Tour of Qatar
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Tour of Qatar
| Race details |
| Date |
Late January / Early February |
| Region |
Qatar |
| English name |
Tour of Qatar |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Competition |
UCI Asia Tour |
| Type |
Stage Race |
| Organiser |
ASO |
| History |
| First edition |
2002 (2002) |
| Editions |
11 (as of 2012) |
| First winner |
 Thorsten Wilhelms (GER) |
| Most wins |
 Tom Boonen (BEL) 4 Wins |
| Most recent |
Tom Boonen (BEL) |
The Tour of Qatar is a road bicycle race race held in Qatar and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race consists of a men's competition over six stages and, since 2009, a women's competition over three stages. The race contains only flat stages, so it is usually won by a sprinter.
[edit] Past winners
|
|
Rider |
Team |
| 2002 |
GER ! |
Wilhelms, ThorstenThorsten Wilhelms (GER) |
Team Coast |
| 2003 |
ITA ! |
Loddo, AlbertoAlberto Loddo (ITA) |
Lampre |
| 2004 |
RSA ! |
Hunter, RobertRobert Hunter (RSA) |
Rabobank |
| 2005 |
DEN ! |
Michaelsen, LarsLars Michaelsen (DEN) |
Team CSC |
| 2006 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2007 |
BEL ! |
Cretskens, WilfriedWilfried Cretskens (BEL) |
Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2008 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step |
| 2009 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step |
| 2010 |
NED ! |
Mol, WouterWouter Mol (NED) |
Vacansoleil |
| 2011 |
AUS ! |
Renshaw, MarkMark Renshaw (AUS) |
HTC-Highroad |
| 2012 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Omega Pharma-Quick Step |
[edit] Points classification
|
|
Rider |
Team |
| 2002 |
GER ! |
Wilhelms, ThorstenThorsten Wilhelms (GER) |
Team Coast |
| 2003 |
ITA ! |
Loddo, AlbertoAlberto Loddo (ITA) |
Lampre |
| 2004 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step-Davitamon |
| 2005 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2006 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2007 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2008 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick Step |
| 2009 |
GER ! |
Haussler, HeinrichHeinrich Haussler (GER) |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2010 |
GER ! |
Haussler, HeinrichHeinrich Haussler (GER) |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 |
AUS ! |
Haussler, HeinrichHeinrich Haussler* (AUS) |
Garmin-Cervélo |
| 2012 |
BEL ! |
Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) |
Omega Pharma-Quick Step |
- In July 2010, Heinrich Haussler announced he would give up his German citizenship and would ride for Australia in the future.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Thorsten Wilhelms (GER)
Tom Boonen (BEL) 4 Wins
