the Belgian Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) claimed victory in the fifth and final stage of the Tour of Omanarriving at the so-called Montaña Verde, while the Americans Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) claimed the final victory.
The fifth and final stage of the 2023 Tour of Oman, contested for the first time on the ascent of Jabal Al Akhdhar, known as the Green Mountain, saw two 23-year-old talents rise to glory, on stage and in general , in an explosive ending.
Vansevenant is the strongest of the brutal inclines of the 5.7-kilometer climb with an average gradient of 10.5 percent.to take an emotional victory in front of his family, who came to Oman to support him, while Matteo Jorgenson was able to hold on and save the leader’s red jersey by just one second.
A few days after his first professional victory, Matteo Jorgenson became the first American to win the overall Tour of Oman ahead of Mauri Vansevenant himself and Frenchman Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën).
Source: La Verdad
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