2008 Tour of Qatar

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
127 JanuaryDoha CornicheDoha Corniche6 kmBelgium Quick-Step
United States Team Slipstream
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		Italy Matteo Tosatto
Belgium Wilfried Cretskens
Netherlands Steven de Jongh		6:35
+ 0:00
+ 0:00
228 JanuaryZubarahDoha Golf Club137.5 kmBelgium Tom Boonen
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Italy Danilo Napolitano		Belgium Tom Boonen
Netherlands Steven de Jongh
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		2:34:59
+ 0:09
+ 0:14
329 JanuaryCamel Race TrackQatar Foundation147.5 kmBelgium Tom Boonen
Italy Danilo Napolitano
Netherlands Steven de Jongh		Belgium Tom Boonen
Netherlands Steven de Jongh
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		6:04:30
+ 0:13
+ 0:24
430 JanuaryKhalifa International StadiumAl Khor Corniche131.5 kmItaly Alberto Loddo
Belgium Tom Boonen
Germany Sebastian Siedler		Belgium Tom Boonen
Netherlands Steven de Jongh
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		8:48:57
+ 0:16
+ 0:28
531 JanuaryAl Khor AcademyAl Khor Corniche170 kmItaly Danilo Napolitano
Italy Alberto Loddo
Belgium Tom Boonen		Belgium Tom Boonen
Netherlands Steven de Jongh
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		12:38:07
+ 0:17
+ 0:30
61 FebruaryAl WakrahDoha Corniche120 kmBelgium Tom Boonen
Italy Alberto Loddo
Brazil Luciano Pagliarini		Belgium Tom Boonen
Netherlands Steven de Jongh
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		15:27:44
+ 0:27
+ 0:40

Other leading top threes
Stage Sprints Pts Under 23 Time Teams Time
1no sprintsnoneAustralia Christopher Sutton
Netherlands Martijn Maaskant
Netherlands Huub Duyn		6:37
+ 0:00
+ 0:00		Belgium Quick-Step
United States Team Slipstream
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		6:35
+ 0:02
+ 0:05
2Belgium Tom Boonen
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Italy Danilo Napolitano		33
27
25		Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Australia Christopher Sutton
Belgium Jürgen Roelandts		2:35:13
+ 0:01
+ 0:06		Belgium Quick-Step
Belgium Silence–Lotto
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		7:32:33
+ 0:07
+ 2:08
3Belgium Tom Boonen
Italy Danilo Napolitano
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		63
52
51		Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Australia Christopher Sutton
Belgium Jürgen Roelandts		6:04:53
+ 0:03
+ 0:09		Belgium Quick-Step
Belgium Silence–Lotto
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		18:01:41
+ 0:09
+ 2:47
4Belgium Tom Boonen
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Australia Christopher Sutton		90
69
64		Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Australia Christopher Sutton
Belgium Jürgen Roelandts		8:49:23
+ 0:06
+ 0:10		Belgium Quick-Step
Belgium Silence–Lotto
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		26:15:20
+ 0:09
+ 2:47
5Belgium Tom Boonen
Italy Danilo Napolitano
Belgium Greg Van Avermaet		115
92
79		Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Australia Christopher Sutton
Belgium Jürgen Roelandts		12:38:37
+ 0:06
+ 0:10		Belgium Quick-Step
Belgium Silence–Lotto
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		37:43:02
+ 0:09
+ 2:47
6Belgium Tom Boonen
Italy Danilo Napolitano
Italy Alberto Loddo		145
105
97		Belgium Greg Van Avermaet
Australia Christopher Sutton
Belgium Jürgen Roelandts		15:28:24
+ 0:06
+ 0:10		Belgium Quick-Step
Belgium Silence–Lotto
Netherlands Skil–Shimano		46:12:23
+ 0:09
+ 2:47

Men's top 10 overall
Pos Rider Time
1Belgium Tom Boonen15:27:44
2Netherlands Steven de Jongh+ 0:27
3Belgium Greg Van Avermaet+ 0:40
4Australia Christopher Sutton+ 0:46
5Belgium Jürgen Roelandts+ 0:50
6France Alexandre Pichot+ 1:10
7Netherlands Maarten Tjallingii+ 1:12
8Italy Alberto Loddo+ 1:22
9Belgium Wilfried Cretskens+ 1:31
10Germany Sebastian Siedler+ 1:41

References
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