2010 Tour of Qatar
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The 2010 Tour of Qatar was the ninth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 7 February to 12 February 2010, in Qatar. The race was won by Wouter Mol of Template:Cycling data VAC.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the 2010 Tour of Qatar. These included ten UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and one Continental team. Each team entered a squad of eight riders, giving the Tour a peloton of 128 riders.
The teams participating in the race were:[1]
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- Template:Cycling data ALM
- Template:Cycling data BMC
- Cervélo TestTeam
- Template:Cycling data GRM
- Liquigas–Doimo
- Template:Cycling data OLO
- Template:Cycling data QST
- Template:Cycling data SAU
- Team HTC–Columbia
- Template:Cycling data KAT
- Team Milram
- Team Saxo Bank
- Template:Cycling data SKY
- Trek-Livestrong U23
- Template:Cycling data TSV
- Template:Cycling data VAC
The same sixteen teams contested the inaugural Tour of Oman, which began on February 14. The teams' squads were expected to be similar for both events, with the individual time trial which closes out the Tour of Oman providing for the only minor changes.[2]
Stages
Stage 1
- 7 February 2010 – West Bay Lagoon, Script error: No such module "convert". (team time trial)
With time trial specialist Bradley Wiggins pulling them most of the way, Template:Cycling data SKY won the opening stage team time trial with a time of 9' 41", and an average speed of over Script error: No such module "convert"., and over Script error: No such module "convert". on the closing section which featured a pronounced tailwind. Edvald Boasson Hagen was the first member of the team to cross the line, giving him the golden jersey. Defending Tour champion Tom Boonen's Template:Cycling data QST team was fifth, putting him 20 seconds off the race lead.[3]
The second place team was Template:Cycling data GRM, after the disqualification of Cervélo TestTeam. The TestTeam was penalized a minute due to Heinrich Haussler pushing Gabriel Rasch after taking a turn on the front. The team protested the penalty, denying that the push was meant to gain any competitive advantage, with Haussler saying that it instead was to help Rasch avoid crashing. The penalty was upheld, and pre-race contender Haussler was placed over a minute off the race lead. The team's sporting director considered withdrawing them from the race because of the penalty, but decided against it.[4]
Stage 1 results[5]
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General Classification after Stage 1 |
Stage 2
- 8 February 2010 – Camel Race Track to Qatar Foundation, Script error: No such module "convert".
Almost straight away, when racing got underway, a group of two, Geert Steurs and Wouter Mol attacked and immediately got a few minutes over the peloton. As the race went on, they increased their advantage to well over 12 minutes.
However the peloton was not content to this breakaway. As a result, a group of favourites, which featured Tom Boonen from Template:Cycling data QST, Tyler Farrar from Template:Cycling data GRM, Cervélo TestTeam's fast man Heinrich Haussler were among about fifteen more riders, that were up the front when the split happened and formed a small chasing group. Golden jersey holder Edvald Boasson Hagen missed out on the breakaways and with approximately 40 km to go suffered a punctured tire which put him 11 minutes behind the lead group of riders.
Heading into the final kilometer, the lead group held 2 and a half minute advantage and it was Steurs who won the stage, but with Mol becoming the overall leader.[6]
Stage 3
- 9 February 2010 – Dukhan to Mesaieed, Script error: No such module "convert".
Tom Boonen won his 16th career stage at the Tour of Qatar. The two-time defending champion began his sprint with Script error: No such module "convert". to go from the finish line and with the help of teammate Andreas Stauff and was clocked at going Script error: No such module "convert". at the finish line to outsprint Cervélo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler.
It was the first time in the Tour of Qatar's history where a stage started from the city of Dukhan in the west of the country. Unlike the previous days, the wind dropped and was favourable for almost the whole course.
Like the previous day, within Script error: No such module "convert". a breakaway occurred. The biggest lead they had over the peloton was 55 seconds, and they were caught a mere Script error: No such module "convert". from the start.
At the Script error: No such module "convert". mark, another group of riders broke away and they managed to get a 2:30 lead on the peloton. At that point, Cervélo TestTeam and Template:Cycling data GRM took the role of reeling the breakaway group back in, which they caught at the Script error: No such module "convert". mark.[7]
Stage 3 results[8]
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 10 February 2010 – The Pearl to Al Khor Corniche, Script error: No such module "convert".
It was Italian Francesco Chicchi claiming a final sprint to the line with Heinrich Haussler coming in second, and Juan José Haedo arriving third.
Like the previous stages, breakaways occurred and most were quickly reeled in. Sep Vanmarcke from Template:Cycling data VAC made a break from the peloton and was away for much of the stage. At the Script error: No such module "convert". to go mark, the gap was just below two minutes as Template:Cycling data VAC was contributing the majority of the pace setting preserving the leader's golden jersey for Wouter Mol. For the next Script error: No such module "convert"., the gap hovered around the 1 minute and 45 second mark with the sprinters teams holding back on making a move until later in the stage.
The catch occurred with about Script error: No such module "convert". to go, with Team Saxo Bank doing the pacing. Team HTC–Columbia and Template:Cycling data SKY moved to the front with Script error: No such module "convert". to go. In the final kilometer the peloton was strung out in a long line and the pace was that high that a small split occurred.
