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• Boonen Still Golden As Cavendish Wins Fifth Stage In Qatar
  February 9th, 2012
  

  AL KHOR, Qatar, Feb 9, 2012 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen, riding for Omega Pharma-Quick Step, retained the race leader’s gold jersey after Thursday’s fifth and penultimate stage of the [...]

• Boonen Stronger Than The Wind In Tour of Qatar
  February 8th, 2012
  

  Today the long awaited wind smiled on the Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team. In the desert of Qatar Tom Boonen clinched a second success after his victory in the [...]

• Cavendish Sprints To Tour of Qatar Stage Win
  February 7th, 2012
  

  DOHA, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – British rider Mark Cavendish of the Sky team won a sprint finish for the third stage of the Tour of Qatar here on Tuesday [...]

• Team Garmin Wins Tour of Qatar Time-Trial
  February 6th, 2012
  

  LUSAIL, Qatar, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – American team Garmin won Monday’s second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 11.3km time-trial at the Lusail motorcycle track. Belgian Tom Boonen [...]

• Cavendish To Start At Tour of Qatar
  February 5th, 2012
  

  Team Sky is happy to announce that Mark Cavendish has recovered sufficiently from his recent bout of illness to make his Team Sky debut in the opening stage of the [...]

• A Feverish Greipel Pulls Out Of The Tour of Qatar
  February 2nd, 2012
  

  BRUSSELS, Feb 2, 2012 (AFP) – The Tour of Qatar has lost one of its marquee names after Germany’s Andre Greipel pulled out of the race due to illness Thursday. [...]

• Renshaw Biggest Career Overall Win At Qatar
  February 11th, 2011
  

  Written by: Benoit Noel DOHA, Feb 11, 2011 – Australian Mark Renshaw landed his first stage race victory at the 10th edition of the Tour of Qatar here on Friday [...]

• Renshaw Wins Qatar Stage 4, And Takes Laders Jersey
  February 10th, 2011
  

  HTC-Highroad’s Mark Renshaw sealed his first victory of the season in stage four of the Tour of Qatar, a win that simultaneously enabled the Australian sprinter to move into the [...]

• Haussler Wins Second Straight Stage In Qatar
  February 9th, 2011
  

  MESAIEED, Qatar, Feb 9, 2011 – Australian Heinrich Haussler won the third stage of the Tour of Qatar Wednesday to take the race leader’s jersey from Belgium’s former three-time winner [...]

• Haussler Wins Stage Two, Boonen In Gold At Tour of Qatar
  February 8th, 2011
  

  DOHA, Qatar, Feb 8, 2011 – Australia’s Heinrich Haussler of Garmin won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday between the Camel Race Track and Doha Golf [...]

• Boonen Takes Stage 1 At Tour of Qatar
  February 7th, 2011
  

  DOHA – Belgian Tom Boonen, riding for the Quick Step team, won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Monday, heading home a sprint finish ahead of Australian [...]

• Tour of Qatar – Boonen and Cavendish Headliners
  February 5th, 2011
  

  DOHA – Belgian Tom Boonen and Briton Mark Cavendish are among the headliners at the 10th Tour of Qatar which starts Sunday in Doha and promises, with its flat course [...]

• Van Dijk Seals The Overall Victory In Tour of Qatar
  February 4th, 2011
  

  Ellen Van Dijk and HTC-Highroad made a clean sweep in the final classification of the Tour of Qatar on Friday, scooping the overall, the Points and Best Young Rider prizes [...]

• Women’s Tour of Qatar Van Dijk Takes All On 2nd Stage
  February 3rd, 2011
  

  Lusail (Qatar), February 3, 2011 (AFP) – The Netherlands Ellen van Dijk (HTC) has won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling tour Thursday in Lusail, where she [...]

• Team Quick Step Ready For Qatar
  February 3rd, 2011
  

  Everything’s ready for team QUICK STEP’s journey to Qatar. The riders led by Sports Director Wilfried Peeters will leave for the Middle East from Brussels today in the afternoon. Once [...]

