Tour of Qatar

"Manx Missile" will have time with the family to celebrate his win in Qatar, a win that didn't come easily with miscues in two sprints

1. Mark CAVENDISH, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, in 2:24:31 2. Yauheni HUTAROVICH, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 0 3. Barry MARKUS, VACANSOLEIL-DCM, at 0 4. Adam BLYTHE, BMC RACING, at 0 5. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC RACING, at 0

Dutch second-year pro logs a pair of runner-up results behind Mark Cavendish and will target small races in 2013 to tick wins

"Manx Missile" wins his fourth Qatar stage and takes home the golden leader's jersey

1. Mark CAVENDISH, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, in 3:11:11 2. Yauheni HUTAROVICH, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 0 3. Aidis KRUOPIS, ORICA-GREENEDGE, at 0 4. Adam BLYTHE, BMC RACING, at 0 5. Luke ROWE, SKY, at 0

GCN's stage report starts with Geraint Thomas lamenting Qatar and closes with his former teammate raising his arms in the golden jersey

American, fifth overall Bernie Eisel try to dislodge Cavendish with late attack, but the "Manx Missile" comes through for a third Qatar win

"Manx Missile" nails the stage 5 sprint in Qatar to almost certainly lock in his golden leader's jersey

Cavendish supplants BMC Racing atop the Qatar leaderboard and will keep chasing sprint wins

1. Mark CAVENDISH, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, in 3:30:05 2. Barry MARKUS, VACANSOLEIL-DCM, at 0 3. Andrea GUARDINI, ASTANA, at 0 4. Filippo FORTIN, BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX, at 0 5. Alexander KRISTOFF, KATUSHA, at 0

Former world champion takes another chaotic sprint

Mechanics lament change, but agree with commissaires that the move is safety-minded and fair

1. Mark CAVENDISH, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, in 3:05:14 2. Barry MARKUS, VACANSOLEIL-DCM, at 0 3. Aidis KRUOPIS, ORICA-GREENEDGE, at 0 4. Nacer BOUHANNI, FDJ, at 0 5. Heinrich HAUSSLER, IAM CYCLING, at 0

Former world champion says a run at San Remo isn't on his priority list for 2013

Brent Bookwalter defends his overall lead as Mark Cavendish wins and takes a 10-second time bonus

Brent Bookwalter and BMC Racing ride to win the TTT at the Tour of Qatar and protect the American's overall lead

American squad rallies behind worlds TT silver medalist to protect Bookwalter's leader's jersey

1. Bmc Racing Team, in 16:07 2. Sky Procycling, at :5 3. Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team, at :10 4. Radioshack Leopard, at :11 5. Katusha, at :15

BMC Racing takes windy team time trial in Qatar to defend Bookwalter's golden jersey

1. Brent BOOKWALTER, BMC RACING, in 3:28:47 2. Martin ELMIGER, IAM CYCLING, at 0 3. Grégory RAST, RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD, at 0 4. Bernhard EISEL, SKY, at 0 5. Elia VIVIANI, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING, at 0

Graham Watson snaps the action as Brent Bookwalter wins the Tour of Qatar opener and dons the leader's jersey

A late break held off the peloton and the American took his first big international victory

The BMC rider proves best of a three-man break that barely holds off a charging peloton

The Argos-Shimano rider says the classics are the races he's most passionate about

The classics stars are headed for Qatar to lay the groundwork for cobbles glory, but Mark Cavendish wants to spoil the party with his sprint

Since its 2002 inception, the Tour of Qatar has produced all but three Paris-Roubaix winners

Classics king should head home Thursday following elbow surgery, but will miss his season-opener at the Tour of Qatar

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1. Arnaud DEMARE , (FRA) Fdj, in 2:20:44 2. Denis GALIMZYANOV , (RUS) Kat, +0 3. Mark RENSHAW , (AUS) Rab, +0

1. Tom BOONEN , (BEL) Opq, in 13:21:30 2. Tyler FARRAR , (USA) Grm, +31 3. Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI , (ESP) Sky, +34

Tom Boonen won the Tour of Qatar for the fourth time

Filippo Pozzato broke his collarbone in a crash Thursday at the Tour of Qatar that could cost him a chance at the spring classics

1. Mark CAVENDISH , (GBR) Sky, in 3:30:40 2. Daniel OSS , (ITA) Liq, +0 3. Peter SAGAN , (SVK) Liq, +0

Boonen finished 13th to retain his overall lead

1. Tom BOONEN , (BEL) Opq, in 3:03:14 2. Tom VEELERS , (NED) Pro, +0 3. Fabian CANCELLARA , (SUI) Rnt, +0

Boonen won a sprint finish to see off Dutchman Tom Veelers and Swiss Fabian Cancellara

Cavendish of the Sky team won a sprint finish for the third stage of the Tour of Qatar

1. Mark CAVENDISH, (GBR) Sky, in 3:23:48 2. Tom BOONEN, (BEL) Opq, +0 3. Aidis KRUOPIS, (LTU) Gec, +0

Tom Boonen retained the race leader's golden jersey

1. (USA) Garmin-Cervelo in 12:38 2. (BEL) Omega Pharma-Quickstep +7 3. (GBR) Sky Procycling +9

After a rough 2011, Boonen shows he's back on form

Team docs unsure as to whether the world champ will start tomorrow

The German sprinter ace has come down with the stomach flu

Cavendish had a minor crash in training while preparing for his season debut in the Tour of Qatar

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Several WorldTour riders said they plan to meet with UCI president Pat McQuaid this week at the Tour of Oman to discuss the radio ban.

