2009 Tour of Qatar
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Dates | 1–6 February | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 12h 55' 25" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Tour of Qatar was held from 1 February to 6 February 2009 in Qatar. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 685 kilometres (426 mi) and was part of the 2008-2009 UCI Asia Tour. The Race was won by Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team.
During the night after stage 4 Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf of the Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator team died in his sleep [1] of a suspected heart attack.[2] The organisers cancelled stage 5 and held a 'cycling procession' instead.
Stage summary[]
Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Stage Top 3 | Leading Top 3 | Time |
1 | 1 February | Doha Corniche | Doha Corniche | 6 km | Garmin-Slipstream Quick Step Team Katusha |
Bradley Wiggins Kilian Patour |
6'34" s.t. s.t. |
2 | 2 February | Khalifa International Stadium | Al Khor Corniche | 134 km | Roger Hammond Danilo Napolitano Heinrich Haussler |
Roger Hammond Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler |
3h 39'30" + 6" + 7" |
3 | 3 February | Zubarah | Doha Golf Club | 137.5 km | Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Jurgen Roelandts |
Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler |
6h 14'16" + 6" + 14" |
4 | 4 February | Doha Old Souq | Madinat Al Shamal | 141 km | Mark Cavendish Heinrich Haussler Tom Boonen |
Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler |
10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" |
5 | 5 February | Camel Race Track | Qatar Foundation | 147.5 km | Cancelled | Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler |
10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" |
6 | 6 February | Sealine Beach Resort | Doha Corniche | 121 km | Mark Cavendish Robert Förster Heinrich Haussler |
Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond |
12h 55'25" + 8" + 10" |
Other leading top threes[]
Stage | Sprints | Pts | Young Rider | Time | Teams | Time |
1 | no sprints | none | Huub Duyn Wouter Weylandt Mikhail Ignatiev |
6'34" + 1" + 2" |
Garmin-Slipstream Quick Step Team Katusha |
6'34" + 1" + 2" |
2 | Roger Hammond Danilo Napolitano Heinrich Haussler |
30 27 25 |
Heinrich Haussler Huub Duyn Mikhail Ignatiev |
3h 39'37" + 2'08" + 2'10" |
Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Katusha |
10h 45'42" + 0'53" + 4'17" |
3 | Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Roger Hammond |
56 54 50 |
Heinrich Haussler Denis Galimzyanov Mark Cavendish |
6h 14'30" + 2'10" + 2'13" |
Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Katusha |
18h 30'21" + 0'53" + 4'17" |
4 | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond |
81 75 61 |
Heinrich Haussler Mark Cavendish Tom Veelers |
10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" |
Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Columbia |
30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
5 | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond |
81 75 61 |
Heinrich Haussler Mark Cavendish Tom Veelers |
10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" |
Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Columbia |
30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
6 | Heinrich Haussler Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano |
100 92 73 |
Heinrich Haussler Mark Cavendish Tom Veelers |
12h 55'33" + 2'03" + 2'27" |
Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Columbia |
38h 34'00" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
Men's top 10 overall[]
Pos | Rider | Time |
1 | Tom Boonen | 12h 55'25" |
2 | Heinrich Haussler | + 0'08" |
3 | Roger Hammond | + 0'10" |
4 | Daniel Lloyd | + 0'25" |
5 | Andreas Klier | + 0'27" |
6 | Xavier Florencio | + 0'28" |
7 | Angelo Furlan | + 1'07" |
8 | Gabriel Rasch | + 1'43" |
9 | Mark Cavendish | + 2'11" |
10 | Tom Veelers | + 2'35" |
References[]
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Cycling | Belgian cyclist Nolf found dead". BBC News. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
Categories:
- 2009 in road cycling
- 2009 in Qatari sport
- Tour of Qatar