• HTC-HighRoad Women Dedicate Qatar Win To Carla Swart
  February 3rd, 2011
  

  Adelaide, Australia – HTC-Highroad women powered to a win in stage two of Qatar today with Ellen Van Dijk taking out the sprint from a small breakaway group and moving [...]

• Gilmore Gets Women’s Tour of Qatar Stage 1 Victory
  February 2nd, 2011
  

  Dukhan (Qatar) – Australia’s Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto) won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar Wednesday at Dukhan. Giorgia Bronzini was 2nd, and another Australian Chloe Hosking was 3rd. [...]

• HTC-HighRoad Women Prepare For First Race In 2011
  February 1st, 2011
  

  Adelaide, Australia – HTC-Highroad will be fielding a strong sprinters team when they kick off their 2011 season in the three-day Tour of Qatar, which starts this Wednesday. “Qatar is [...]

• Gulf Races A Boost For World Track Success
  March 27th, 2010
  

  COPENHAGEN, March 26, 2010 (AFP) – The demands of early season stage races like the Tours of Oman and Qatar have been given the thumbs-up by medal-winning stars at the [...]

• Tour of Qatar – Stage 6 Sprint
  February 13th, 2010
  

  Watch for Chicchi who is 23-25 riders back. At 8:54 on the tape (and less than 200 meters from the finish line) he is a good 5-6 bike lengths behind [...]

• Tour of Qatar, Stage 6: Burghardt Finishes Fifth Overall For BMC
  February 12th, 2010
  

  Marcus Burghardt said his fifth place finish on the final classification at the Tour of Qatar certainly bodes well for the BMC Racing Team and its prospects for the upcoming [...]

• Juan José Haedo Third In Qatar For Saxo Bank
  February 12th, 2010
  

  [12.02 13:03] Sixth and final stage of Tour of Qatar ended with six laps on a circuit of seven kilometers. Four escapees had a lead of one minute with eleven [...]

• Mol Wins Tour of Qatar
  February 12th, 2010
  

  DOHA, Qatar, Feb 12, 2010 (AFP) – Dutchman Wouter Mol won the Tour of Qatar cycling race on Friday after the sixth and final stage was claimed by Italian Francesco [...]

• Tour of Qatar, Stage 5: Murphy Gives It A Go
  February 11th, 2010
  

  Not content with his two straight top 15 finishes at the Tour of Qatar, the BMC Racing Team’s John Murphy rolled the dice Thursday and threw down an attack in [...]

• Roger Kluge Continues As Best Young Rider
  February 11th, 2010
  

  Dortmund, 11. February 2010. MILRAM newcomer Roger Kluge continues to show his strong form in the Tour of Qatar (February 7-12 / UCI 2.1). The Olympic silver medal winner was [...]

• Boonen Strikes Twice At Tour of Qatar
  February 11th, 2010
  

  Belgian Tom Boonen won the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar cycle race on Thursday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol held on to the leader’s yellow jersey. It was the [...]

• Chicchi Finds Glory at Tour of Qatar Stage 4
  February 10th, 2010
  

  Francesco Chicchi of Italy won the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar cycle race here on Wednesday while Dutchman Wouter Mol retained the overall lead. Chicchi won a sprint [...]

• BMC Racing Team at the Tour of Qatar, Stage 4
  February 10th, 2010
  

  Tour of Qatar, Stage 4: Kohler Makes Pre-Race Plan Reality Unlike most attack-from-the-gun moves, Martin Kohler’s long breakaway with two others actually was how the BMC Racing Team drew it [...]

• Roger Kluge Defends Best Young Rider’s Jersey
  February 10th, 2010
  

  MILRAM captain Ciolek to be out about two months after shoulder surgery Dortmund, 10. February 2010. MILRAM newcomer Roger Kluge once again showed his strong condition with another Top Ten [...]

• Gerald Ciolek Breaks Collarbone In Qatar Crash
  February 9th, 2010
  

  Roger Kluge defends white jersey at the Tour of Qatar Dortmund, 9. February 2010. Gerald Ciolek crashed heavily during the mass sprint finish of the third stage of the Tour [...]