Stage 5:

• 1. Andrea Guardini, Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, in 2h 44' 06"
• 2. Francesco Chicchi, Quick Step Cycling Team, at
• 3. Théo Bos, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:00
• 4. Dominique Rollin, FdJ, s.t.
• 5. Roger Kluge, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

• 1. Mark Renshaw, HTC-Highroad, in 15:31:04
• 2. Heinrich Haussler,Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:08
• 3. Daniele Bennati,Leopard-Trek, at 0:17
• 4. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni, Sky, at 0:26
• 5. Roger Hammond,Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:38

DOHA, Qatar ─ Australian Mark Renshaw (HTC-HighRoad) won the Tour of Qatar here Friday after the fifth and final stage was claimed by Italy's Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli).

Stage 4:

• 1. Mark Renshaw, HTC-Highroad, in 3:12:36
• 2. Daniele Bennati, Leopard-Trek, at
• 3. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, s.t.
• 4. Heinrich Haussler, Garmin-Cervelo, s.t.
• 5. Denis Galimzyanov, Katusha, s.t.

• 1. Mark Renshaw, HTC-Highroad, in 12h 47' 00"
• 2. Heinrich Haussler, Garmin-Cervelo, at
• 3. Daniele Bennati, Leopard-Trek, at 00:15
• 4. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni, Sky, at 00:24
• 5. Roger Hammond, Garmin-Cervelo, at 00:36

Stage 3

• 1. Heinrich Haussler, Team Garmin-Cervelo, 3h 28' 04
• 2. Mark Renshaw, HTC-Highroad, at 00:00
• 3. Daniele Bennati, Team Leopard-Trek, at 00:00
• 4. Dominique Rollin, Fdj, s.t.
• 5. Lars Boom, Rabobank Cycling Team, s.t.

• 1. Heinrich Haussler, Team Garmin-Cervelo, in 9:34:30
• 2. Mark Renshaw, HTC-Highroad, at 00:04
• 3. Daniele Bennati, Team Leopard-Trek, at 00:15
• 4. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni, Sky Procycling, at 00:18
• 5. Jérémy Hunt, Sky Procycling, at 00:28

Graham Watson captures the action on stage 3 of the 2011 Tour of Qatar.

Garmin-Cervélo’s Heinrich Haussler won the third stage of the Tour of Qatar Wednesday to take the race leader's jersey from three-time winner Tom Boonen (Quick Step).

Graham Watson captures the action at stage 2 of the 2011 Tour of Qatar.

• 1. Heinrich Haussler, Team Garmin - Cervelo, in 3:04:03
• 2. Daniele Bennati, Team Leopard-Trek, at s.t.
• 3. Denis Galimzyanov, Katusha Team, at s.t.
• 4. Théo Bos, Rabobank Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 5. Roger Kluge, Skil-Shimano, at s.t.

Tom Boonen said Monday that every year it gets a bit harder to win the Tour of Qatar, a race he's won three times.

Graham Watson shoots stage 1 of the 2011 Tour of Qatar.

Stage 1

• 1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step Cycling Team, in 2:59:29
• 2. Heinrich Haussler, Team Garmin - Cervelo, at s.t.
• 3. Mark Renshaw, Htc - Highroad, at s.t.
• 4. Daniele Bennati, Team Leopard-Trek, at s.t.
• 5. Graeme Brown, Rabobank Cycling Team, at s.t.

GC after stage 1

• 1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step Cycling Team, in 3:02:32
• 2. Mark Renshaw, HTC - Highroad, at 3:02:36
• 3. Fabian Cancellara, Team Leopard-Trek, at 3:02:40
• 4. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni, Sky Procycling, at 3:02:41
• 5. Heinrich Haussler, Team Garmin - Cervelo, at 3:02:43

Al KHOR CORNICHE, Qatar (VN) — Tom Boonen stretched out his long-unused sprinter legs to win the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Monday and take the lead.

• 1. Lars Boom, Rabobank Cycling Team, in 03:07
• 2. Fabian Cancellara, Team Leopard-Trek, at 03:11
• 3. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, at 03:12
• 4. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni, Sky Procycling, at 03:12
• 5. Alex Dowsett, Sky Procycling, at 03:13

Boom tells VeloNews that the Qatar peloton will follow the lead of riders at the Mallorca Challenge and demand the use of race radios before starting stage 1 on Monday.

Lars Boom (Rabobank) claims victory in the prologue of the Tour of Qatar.

2011 Tour of Qatar starting roster

The tenth edition of the Tour of Qatar was set to get under way Sunday afternoon with a 2.5km prologue at Doha's Cultural Village, a new civic area. The technical course features some (relatively smooth) cobbles and about a dozen turns.

Quick Step's Tom Boonen and HTC-HighRoad's Mark Cavendish head the field at the 10th Tour of Qatar, which begins in Doha on Sunday and promises some lively duels between the sport's top sprinters.

Fans hoping to see the professional debut of Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) will have to wait a little while longer. Phinney, the U.S. national time trial champion, announced on his blog Wednesday that he will miss his planned start at the Tour of Qatar due to a knee injury.

The American is pumped for Paris-Nice and the spring classics, an undecided on defending his world pursuit title

The demands of early season stage races like the Tours of Oman and Qatar have been given the thumbs-up by medal-winning stars at the world track cycling championships.

Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) scored his second win of the 2010 Tour of Qatar, outsprinting American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) on the final stage. Wouter Mol (Vaconsoleil) took the overall title.

At the Tour of Qatar, a two-man suicide breakaway on stage 2 ended up defining the entire event when the peloton did not chase until it was too late and Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil) and Geert Steurs (Topsport) survived until the finish.

Standing 6-foot-5, Wouter Mol is no small man. And he may be standing even taller after winning the 9th annual Tour of Qatar. Here we take a look at Mol's Batavus.