QuickStep-AlphaVinyl double secures dominant race lead in Oman

MUSCAT, OMAN - FEBRUARY 13: Fausto Masnada of Italy and Team Quick-Step - Alpha Vinyl competes in the breakaway during the 11th Tour Of Oman 2022 - Stage 4 a 119,5km stage from Al Sifah to Mucat / #TourofOman / on February 13, 2022 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Fausto Masnada (left) won the stage after an earlier solo from QuickStep-AlphaVinyl teammate Mauro Schmid (right) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Having already taken a victory at the Tour of Oman via Mark Cavendish's sprint win on stage 2, QuickStep-AlphaVinyl put in a peerless display on the hilly fourth stage on Sunday, delivering a one-two courtesy of Fausto Masnada and Mauro Schmid in Muscat.

Masnada took victory by 1:07 after attacking on the descent of the final climb and soloing home to the finish outside the giant marble halls of the Muscat Royal Opera. He now leads the GC by a wide margin of 55 seconds with two days of racing to go.

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