• Boonen Takes Third Stage of Tour of Qatar
  February 9th, 2010
  

  DOHA, Feb 9, 2010 (AFP) – Defending champion Tom Boonen of Belgium sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol [...]

• MILRAM Newcomer Takes Over White Jersey As Best Young Rider
  February 8th, 2010
  

  Dortmund, 8. February 2010. MILRAM newcomer Roger Kluge provided a surprise in the second stage of the Tour of Qatar (February 7-12 / UCI 2.1) after 147 kilometers from the [...]

• Steurs Powers To Tour of Qatar Stage Two Win
  February 8th, 2010
  

  Belgian Topsport rider Geert Steurs won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on Monday after edging Dutchman Wouter Mol of the Vacansoleil team, who assumed the overall lead. [...]

• Team Sky and Hagen Takes Stage 1 At Tour of Qatar
  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 [...]

• Gerald Ciolek leads Team MILRAM in Tour of Qatar
  February 4th, 2010
  

  German ProTour team looking for stage win at sprinters’ festival Dortmund, 4. February 2010. Led by captain Gerald Ciolek, Team MILRAM will take part in the Tour of Qatar (February [...]

• Tour of Qatar Here To Stay States Eddy Merckx
  February 10th, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 10, 2009 (AFP) – The Tour of Qatar has won its place in the international cycling calendar and it could one day host a Tour de France stage, [...]

• Team Columbia Successfull At Tour of Qatar, Now Heads To California
  February 6th, 2009
  

  Report filed by Team Columbia Mark Cavendish blasted to his second sprint victory in three days in the Tour of Qatar on Friday. The British sprinter easily outclassed German rivals [...]

• Tour of Qatar – Results Stage 6 and Overall
  February 6th, 2009
  

  Results from the sixth and final stage of the Tour of Qatar, held over 121km, here on Friday: 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/Columbia) 2hr 36min 18sec, 2. Robert Förster (GER) s.t., [...]

• Boonen Wins A Subdued Tour of Qatar, Cavendish Takes The Final Stage
  February 6th, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 6, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Tom Boonen won the Tour of Qatar here on Friday following Briton Mark Cavendish’s success in the sixth and final stage. This was [...]

• Cyclist Frederiek Nolf Dies In Sleep In Qatar
  February 5th, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 5, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf, competing in the Tour of Qatar, was found dead in his bedroom Thursday morning prior to stage five, one of [...]

• Team BMC Stage 3 ReCap At Tour of Qatar
  February 3rd, 2009
  

  Doha Golf Club, Qatar, 2009-02-03 Kohler spends day in break, Zberg takes 8th in stage The BMC Racing Team was pleased to have posted its first top 10 finish of [...]

• Boonen Wins Stage 3 And Takes Overall Lead In Qatar
  February 3rd, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 3, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Tom Boonen claimed his first stage win of this year’s Tour of Qatar Tuesday, in the process taking the leader’s jersey from Britain’s [...]

• Tour of Qatar Stage Two Results
  February 2nd, 2009
  

  Result of the second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 136.5km run between Doha and Al Khor, on Monday: 1. Roger Hammond (GBR) Cervelo 3hr 33min 00sec, 2. Danilo [...]

• Roger Hammond of Team Cervelo Denies Bunch Sprint With Solo Win in Qatar
  February 2nd, 2009
  

  AL KHOR, Qatar, Feb 2, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Roger Hammond, riding for the Cervelo team, won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar after bringing home a solo [...]

• Qatar Hopes To Host Tour de France Stage
  February 1st, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 1, 2009 (AFP) – Having decided to bid for the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics, Qatar is now hoping to host a stage of the Tour de [...]

• Team BMC Disappointed At Tour of Qatar Stage 1
  February 1st, 2009
  

  “We are a little disappointed with this result” On the strength of the quality of the squad coming to Qatar as well as the exceptional efforts made in training since [...]

• Garmin Wins Stage 1 of Tour of Qatar, Wiggins In Leaders Jersey (Results)
  February 1st, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 1, 2009 (AFP) – The American cycling team Garmin won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 6km time-trial contested by teams here on Sunday as [...]