2008 Tour of Qatar
Cycling race
The 2008 Tour of Qatar was held from 27 January to 1 February 2008 in Qatar. It is a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 712.5 kilometres and is part of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour.
Stage summary
Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Stage Top 3 | Leading Top 3 | Time |
1 | 27 January | Doha Corniche | Doha Corniche | 6 km | Quick-Step Team Slipstream Skil–Shimano | Matteo Tosatto Wilfried Cretskens Steven de Jongh | 6:35 + 0:00 + 0:00 |
2 | 28 January | Zubarah | Doha Golf Club | 137.5 km | Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Danilo Napolitano | Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet | 2:34:59 + 0:09 + 0:14 |
3 | 29 January | Camel Race Track | Qatar Foundation | 147.5 km | Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Steven de Jongh | Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet | 6:04:30 + 0:13 + 0:24 |
4 | 30 January | Khalifa International Stadium | Al Khor Corniche | 131.5 km | Alberto Loddo Tom Boonen Sebastian Siedler | Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet | 8:48:57 + 0:16 + 0:28 |
5 | 31 January | Al Khor Academy | Al Khor Corniche | 170 km | Danilo Napolitano Alberto Loddo Tom Boonen | Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet | 12:38:07 + 0:17 + 0:30 |
6 | 1 February | Al Wakrah | Doha Corniche | 120 km | Tom Boonen Alberto Loddo Luciano Pagliarini | Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet | 15:27:44 + 0:27 + 0:40 |
Other leading top threes
Men's top 10 overall
Pos | Rider | Time |
1 | Tom Boonen | 15:27:44 |
2 | Steven de Jongh | + 0:27 |
3 | Greg Van Avermaet | + 0:40 |
4 | Christopher Sutton | + 0:46 |
5 | Jürgen Roelandts | + 0:50 |
6 | Alexandre Pichot | + 1:10 |
7 | Maarten Tjallingii | + 1:12 |
8 | Alberto Loddo | + 1:22 |
9 | Wilfried Cretskens | + 1:31 |
10 | Sebastian Siedler | + 1:41 |
References
- Official site
- Cyclingnews.com 2008 Tour of Qatar