The Tour of Qatar is currently (2009) a 6-stage race held in early February. The stages, being run in Qatar, are flat and favor sprinters. The race attracts a mix of top-tier continental teams. The race is organized by ASO which also runs the Tour de France. It was elevated to 2.1 status in 2005.
Year
|
1st Place
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Distance
|
Average Speed
km/hr
|
| 2002 |
Thorsten Wilhelms
16hr 1min 35sec |
Damien Nazon
@ 5sec |
Rudi Kemna
@ 14sec |
676 km |
42.180 |
| 2003 |
Alberto Loddo
15hr 29min 56sec |
Olaf Polack
@ s.t. |
Jan Svorada
@ 7sec |
710 km |
45.810 |
| 2004 |
Robert Hunter
17hr 33min 17sec |
Robbie McEwen
@ 8sec |
Tom Boonen
@ 12sec |
822.5 km |
46.853 |
| 2005 |
Lars Michaelsen
18hr 30min 6sec |
Matti Breschel
@ 1min 14sec |
Fabrizio Guidi
@ 1min 28sec |
826.5 km |
44.671 |
| 2006 |
Tom Boonen
17hr 2min 20sec |
Erik Zabel
@ 11sec |
Aurélien Clerc
@ 30sec |
725 km |
42.549 |
| 2007 |
Wilfried Cretskens
15hr 50min 58sec |
Tom Boonen
@ 2min 9sec |
Steven De Jongh
@ 2min 44sec |
715.5 km |
45.165 |
| 2008 |
Tom Boonen
15hr 27min 44sec |
Steven De Jongh
@ 27sec |
Greg Van Avermaet
@ 40sec |
712.5 km |
46.080 |
| 2009 |
Tom Boonen
12hr 55min 25sec |
Heinrich Haussler
@ 8sec |
Roger Hammond
@ 10sec |
539.5 km |
41.745 |
| 2010 |
Wout Mol
15hr 55min 17sec |
Geert Steurs
@ 35sec |
Tom Boonen
@ 1min 45sec |
703.7 km |
44.198 |
