Muscat – Tour of Salalah kicked off on Sunday with more than 70 cyclists taking part in the four-stage race.

The tour is organised by the Oman Cycling Association and supported by Dhofar Municipality; the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth; and the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.

To continue till Wednesday, the four-stage cycling race – with a total prize money of RO7,730 – is witnessing a competition among 11 teams – seven from Oman and one each from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Thailand.

On Sunday, Stage 1 saw cyclists starting at the 116km race from the picturesque Darbat Waterfall to Ayn Ishat.

On Monday, the 101km Stage 2 race will be from Al Baleed Archaeological Park to Hajeef area.
Stage 3, on Tuesday, will see cyclists battle it out from Mirbat Castle to Tawi Ateer in Wadi Darbat in a 123km race.

On Wednesday, Stage 4 and the concluding race will cover 116km from Khor Rori to Municipality Entertainment Centre in Salalah.