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Tour of Qatar 2011 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 The barren, flat landscape of Qatar features some surprisingly interesting racing due to the wind |
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News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2011
February 8 update: Starting tomorrow (Wednesday) is the five stage Tour Méditerranéen from Southern France. Photos and highlights after each stage.
Stage 5 results: Farnese Vini's Andrea Guardini wins the final sprint; Mark Renshaw wins the overall
7 Big Photos from Stage 5 — reutersStage 5 results 1 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli 2:44:06 2 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 3 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 5 Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano 6 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team 7 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana 8 Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling 9 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo 10 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator Final general classification 1 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad 15:31:04 2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 0:08 3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek + 0:17 4 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling + 0:26 5 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 0:38
Guardini wins in Doha Corniche as Renshaw takes overall — cyclingnewsRenshaw claims overall win in Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.ukRenshaw loses sleep but wins big time in Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.ukRenshaw wraps up Tour of Qatar with overall victory — velonews
Stage 5 Last 3 Kms (04:24 english) — eurosport Stage 5 Last 6 Kms (11:56 spanish) — tdp GC winner's interview (01:33 english) — versus 7 Big Photos from Stage 5 — reuters Stage 5 photos — aso... more to come... February 10 update: The final stage of this year's Tour of Qatar will head north from the Sealine Beach Resort to the traditional finish on Doha Corniche with circuits. Mark Renshaw has a 6s lead over Heinrich Haussler so it will come down to the bonus seconds at the line again. — Steve
Stage 4 results: Mark Renshaw wins while Haussler misses the top 3 for the first time this week so with time bonuses Renshaw moves into the race lead by 6s
3 Big Photos from Stage 4 — reutersStage 4 results 1 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad 3:12:36 2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek 3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 4 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo 5 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team 6 Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano 7 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky 8 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana 9 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo 10 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team General classification after stage 4 1 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad 12:47:00 2 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 0:06 3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek + 0:15 4 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky + 0:24
Renshaw wins in Al Kharaitiyat
— cyclingnewsRenshaw takes stage four and lead at Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.ukMark Renshaw sprints to win and into lead at Tour of Qatar — velonewsRenshaw grabs Qatar opportunity — cyclingnews Stage 4 Last 5 Kms (08:28 spanish) — tdp Stage 4 Last 3 Kms (08:28 english) — eurosport 3 Big Photos from Stage 4 — reuters Stage 4 photos — aso Complete Delayed TV Coverage: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 (44:00 english) — versus Stage 4 winner's interview (01:33 english) — versus Heinrich Haussler post-stage interview (01:33 english) — versusFebruary 9 update: Stage 4 is almost an out and back; however the return route back south is on a differenct road and the finish in Al Kharaitiyat is just west of the start in West Bay Lagoon. The winds will be moderate (8 mph WNW) which means the return trip south will be the faster leg. — Steve
Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage
February 7 update: Listed below are most of the media outlets for the 2011 Tour of Qatar along with links to their tv guide and live coverage. Links get verified and updated prior to each stage. Let me know if you see new options. Please report (email) new links and incorrect or missing information. — SteveVERSUS Tour of Qatar
VERSUS Tour of Qatar |
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 live video (english) live video (english) tv schedule |
United States; Versus will have daily live video streaming. Prologue coverage starts at 6:50 AM EST. |
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 live video (dutch) tv schedule |
Belgium; Dutch tv coverage of Ronde van Qatar each day on EXQI Sport. |
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live video (english) tv schedule
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South Africa; Super Sport 7 will have live coverage and reboardcasts each day |
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live video (english) live video (english) live audio (english) tv schedule (europe) |
British Eurosport will have one hour of live coverage each day at 12:00 BST (13:00 CET) while Europsort 2 will have one hour of highlights/rebroadcasts later in the day. |  |
official live ticker |
English and French... not available |
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live text updates? |
English |
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 steephill txt updates #toq twitter group |
short text updates from any and everyone | check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
 
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Stage 3 results: Heinrich Haussler wins for the second day in a row and moves into race lead
6 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reutersStage 3 results 1 Heinrich Haussler (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo 3h 28' 04" 2 Mark Renshaw (AUS) HTC-Highroad 3 Daniele Bennati (ITA) Leopard Trek 4 Dominique Rollin (CAN) FDJ 5 Danilo Hondo (GER) Lampre - ISD General classification after stage 3 1 Heinrich Haussler (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo 2 Mark Renshaw (AUS) HTC-Highroad + 0'04" 3 Daniele Bennati (ITA) Leopard Trek + 0'15"
