar face of Allesandro near Salalah.

Allesandro and Dhow

Allesandro and Dhow

He had previously worked on the Jewel of Muscat and was now restoring a Dhow called “The Wolf”. Another enjoyable encounter was with Continue reading →

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