Tour of Oman: Andre Greipel recovers from crosswinds setback to win opening stage

Andre Greipel fought back from being dropped in crosswinds late in the day to win stage one of the Tour of Oman and take an early overall lead.

Stage one result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, 4:03:31
2 Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, same time
3 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
4 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, st
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
6 Michael van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen, st
7 Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin, st
8 Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
9 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, st
10 Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana, st
Selected others
13 Ben Swift (GB) Team Sky, st
25 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st
63 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, st
93 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, st General classification 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, 4:03:21
2 Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, +4secs
3 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, +6
4 Preben van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, same time
5 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +7
6 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, +9
8 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare, st
9 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, +10
10 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
Selected others
18 Ben Swift (GB) Team Sky, st
29 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st
67 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, st
94 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, st