Embret Svestad-Bårdseng finishes 11th at the summit of Eastern Mountain

Race reportFeb 10, 2025

World Team TeamTour of Oman

Toute l'équipe ARKEA-B&B HOTELS s'est mise au service du Norvégien Embret Svestad-Bårdseng qui décroche un bel accessit au terme de la troisième étape disputée sur le sol du sultanat omanais.

Embret Svestad-Bårdseng

The ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team did a superb job for me on this third stage of the Tour of Oman. They protected me, surrounded me and my team-mates went to get the bidons for me. Everything was perfect and I'd like to thank them for their commitment to me, as I'm brand new to the WorldTour team. They believe in me and positioned me perfectly for the climb. Which was ideal for me afterwards, and above all easier. In the end, I finished just outside the top 10. Eleventh is good, but I really wanted to finish in the top ten today. My legs feel good. There are still some difficult stages left and I still hope to climb up the overall classification between now and the end of this Tour Of Oman.

Laurent Pichon

Sport director

Good teamwork from ARKEA-B&B HOTELS around Embret Svestad-Bårdseng who was well placed by his team-mates at the foot of the final climb. He made a small mistake in the final kilometre that cost him a small 5-second gap. The climb was quite explosive. Green Mountain, the final climb of stage 5, should suit him better, so we'll be looking to make up some places in the overall classification. Tomorrow, a sprint stage is expected and we'll be banking on our sprinters. They're very motivated after working well today in favour of our climbers.

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