Van Avermaet determined to win a stage at Tour of Oman

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) took heart from his second-place performance in Al Bustan on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman, despite being denied the stage victory yet again. Van Avermaet added a fourth straight top-10 result on the uphill finish, this time beaten on the line by a late surge from Katusha-Alpecin's Nathan Haas.

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