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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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" |
gollark: It's sort of maybe kind of valid to use "radios" as a plural for radius.
gollark: statoi if you want to use Greek conventions, but those are probably less sensical than Latin ones for this.
gollark: Probably!
gollark: You can delete your phone later.
gollark: Enjoy everyone's statii!
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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