Tour of Qatar (2.1)

Winners, podium, distance, average speed

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
2011	Mark Renshaw 15hr 31min 4sec	Heinrich Haussler @ 8sec	Daniele Bennati @ 17sec	713.5 km	45.980

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