Kristoff angry with Venturini in Tour of Oman sprint
Having won on the opening stage and finished second on stage 2, Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) was the favourite for stage 4 of the Tour of Oman on Tuesday but was left frustrated by what he felt was a dangerous sprint by Clement Venturini (AG2R La Mondiale), who took third place.
After the bunch had been thinned by three ascents of the Al Jabal Street climb, Venturini’s teammate Oliver Naesen led out the sprint, and Kristoff opened the taps when Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) launched the sprint with 200 metres to go.
As stage winner Sonny Colbrelli surged up the right-hand side, Kristoff felt he was impeded by Venturini, who also went right to look for the slipstream of Van Avermaet and Colbrelli.
Beyond the finish line, Kristoff was visibly annoyed at what had happened.
"Ah, the AG2R guy just changed his line completely and almost crashed me into the barriers," he told Cyclingnews.
"He cut me [off], and I had to break, because I almost crashed."
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