Stage 5 (Final):Imty to Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) -138.5km
Valentin Paret-Peintre takes final stage as Yates wins the 2025 Tour of Oman
The unforgiving slopes of the ‘Green Mountain’ saw the fourteenth Tour of Oman reach its climax today. Known officially as Jebel Akhdar (5.7 km at 10.5%) it was the scene for the final brutal settling of accounts.
David Gaudu (Groupama–FDJ), who had earlier taken the stage three and the overall lead on Eastern Mountain, started the stage with a tenuous six second lead over Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates XRG) on GC. The Breton fought gallantly to defend his red jersey, but finally cracked under pressure from Yates with 700 metres to go.
The British rider finished stage 5 a couple of seconds behind the Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre, who secured his first win for new team Soudal Quick-Step but more importantly 43 seconds ahead of Gaudu. This was enough to propel Yates to his second consecutive overall victory in the Tour of Oman.
Paret-Peintre’s efforts allowed him to leap-frog Gaudu to take second spot at 6 seconds, while Gaudu rounded out the final podium at 39 seconds.
Stage 5 results and Final GC – Top 10