Tour of Oman: Alexander Kristoff wins stage two as Leigh Howard takes overall lead

Norway's Alexander Kristoff sprinted to victory on stage two of the Tour of Oman as Australia's Leigh Howard moved into the overall lead and Chris Froome finished safely in the peloton.

Stage two result 1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, 3:12:01
2 Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, same time
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
4 Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare, st
5 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, st
6 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
7 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, st
8 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC, st
9 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
10 Sam Bennett (Ire) NetApp-Endura, st
Selected others
12 Ben Swift (GB) Team Sky, st
43 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st General classification 1 Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, 7:15:20
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, +2secs
3 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, same time
4 Preben van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, st
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +8
6 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
7 Paolo Colonna (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, st
8 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF, +9
9 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, +11
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st
Selected others
17 Ben Swift (GB) Team Sky, +12
30 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st