With Script error: No such module "convert". to go it was Theo Bos leading out the sprint to the line, trying to deliver Haussler first. Haussler had missed Bos' wheel, though, and with their teammate Roger Hammond directing Bos to continue his leadout, Haussler's chance at victory was quickly gone.[9] Chicchi made his winning move peeling out and got into the clear. No one could match his blistering pace and he crossed the line three bike lengths ahead of Haussler in second.[10]
Stage 4 results[11]
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 11 February 2010 – Lusail to Madinat Al Shamal, Script error: No such module "convert".
Stage 5 came down to a sprint and for the second time in the Tour it was Tom Boonen claiming victory at the finish line. It was his 17th career stage win at the Tour of Qatar. While the victory gave him ten bonus seconds, the Belgian speedster still stood almost two minutes behind race leader Wouter Mol at day's end.
Again, a breakaway occurred which consisted of six riders and but they were captured with Script error: No such module "convert". to go. A group of notables got away from the main peloton in a counterattack – this group consisted of the overall leader, Mol, the youth leader, Roger Kluge, Fabian Cancellara, and sprinters Boonen, Tyler Farrar, Heinrich Haussler, Juan José Haedo, and Daniele Bennati. The peloton never allowed them to get too far ahead and were eventually reeled in.
The stage victory for Boonen put him within 8 points of Haussler for the points classification silver jersey.[12]
Stage 5 results[13]
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 12 February 2010 – Al Wakra to Doha Corniche, Script error: No such module "convert".
Stage 6 results
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership
In the 2010 Tour of Qatar, three different jerseys are awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on each stage and in intermediate sprints, the leader receives a golden jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Tour of Qatar, and the winner is considered the winner of the Tour.
Additionally, there is a points classification, which awards a silver jersey. In the points classification, cyclists get points for finishing in the top three in an intermediate sprint or the top twenty of a stage. The first in an intermediate sprint gets 3 points, second 2, and third a single point. The stage win affords 30 points, second is worth 27 points, 25 for third, 23 for fourth, 21 for fifth, 19 for sixth, 17 for seventh, 15 for eighth, 13 for ninth, 11 for tenth, and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for twentieth.
There is also a youth classification, which awards a blue jersey. This classification is calculated the same as the general classification, but only riders born on or after January 1, 1985, are eligible.
The race also awards a teams classification, which is not represented by a jersey. The teams classification is calculated by adding the times of each team's best three riders per stage per day.
| Stage | Winner | General Classification File:Jersey gold.svg |
Points Classification File:Jersey white.svg |
Young Rider Classification File:Jersey blue.svg |
Teams Classification |
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| 1 | Template:Cycling data SKY | Edvald Boasson Hagen | not awarded | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Sky |
| 2 | Geert Steurs | Wouter Mol | Geert Steurs | Roger Kluge | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 3 | Tom Boonen | Heinrich Haussler | |||
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi | ||||
| 5 | Tom Boonen | ||||
| 6 | Francesco Chicchi | Cervélo TestTeam | |||
| Final | Wouter Mol | Heinrich Haussler | Roger Kluge | Cervélo TestTeam | |
Final standings
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General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagathlete Golden jersey | Template:Cycling data VAC | 15h 55′ 17″ |
| 2 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data TSV | + 35" |
| 3 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data QST | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Template:Flagathlete Blue jersey | Team Milram | + 1' 59" |
| 5 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data BMC | + 2' 05" |
| 6 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data KAT | + 2' 09″ |
| 7 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data OLO | + 2' 17″ |
| 8 | Template:Flagathlete | Liquigas–Doimo | + 2' 28" |
| 9 | Template:FlagathleteWhite jersey | Cervélo TestTeam | + 2' 37" |
| 10 | Template:Flagathlete | Team Saxo Bank | + 2' 40" |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagathlete White jersey | Cervélo TestTeam | 108 |
| 2 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data QST | 104 |
| 3 | Template:Flagathlete | Liquigas–Doimo | 82 |
| 4 | Template:Flagathlete | Team Saxo Bank | 80 |
| 5 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data KAT | 65 |
| 6 | Template:Flagathlete Blue jersey | Team Milram | 62 |
| 7 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data OLO | 52 |
| 8 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data GRM | 51 |
| 9 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data SKY | 48 |
| 10 | Template:Flagathlete | Cervélo TestTeam | 46 |
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Young riders' classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagathlete Blue jersey | Team Milram | 15h 57' 16" |
| 2 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data TSV | + 1' 01" |
| 3 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data KAT | + 1' 57" |
| 4 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data TSV | + 2' 20" |
| 5 | Template:Flagathlete | Cervélo TestTeam | + 3' 40" |
| 6 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data TSV | + 4' 33" |
| 7 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data BMC | + 5' 11" |
| 8 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data SKY | + 5' 39" |
| 9 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data QST | + 5' 55" |
| 10 | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Cycling data SKY | + 7' 30" |
Team classification
| Pos. | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Cervélo TestTeam | 47h 32′ 51″ |
| 2 | Template:Cycling data TSV | + 17″ |
| 3 | Template:Cycling data QST | + 1′ 26″ |
| 4 | Template:Cycling data VAC | + 1′ 34″ |
| 5 | Template:Cycling data BMC | + 2′ 04″ |
| 6 | Template:Cycling data KAT | + 2′ 15″ |
| 7 | Template:Cycling data GRM | + 4′ 34″ |
| 8 | Team Milram | + 7′ 50″ |
| 9 | Template:Cycling data OLO | + 8′ 52″ |
| 10 | Team Saxo Bank | + 9′ 14″ |
References
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External links
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