2009 Tour of Qatar
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.
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| Dates | 1–6 February | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 55' 25" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  .svg.png){kind=small}  |    | 6'34" s.t. s.t. |
| 2 | 2 February | Khalifa International Stadium | Al Khor Corniche | 134 km |   | | 3h 39'30" + 6" + 7" |
| 3 | 3 February | Zubarah | Doha Golf Club | 137.5 km | | | 6h 14'16" + 6" + 14" |
| 4 | 4 February | Doha Old Souq | Madinat Al Shamal | 141 km | | | 10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" |
| 5 | 5 February | Camel Race Track | Qatar Foundation | 147.5 km | Cancelled | | 10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" |
| 6 | 6 February | Sealine Beach Resort | Doha Corniche | 121 km | | | 12h 55'25" + 8" + 10" |
Other leading top threes
| Stage | Sprints | Pts | Young Rider | Time | Teams | Time |
| 1 | no sprints | none | | 6'34" + 1" + 2" | | 6'34" + 1" + 2" |
| 2 | | 30 27 25 | | 3h 39'37" + 2'08" + 2'10" |  | 10h 45'42" + 0'53" + 4'17" |
| 3 | | 56 54 50 | | 6h 14'30" + 2'10" + 2'13" | | 18h 30'21" + 0'53" + 4'17" |
| 4 | | 81 75 61 | | 10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" | | 30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
| 5 | | 81 75 61 | | 10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" | | 30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
| 6 | | 100 92 73 | | 12h 55'33" + 2'03" + 2'27" | | 38h 34'00" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
Men's top 10 overall
| Pos | Rider | Time |
| 1 | | 12h 55'25" |
| 2 | | + 0'08" |
| 3 | | + 0'10" |
| 4 | | + 0'25" |
| 5 | | + 0'27" |
| 6 |  | + 0'28" |
| 7 | | + 1'07" |
| 8 |  | + 1'43" |
| 9 | | + 2'11" |
| 10 | | + 2'35" |
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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.
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