Tour of Oman stage 2 winner Louis Vervaeke's dislike of boring stages provided extra motivation for his decision to get in a 140km breakaway this weekend – one that led to his dramatic first-ever professional victory with the peloton snapping at his heels.
The Soudal-QuickStep pro captured the victory and the overall lead thanks to his ultra-long distance breakaway, which began when the 31-year-old bridged across with Xabier Azparren (Q36.5) to an early move of five.
