The race was won by Belgium's Ben Hermans,[3] as part of the BMC Racing Team; Hermans took the race lead after winning the second stage of the race, and further extended his lead with a victory in the queen stage of the race, finishing at Jabal Al Akhdhar. Hermans won the race by 22 seconds ahead of Portuguese rider Rui Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi), who finished second on two stages during the race. The podium was completed by Astana's Fabio Aru from Italy, who was a further 13 seconds in arrears of Costa.[4]
Hermans duked it out for the points classification victory with Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha–Alpecin), with the honours ultimately going to Kristoff,[4] who won three of the remaining four stages of the race. The young rider classification was won by Eritrea's Merhawi Kudus, who finished in fourth place overall for Team Dimension Data, while Belgian Aimé De Gendt (Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise) won the combativity classification for points won at intermediate sprints and noted climbs.[4] With Kudus, Lachlan Morton and Nathan Haas all finishing within the top ten overall, Team Dimension Data won the teams classification.[4]
There were five principal classifications in the 2017 Tour of Oman.
The first and most important was the general classification; the winner of this was considered the overall winner of the race. It was calculated by adding together each rider's times on each stage, then applying bonuses. Bonuses were awarded for coming in the top three on a stage (10 seconds for the winner, 6 seconds for the second placed rider and 4 seconds for the rider in third) or at intermediate sprints (3 seconds, 2 seconds and 1 second for the top three riders). The rider in the lead of the general classification wore a red jersey.[23]
The second competition was the points classification, calculated by awarding points for the top 10 riders at the finish of each stage (15 points to the winner down to 1 point for the rider in tenth place) and to the top three at intermediate sprints (3 points, 2 points and 1 point). The rider with the highest points total was the leader of the classification and wore a green jersey.[23] The young rider classification was open to those born on or after 1 January 1992. The young rider ranked highest in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification and wore a white jersey.[23]
The combativity classification was based on points won at intermediate sprints and classified climbs along the route. Points were awarded to the top three riders across each sprint or climb (3 points, 2 points and 1 point). The rider with the most accumulated points was the leader of the classification and wore a white jersey with red and green polka dots.[23] The final competition was the team classification. On each stage, each team was awarded a time based on the cumulative time of its top three riders; the times for each stage were then added together and the team with the lowest total time was the leader of the team classification.[23]
^ abcdef"Hermans and Kristoff, heroes of Oman". Tour of Oman. Amaury Sport Organisation. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017. Well protected by his BMC team mates, Ben Hermans made it to the finish among the peloton, winning the general classification of this 8th Tour of Oman. In the final standings, the Belgian wins the race with a 22" lead over Rui Costa and 35" over Fabio Aru. Second of the Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana behind Nairo Quintana at the beginning of the month, he confirms his fine start to the 2017 season. Thanks to his day's success, Alexander Kristoff wins the green jersey (points classification) and Merhawi Kudus (DDD) finishes best young rider while his Dimension Data squad is the best team of this Tour of Oman. Present at the front, on day 1 and again for over 120kms [sic] of the final stage, Aimé De Gendt claims the most aggressive rider's jersey.
^"Honor 1st Stage"(PDF). MATSport.fr. MATSport Timing. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"Honor 2nd Stage"(PDF). MATSport.fr. MATSport Timing. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^"Andersen powers to glory". Tour of Oman. Amaury Sport Organisation. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017. Third on the day, Ben Hermans remains in the overall lead with a 2" advantage over Rui Costa and 10" over Jakob Fuglsang (AST). The Belgian also takes command of the points classification while Kudus keeps the best young rider's white jersey. Mark Christian also keeps the most aggressive jersey on his shoulders.
^"King of Green Mountain, Hermans comforts Red Jersey". Tour of Oman. Amaury Sport Organisation. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017. On the eve of the final stage on the Matrah Corniche, the BMC rider has all the cards in hands to conquer his very first Tour of Oman. He now also leads the points classification while Kudus (DDD), fifth today, remains the best young rider. The Most aggressive rider's jersey changes shoulders and returns to those of Mark Christian.
Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Ben Hermans (BEL)
Søren Kragh Andersen (DNK)
