Tour of Qatar 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
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| 1 | Sunday, February 3 | 143 km | ||||||||||
| Katara Cultural Village → Dukhan Beach | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Monday, February 4 | 14 km | ||||||||||
 Al Rufaa Street | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Tuesday, February 5 | 143 km | ||||||||||
| Al Wakra → Mesaieed | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Wednesday, February 6 | 160 km | ||||||||||
| Camel Race Track → Al Khor Corniche | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Thursday, February 7 | 154 km | ||||||||||
| Al Zubara Fort → Madinat Al Shamal | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Friday, February 8 | 116 km | ||||||||||
| Sealine Beach Resort → Doha Corniche | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 730 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2013
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 6 Results GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 2:24:31 BLR 2 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE) NED 3 MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM) GBR 4 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING TEAM) USA 5 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) NED 6 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert (VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM) NOR 7 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) AUT 8 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) FRA 9 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ) CAN 10 BOIVIN, Guillaume (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) Final General Classification GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 15:55:20 USA 2 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING TEAM) + 25 USA 3 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) + 26 GBR 4 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING TEAM) + 30 AUT 5 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) + 32 BEL 6 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING TEAM) SUI 7 SCHÄR, Michael (BMC RACING TEAM) + 35 NOR 8 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING) + 39 GBR 9 ROWE, Luke (SKY PROCYCLING) + 40 GBR 10 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)Full Official Stage 6 Results and the Final GC (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr
Fourth stage win for Mark Cavendish secures final overall victory — velonation
Stage 6 Results: Cavendish wins final stage and overall — cyclingnews
Cavendish headed home, then to Algarve after Qatar win — velonews
Final Kms of Stage 6 (8:31 English) — aljazeerasport
Stage 6 Race Report (3:01 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
Ambient clips and Evan Huffman after St6 (2:00 English) — AstanaProTeam
More Stage 6 Photos — letour
Stage 6 preview: Sealine Beach Resort → Doha Corniche, 116 km (flat)
February 7 update: The final stage of this race, as in previous years, goes from Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche where another mass sprint is expected. Looks highly likely Mark Cavendish will run the table with his fourth straight stage win. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
7 Photos from Stage 5 in 2011: Sealine Beach Resort → Doha Corniche — reuters
Stage 6 start time: Friday 13:10 AST (10:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sealine Beach Resort, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:00 AST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:44 AST (12:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Doha Corniche, Qatar
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 5 Results GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:11:11 BLR 2 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE) LTU 3 KRUOPIS, Aidis (ORICA GREENEDGE) GBR 4 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING TEAM) GBR 5 ROWE, Luke (SKY PROCYCLING) GER 6 DEGENKOLB, John (TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO) NOR 7 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) FRA 8 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ) AUS 9 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING) GER 10 KLUGE, Roger (TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA) General Classification after Stage 5 GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 13:30:59 USA 2 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING TEAM) + 15 USA 3 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) + 20 GBR 4 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING TEAM) + 22 AUT 5 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) + 24 BEL 6 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING TEAM) + 25 SUI 7 SCHÄR, Michael (BMC RACING TEAM) NOR 8 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING) + 29 GBR 9 ROWE, Luke (SKY PROCYCLING) + 30 GBR 10 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)Full Official Stage 5 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr
Cavendish three in a row — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish extends race lead with stage five victory — velonation
Final Kms of Stage 5 (9:51 English) — aljazeerasport
Stage 5 Race Report (3:44 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
More Stage 5 Photos — letour
Stage 5 preview: Al Zubara Fort → Madinat Al Shamal, 154 km (flat)
February 7 update: Stage 5 takes place in the northern most windy part of Qatar. Like last year, it finishes at Madinat Al Shamal at the northern tip of Qatar where a break succeeded in the wind (see Tom Boonen win photo above). However, only light winds are forecasted for the stage this year. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
Stage 5 start time: Thursday 12:10 AST (9:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Zubara Fort, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:00 AST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:35 AST (12:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madinat Al Shamal, Qatar
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 4 Results GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:30:05 NED 2 MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM) ITA 3 GUARDINI, Andrea (ASTANA PRO TEAM) ITA 4 FORTIN, Filippo (BARDIANI VALVOLE - CSF INOX) NOR 5 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) AUS 6 CANTWELL, Jonathan (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF) FRA 7 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ) LTU 8 KRUOPIS, Aidis (ORICA GREENEDGE) NOR 9 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 10 APPOLLONIO, Davide (AG2R LA MONDIALE) General Classification after Stage 4 GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 10:20:01 USA 2 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING TEAM) + 2 USA 3 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) + 8 GBR 4 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING TEAM) + 9 BEL 5 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING TEAM) + 12 SUI 6 SCHÄR, Michael (BMC RACING TEAM) AUT 7 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) + 13 AUS 8 HAYMAN, Mathew (SKY PROCYCLING) + 14 NOR 9 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING) + 16 GBR 10 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING) + 17Full Official Stage 4 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr
Cavendish strikes again — cyclingnews
Cavendish Reveals His Frustrations About His Year At Sky — cyclingnews
Qatar Crash Leaves De Kort With Broken Collarbone — cyclingnews
Last 6 Km of Stage 4 (9:48 English) — aljazeerasport
Stage 4 Race Report (4:25 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
More Stage 4 Photos — letour
Stage 4 preview: Camel Race Track → Al Khor Corniche, 160 km (flat)
