Froome wins stage, retains lead

JABAL AL AKHDHAR, OMAN - FEBRUARY 14: Chris Froome of Great Britain and SKY Procycling celebrates taking the overall race lead after finishing second on stage four of the 2013 Tour of Oman from Al Saltiyah in Samail to Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) on February 14, 2013 in Jabal Al Akhdhar, Oman. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

JABAL AL AKHDHAR, OMAN - FEBRUARY 14: Chris Froome of Great Britain and SKY Procycling celebrates taking the overall race lead after finishing second on stage four of the 2013 Tour of Oman from Al Saltiyah in Samail to Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) on February 14, 2013 in Jabal Al Akhdhar, Oman. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Published Feb 15, 2013

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Boshar, Oman – Chris Froome of Britain won the fifth stage of the Tour of Oman cycle race on Friday to retain the overall leader's red jersey.

At the end of the 144 kilometre stage from from Al Alam Palace in Muscat to Boshar, Sky team rider Froome crossed the line half a wheel's length ahead of Spain's Alberto Contador, with another Spaniard, Joaquim Rodriguez, who won Thursday's fourth stage, a close third.

In the overall standings, with one stage to go, Froome is 27 seconds ahead of Contador and 39 seconds clear of Australia's Caddel Evans, who drops back to third.

The race ends on Saturday with the sixth and final stage, another 144km ride, from Hawit Nagam park in the south of the emirate, and finishes in Muscat along the Matrah corniche. – Sapa-AFP

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