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Team Sky and Hagen Takes Stage 1 At Tour of Qatar

By editor on February 7th, 2010

Britain’s Team Sky won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday with Norwegian rider Edvald Boasson Hagen taking the leader’s yellow jersey after finishing first in a 8.2-kilometer (5-mile) time trial.

Sky are 8 seconds ahead of last year’s winners Garmin with Danish team Saxo Bank back in third place.

Switzerland’s Cervelo were given a one-minute penalty and demoted to last place for an illegal changeover.

Belgian rider and defending champion Tom Boonen was 20 seconds off the lead as his Quick Step team finished in fifth place.

The 147-kilometer second stage takes place on Monday.

Stage Results:
1. Sky 9 min 41 sec,
2. Garmin at 8,
3. Saxo Bank 13,
4. Columbia 18,
5. Quick Step 20,
6. Saur-Sojasun 21,
7. Liquigas 21,
8. BMC 21,
9. Vacansoleil 22,
10. Milram 25,
11. Katusha 33,
12. Omega Pharma 33,
13. Topsport 33,
14. AG2R 37,
15. Trek 39, 16.
Cervelo 1:08

Overall Results:
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky 9min 41 sec,
2. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Team Sky s.t,
3. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky s.t,
4. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky s.t,
5. Lars-Peter Nordhaug (NOR) Team Sky s.t,
6. Russel Downing (GBR) Team Sky at 2sec,
7. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin at 8,
8. Martijn Maaskant (NED) Garmin 8,
9. Murilo Fischer (BRA) Garmin 8,
10. Svein Tuft (CAN) Garmin 8
Selected: 27. Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step 20

Photos by: Corvos Pro