February 6 update: Stage 4 starts northwest of Doha at Camel Race Track (photo above from 2011), a regular host. The stage then heads to the west coast, meanders north and then back to the east coast to Al Khor Corniche, another frequent host. There will be a crosswind at some point on this stage. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
Stage 4 start time: Wednesday 12:00 AST (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Camel Race Track, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:00 AST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:48 AST (12:48:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Khor Corniche, Qatar
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 3 Results GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:05:14 NED 2 MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM) LTU 3 KRUOPIS, Aidis (ORICA GREENEDGE) FRA 4 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ) AUS 5 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING) NOR 6 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING) GER 7 KLUGE, Roger (TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA) GER 8 DEGENKOLB, John (TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO) ITA 9 FORTIN, Filippo (BARDIANI VALVOLE - CSF INOX) FRA 10 SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ) General Classification after Stage 3 USA 1 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING TEAM) 6:49:58 USA 2 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) + 6 GBR 3 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING TEAM) + 7 GBR 4 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 8 BEL 5 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING TEAM) + 10 SUI 6 SCHÄR, Michael (BMC RACING TEAM) AUT 7 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) + 11 AUS 8 HAYMAN, Mathew (SKY PROCYCLING) + 12 NOR 9 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING) + 14 GBR 10 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING) + 15Full Official Stage 3 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr
Stage 3 Results and Report — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish sprints to second win of season with Omega Pharma-Quick Step — telegraph.co.uk
Mark Cavendish wins high speed stage three sprint into Mesaieed — velonation
Qatar world championships takes shape amid questions — velonews
Final 5 Kms of Stage 3 (6:55 English) — aljazeerasport
More Stage 3 Photos — letour
Stage 3 Race Report (4:12 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
Cavendish ‘incredibly light’, but sidesteps suggestion he could take another Milan-Sanremo — velonation
Stage 3 preview: Al Wakra → Mesaieed, 143 km (flat)
February 4 update: Stage 3 is a 143 km loop south of Doha ending with a southern leg to Mesaieed after 2.5 laps where there should be a modest tailwind. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
Stage 3 start time: Tuesday 12:30 AST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Wakra, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:00 AST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:42 AST (12:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mesaieed, Qatar
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
3 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters
Full Official Stage 2 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr
Stage 2 Results: BMC dominates the team time trial — cyclingnews
BMC win Tour of Qatar team time trial — cyclingweekly.co.uk
BMC Racing Team extends Brent Bookwalter’s lead with TTT victory — velonation
Stage 2 - TTT Final teams (10:36 English) — aljazeerasport
3 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters
More Stage 2 Photos — letour
Stage 2 (Team Time Trial) Race Report (03:32 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 2 preview: Al Rufaa Street, 14 km (TTT)
February 2 update: Stage 2 will be a short team time-trial.See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
Stage 2 start time: Monday 14:45 AST (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Rufaa Street, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:00 AST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:00 AST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Rufaa Street, Qatar
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
3 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters
Stage 1 Results USA 1 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING TEAM) 3:28:47 SUI 2 ELMIGER, Martin (IAM CYCLING) SUI 3 RAST, Grégory (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) AUT 4 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 5 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) GBR 6 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) DEN 7 BRESCHEL, Matti (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF) USA 8 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) AUS 9 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING) FRA 10 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ) General Classification after Stage 1 USA 1 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING TEAM) 3:28:37 SUI 2 ELMIGER, Martin (IAM CYCLING) + 4 SUI 3 RAST, Grégory (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 6 AUT 4 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING) USA 5 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING TEAM) GER 6 DEGENKOLB, John (TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 8 NOR 7 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) ITA 8 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) + 10 GBR 9 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) DEN 10 BRESCHEL, Matti (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF)Full Official Stage 1 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr
Bookwalter holds off peloton for win — cyclingnews
Brent Bookwalter wins opening stage of Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Final Kms of Stage 1 (9:42 English) — aljazeerasport
3 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters
Stage 1 Race Report (04:10 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
More Stage 1 Photos — letour
Qatar Crash Leaves Modolo With Likely Scaphoid Fracture — cyclingnews
Qatar, the land of contradictions: Al Hinds — sbs.au
Stage 1 Brief Highlights (01:00 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 preview: Katara Cultural Village → Dukhan Beach, 143 km (flat)
February 2 update:Stage 1 will cross Qatar from east to west with the finish in Dukhan Beach. Every stage of this race is flat so it's up to the wind and riders to make it interesting each day. For this stage, there should be a 14 kph southeast side/headwind.
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
Stage 1 start time: Sunday 12:35 AST (9:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Katara Cultural Village, Qatar
Earliest live video: 14:30 AST (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:49 AST (12:49:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Dukhan Beach, Qatar
2013 Tour of Qatar Race Preview
February 2 update:Haussler In Qatar Ahead Of Classics — cyclingnews
Guardini Looks To Get Off The Mark In Qatar — cyclingnews
February 1 update:
Tour of Qatar Preview — inrng
January 31 update:
Tour of Qatar 2013 Preview — cyclingweekly.co.uk
BMC Racing Team with a number of opportunities in Tour of Qatar team — velonation
January 25 update:
Mark Cavendish replaces Tom Boonen in Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.uk
January 23 update:
Tom Boonen ruled out of Tour of Qatar after elbow surgery — velonation
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
January 31 update: No Eurosport coverage this year. Please check back near race time for the 2013 options... Video options now list below. — Steve
February 2 update:
Live Video - Al Jazeera Sport Global — en.aljazeerasport.tv
Live Video (English) — sports-livez
Live Video (English) — sports-livez
Live Video (English) — sports-livez
2013 Tour of Qatar Route Map
Route Map (Large Version) — letour