Tour of Qatar
The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the first time,[1][2] but it was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.[3]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | January–February |
| Region | Qatar |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 |
| Editions | 15 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |  Thorsten Wilhelms (GER) |
| Most wins | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tom Boonen (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
The event consisted of a men's competition over five stages, and, since 2009, a women's competition over four stages – held a week before the men's race. Because Qatar is entirely flat, the tour was almost always won by a sprinter or classics specialist. Belgian Tom Boonen and Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild hold the record with four overall wins, in the men's and ladies' competition respectively.
Men's past winners
General classification
Points classification
Stage wins
| Rider | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Boonen | Belgium |
22 |
| Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom |
9 |
| Alexander Kristoff |  Norway |
6 |
| Alberto Loddo |  Italy |
3 |
| Francesco Chicchi | Italy |
2 |
| Arnaud Démare |  France |
2 |
| Heinrich Haussler | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia Germany |
2 |
| Robert Hunter |  South Africa |
2 |
| Niki Terpstra |  Netherlands |
2 |
| Thorsten Wilhelms | Germany |
2 |
Ladies' past winners
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Region | Qatar |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2009 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2016) |
| First winner | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Most wins | Kirsten Wild (NED) (4 wins) |
| Most recent | Trixi Worrack (GER) |
General classification
Points classification
2017 Cancellation
The 2017 Tour of Qatar was scheduled to take place between 6 and 10 February 2017. However, in December 2016, the event was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.[5][6] It would have been the 16th edition of the race and third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[7] It was included in the UCI World Tour calendar for the first time.[1][2]
Notes
- Haussler announced he would give up his German citizenship and would ride for Australia in the future.[4]
References
- "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- "UCI statement on Tour of Qatar". www.uci.ch. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
- "TestTeam — News — Heinrich Haussler will race for Australia in the future — Cervélo". Cervelo.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- "UCI statement on Tour of Qatar". UCI. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Tour of Qatar and Ladies Tour of Qatar cancelled". Cycling News. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Tour of Qatar: 2017 edition of race is cancelled over lack of sponsorship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
External links
- Tour of Qatar palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Tour of Qatar at cqranking.com