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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 held on to the leader's yellow jersey. Boonen edged out Heinrich Haussler of Germany and Australian Baden Cooke at the finish of the 136.5 kilometres stage from Dukhan in the west to Mesaieed south of Doha. A three-time … [Read more...]
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 Camel Race Track to the Qatar Foundation. The 24-year-old broke from a chase group which featured many big names with about 500 meters to go and used a spectacular attack to take third place. A few minutes before, Geert … [Read more...]
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. Steurs and Mol launched a breakaway after barely two kilometres of the 147km course between the Camel Race Track and the Qatar Foundation, which is the longest of the race. Geert Steurs Happy To Take Stage 2 in … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 7-12/UCI 2.1) as of this coming Sunday. Together with newcomers Roger Kluge, Roy Sentjens and Wim de Vocht, the German ProTour team hopes for its first season victory in the ASO-organized race. Directeur Sportif … [Read more...]
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, Belgian great Eddy Merckx believes. This year's race, won last week by Belgian powerhouse Tom Boonen, was the eighth edition of an event which has seen competitive cycling come to the Gulf for the first time. The 64-year-old Merckx, who … [Read more...]
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 Robert Forster and Heinrich Haussler in the dash for the line on the Doha Corniche at the end of stage six. “Everybody knew that we were going for the sprint because we’d taken control of the race well before … [Read more...]
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., 3. Heinrich Haussler (GER) s.t., 4. Hans Dekkers (NED) s.t., 5. Francesco Chicchi (ITA) s.t., 6. Danilo Napolitano (ITA) s.t., 7. Angelo Furlan (ITA) st., 8. Kenny Van Hummel (NED) s.t., 9. Roy Sentjens (BEL) … [Read more...]
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 Quick Step rider Boonen's third win in the desert race after successes in 2005 and 2008. But the Belgian star cut a subdued figure after his victory which came 24 hours after his 21-year-old compatriot Frederick Nolf was found … [Read more...]
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 the race chiefs, Eddy Merckx, announced. Nolf, a member of the Topsport Vlaanderen team, was found dead by teammate Kristof Goddaert on the 14th floor of the hotel room they shared at the Ritz-Carlton. Organizers of the race, … [Read more...]