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 Tour of Qatar won by Briton Mark Cavendish. Sky rider Cavendish won a sprint from Italy's Daniel Oss and Slovakian Peter Sagan at the end of the 160km ride from Camel Race Track to Al Khor. Boonen … [Read more...]
Boonen Stronger Than The Wind In Tour of Qatar
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 first stage, his 20th personal bull’s eye in Qatar, at the end of a gruelling race in which the colours of Omega Pharma – Quick-Step shined brilliantly. The race was defined by a series of echelons that broke up the group … [Read more...]
Cavendish Sprints To Tour of Qatar Stage Win
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 ahead of Belgian Tom Boonen. Lithuanian Aidis Kruopis finished third just ahead of Australian Mark Renshaw. It was Cavendish's first success since winning the world road race title last September. "It's obviously an extraordinary … [Read more...]
Team Garmin Wins Tour of Qatar Time-Trial
February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step, winner of Sunday's first stage, retained the race leader's golden jersey, with American Tyler Farrar second on the same time. Garmin finished the time-trial ahead of Omega … [Read more...]
Cavendish To Start At Tour of Qatar
February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 Tour of Qatar. The world road race champion, 26, did not take part in Team Sky’s training ride on Saturday after falling ill on his flight from London Heathrow to Doha on Friday night. Instead, he spent the day resting under the … [Read more...]
A Feverish Greipel Pulls Out Of The Tour of Qatar
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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. Greipel, who claimed his maiden Tour de France stage win last year, has enjoyed a blistering start to the season winning three stages and a pre-race criterium at the Tour Down Under two weeks ago. But his bid to test his … [Read more...]
Renshaw Biggest Career Overall Win At Qatar
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 after the fifth and final stage, won by Italian rider Andrea Guardini. HTC-Highroad's Renshaw took control of the race after Thursday's fourth stage to take a six-second lead over compatriot Heinrich Haussler of … [Read more...]
Renshaw Wins Qatar Stage 4, And Takes Laders Jersey
February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 overall lead. Renshaw's win, the seventh for HTC-Highroad men's team in the 2011 season came in a bunch sprint at the end of the 153.5 kilometre stage four from West Bay Lagoon to Al Kharaitiyat. Second was Italian … [Read more...]
Haussler Wins Second Straight Stage In Qatar
February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 Tom Boonen. Haussler's second consecutive win on the race came after Boonen, the winner of stage one, suffered a puncture in the final 40km of the 150.5km race from Al Wakra to Mesaieed in the south of … [Read more...]
Haussler Wins Stage Two, Boonen In Gold At Tour of Qatar
February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 Club, ousting Italian Daniele Bennati and Russian Denis Galimzyanov in a sprint finish. Belgian Tom Boonen of Quick Step retained the overall leader's golden jersey after placing sixth on the day. Haussler, 26, was … [Read more...]