Haussler wins again and takes overall lead — cyclingnewsHaussler takes control in Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.ukTom Boonen robbed by a puncture in Qatar for a second time — velonation Stage 3 Last 5 Kms (06:25 dutch) — één 6 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reuters Stage 3 photos — aso One-Minute Highlights (00:59 dutch) — één Complete 1 Hour Coverage: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 (60:00 english) — versusFebruary 8 update: Stage 3 will do 2 1/2 laps of a large circuit south of Doha, starting from Al Wakra and ending in Mesaieed. High winds again to contend with. — Steve
Stage 2 results: Heinrich Haussler wins the sprint and moves to within 1s of the overall lead
6 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters
Stage 2 results and report — cyclingnews
6 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters
Brief Highlights inc. Visconti crash (01:45 french) — eurosport.fr/wat.tv
One-Minute Highlights (00:57 dutch) — één
Last 3 Kms (06:06 english) — eurosport
Stage 2 photos — aso
Complete 1 Hour Coverage: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 (60:00 english) — versus
Heinrich Haussler Interview (01:07 english) — versus
February 7 update: Only at Tour of Qatar would you have a stage that starts at a (camel) race track and finishes at a golf course. Stage 2 is shaped like a horseshoe with the riders heading north and then looping south again to finish about 25 km further to the east just outside of Doha. The wind is forecasted to be much less of a factor on Tuesday. — Steve
Stage 1 results: Tom Boonen wins an eighteen man sprint after crosswinds split the peloton
6 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reutersStage 1 results 1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 2:59:29 2 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-High Road 4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek 5 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 6 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Team Sky 7 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 8 Roger Hammond (Gbr) Team Garmin-Cervelo 9 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo 10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek
Boonen storms to victory in Al Khor Corniche — cyclingnewsBoonen wins opening road stage and takes lead in Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.ukBoonen slaat dubbelslag in 1e rit in Qatar — sporza.beBoonen puts injury troubles behind him at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews 6 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters One-Minute Highlights (00:45 dutch) — één Last Km (01:49 english) — versus Stage 1 photos — aso Complete TV Coverage: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 (50:00 english) — versusFebruary 7 update: A flat route across Qatar going from west to east; the forecasted 12-14 mph NW crosswind will (likely) split the peloton on Monday as we go coast-to-coast from Al Khor Corniche to Dukhan for the first road stage. — Steve
Race radio protest abandoned in Qatar as ASO steps in — velonationPrologue results: Lars Boom (Rabobank) handles the technical, windy prologue best; Mark Cavendish crashes
7 Big Photos from the Prologue — reutersPrologue (2 km) results 1 Lars Boom (Rabobank) 3'07.39 2 Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) + 0'04 3 Tom Veelers (Skil-Shimano) + 0'05 4 Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) 5 Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) + 0'06 6 Gert Steegmans (Quick Step) 7 Tom Boonen (Quick Step) 8 Maarten Wynants (Rabobank) + 0'08 9 Tomas Vaitkus (Astana) 10 Matthew Brammeier (HTC-High Road) + 0'10
Boom blasts to victory (Full Results) — cyclingnews Lars Boom stock photo — sirotti
7 Big Photos from the Prologue — reutersBoom happy after Tour of Qatar prologue success — cyclingnewsLars Boom wins prologue at 2011 Tour of Qatar — velonews The final riders (12:19 flemish) — exqiCavendish has second bad fall of season in Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.uk Complete 1 Hour Coverage: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 (60:00 english) — versusDowsett off to a flyer at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews One-Minute Highlights (01:30 flemish) — sporza Prologue photos — asoFebruary 5 update: A prologue about as short they come at just 2 km. Just like all stages in Qatar, this one will be flat but it will be technical. Prologue start order and time to come. — Steve
Prologue Start Order and Times coming... — letour "Prologue in Doha on cobblestones in a wonderful area...welcome to Paris-Doha-Roubaix" — plixiDowsett aiming for Tour of Qatar prologue — cyclingweekly.co.uk2011 Race Previews
February 5 update:Stars in Qatar make for sprinters' bazaar — cyclingnewsVideo: Cavendish ready for sprints at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews 2011 Tour of Qatar prologue prep photos — velonews... more to come...
February 3 update:
Petacchi to miss Tour of Qatar, but Boonen is raring to go — velonation
Boonen looks for early success at the Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Phinney very likely to miss Tour of Qatar due to knee problems — velonation
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2011 Route Map — letour.fr
January 19 update: The 2011 Tour of Qatar (Tour du Qatar, Ronde van Qatar), the 10th anniversary of the event, is Sunday February, 6th to Friday February, 11th. Information on the route is often posted very late and its not publicly available yet. However, we do know that for the first time the race will start with a prologue consisting of 2.5 km course in Cultural Village. No word yet on whether QuickStep's Tom Boonen, three-time winner of the event including 17 stage wins, will be racing. The North American broadcaster, Versus, will be streaming live video of every stage. — Steve
16 Teams for Tour of Qatar 2011
An Post – Sean Kelly (IRL)
Astana (KAZ)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli (GBR)
FDJ (FRA)
Geox-TMC (SP)
Garmin-Cervelo (USA)
Katusha Team (RUS)
Lampre-ISD (ITA)
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Team (LUX)
Quickstep Cycling Team (BEL)
Rabobank (NED)
Skil - Shimano (NED)
Sky Pro Cycling (GBR)
Team HTC – Highroad (GBR)
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator (BEL)