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ROP announces partial traffic closure for Muscat Classic cycling competition

The Royal Oman Police has announced a partial closure of traffic on Friday, February 7, 2025, during the third edition of Muscat Classic before the highly anticipated Tour of Oman 2025.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Muscat – This annual cycling event will impact traffic along the race route, and the public is advised to plan accordingly.

The Muscat Classic stage of the Tour of Oman 2025 will kick off at 11:50 am from Al Mouj Muscat, making its way through several key roads in Muscat. To ensure the safety of participants and spectators, parking will be prohibited on both sides of the roads adjacent to the race route.

According to a statement from the ROP, the race route is as follows:

• The race will start at Al Mouj Muscat and proceed towards Seeb Corniche Road, continuing on to Al Mabela Bridge.
• At the South Al Mabela traffic lights (near Al Qabayel Center), the race will turn left and then right at the Al Nuzha roundabout onto Muscat Expressway.
• It will then turn left onto the Rusayl-Nizwa road and continue on Rusayl-Bausher Road though Falaj Al Sham, Al Ansab, and Ghala village before reaching Al Amerat via Al Jabal Road.
• From Al Amerat, the race will proceed towards Al Mahaj junction, turning left to Wadi Adai, then right to Al Hamriyah.
• Cyclists will then turn left towards Qantab via Yeti Hills, and loop back to the Al Bustan roundabout, continuing through Al Hamriyah.
• The race will conclude with another turn towards Yeti, left to Qantab, a left turn at the Al Bustan roundabout to Sidab, and will finish in front of the Council of Oman.

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