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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | January–February |
| Region | Qatar |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 |
| Editions | 15 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |  Thorsten Wilhelms (GER) |
| Most wins | .svg.png){kind=small} Tom Boonen (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the first time,[1][2] but it was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.[3]
The event consisted of a men's competition over five stages, and, since 2009, a women's competition over four stages – held a week before the men's race. Because Qatar is entirely flat, the tour was almost always won by a sprinter or classics specialist. Belgian Tom Boonen and Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild hold the record with four overall wins, in the men's and ladies' competition respectively.
Men's past winners
General classification
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Tom Boonen (pictured at the 2012 Tour of Qatar) holds a record 4 overall wins and 22 stage wins.
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | Thorsten Wilhelms | Team Coast |
| 2003 |  Italy | Alberto Loddo | Lampre |
| 2004 |  South Africa | Robert Hunter | Rabobank |
| 2005 |  Denmark | Lars Michaelsen | Team CSC |
| 2006 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2007 | Belgium | Wilfried Cretskens | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2008 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step |
| 2009 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step |
| 2010 |  Netherlands | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil |
| 2011 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Mark Renshaw | HTC–Highroad |
| 2012 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2013 | Great Britain | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015 | Netherlands | Niki Terpstra | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2016 | Great Britain | Mark Cavendish | Team Dimension Data |
Points classification
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | Thorsten Wilhelms | Team Coast |
| 2003 | Italy | Alberto Loddo | Lampre |
| 2004 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2005 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2006 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2007 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2008 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Quick-Step |
| 2009 | Germany | Heinrich Haussler | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2010 | Germany | Heinrich Haussler | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Australia | Heinrich Haussler[N 1] | Garmin–Cervélo |
| 2012 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2013 | Great Britain | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2014 | Belgium | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015 |  Norway | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha |
| 2016 | Norway | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha |
Stage wins
| Rider | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Boonen | Belgium | 22 |
| Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | 9 |
| Alexander Kristoff | Norway | 6 |
| Alberto Loddo | Italy | 3 |
| Francesco Chicchi | Italy | 2 |
| Arnaud Démare |  France | 2 |
| Heinrich Haussler | Australia Germany | 2 |
| Robert Hunter | South Africa | 2 |
| Niki Terpstra | Netherlands | 2 |
| Thorsten Wilhelms | Germany | 2 |
Ladies' past winners
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Region | Qatar |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2009 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2016) |
| First winner | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Most wins | Kirsten Wild (NED) (4 wins) |
| Most recent | Trixi Worrack (GER) |
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Eddy Merckx presenting Ellen van Dijk with the gold leader's jersey after the first stage of the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar.
General classification
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2010 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Netherlands | Ellen van Dijk | HTC–Highroad Women |
| 2012 | Germany | Judith Arndt | GreenEDGE–AIS |
| 2013 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Argos–Shimano |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Giant–Shimano |
| 2015 | Great Britain | Lizzie Armitstead | Boels–Dolmans |
| 2016 | Germany | Trixi Worrack | Canyon–SRAM |
Points classification
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2010 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Netherlands | Ellen van Dijk | HTC–Highroad Women |
| 2012 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Netherlands (national team) |
| 2013 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Argos–Shimano |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Giant–Shimano |
| 2015 | Great Britain | Lizzie Armitstead | Boels–Dolmans |
| 2016 | Netherlands | Kirsten Wild | Team Hitec Products |
2017 Cancellation
The 2017 Tour of Qatar was scheduled to take place between 6 and 10 February 2017. However, in December 2016, the event was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.[5][6] It would have been the 16th edition of the race and third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[7] It was included in the UCI World Tour calendar for the first time.[1][2]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ http://www.uci.ch/pressreleases/uci-statement-tour-qatar/
- ^ "TestTeam — News — Heinrich Haussler will race for Australia in the future — Cervélo". Cervelo.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "UCI statement on Tour of Qatar". UCI. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Tour of Qatar and Ladies Tour of Qatar cancelled". Cycling News. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Tour of Qatar: 2017 edition of race is cancelled over lack of sponsorship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
External links
- Tour of Qatar palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Tour of Qatar at cqranking.com