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1	Sunday, February 8	136 km
	Dukhan → Sealine Beach
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2	Monday, February 9	195 km
	Al Wakra → Al Khor Corniche
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3	Tuesday, February 10	10.9 km
	Lusail
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4	Wednesday, February 11	166 km
	Al Thakhira → Mesaieed
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5	Thursday, February 12	153 km
	Al Zubara Fort → Madinat ash-Shamal
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6	Friday, February 13	125 km
	Sealine Beach Resort → Doha Corniche
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Total Distance		786 km
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2015 Tour of Qatar Teams Team Rosters and Withdrawals Group riders by: or ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) BEL   1 TERPSTRA  Niki NED   2 BOONEN  Tom BEL   3 KEISSE  Iljo BEL   4 MAES  Nikolas BEL   5 TRENTIN  Matteo ITA   6 VAN KEIRSBULCK  Guillaume BEL   7 VANDENBERGH  Stijn BEL   8 VELITS  Martin SVK GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) GER   11 KITTEL  Marcel GER   12 ARNDT  Nikias GER   13 DE BACKER  Bert BEL   14 PREIDLER  Georg AUT   15 SINKELDAM  Ramon NED   16 STAMSNIJDER  Tom NED   17 TIMMER  Albert NED   18 VEELERS  Tom NED TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) RUS   21 SAGAN  Peter SVK   22 BODNAR  Maciej POL   23 BRESCHEL  Matti DEN   24 BRUTT  Pavel RUS   25 HANSEN  Jesper DEN   26 JUUL JENSEN  Christopher DEN   27 MORKOV  Michael DEN   28 TRUSOV  Nikolay RUS TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) USA   31 CANCELLARA  Fabian SUI   32 IRIZAR ARANBURU  Markel ESP   33 POPOVYCH  Yaroslav UKR   34 RAST  Grégory SUI   35 STEEGMANS  Gert BEL   36 STUYVEN  Jasper BEL   37 VAN POPPEL  Boy NED   38 VAN POPPEL  Danny NED BMC RACING (BMC) USA   41 GILBERT  Philippe BEL   42 BURGHARDT  Marcus GER   43 DE MARCHI  Alessandro ITA   44 DRUCKER  Jean-Pierre LUX   45 HERMANS  Ben BEL   46 VAN AVERMAET  Greg BEL   47 VELITS  Peter SVK   48 ZABEL  Rick GER MOVISTAR (MOV) ESP   51 VALVERDE BELMONTE  Alejandro ESP   52 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA  Andrey CRC   53 ERVITI OLLO  Imanol ESP   54 LASTRAS GARCIA  Pablo ESP   55 ROJAS GIL  Jose Joaquin ESP   56 SANZ  Enrique ESP   57 SÜTTERLIN  Jasha GER   58 VENTOSO ALBERDI  Francisco José ESP KATUSHA (KAT) RUS   61 KRISTOFF  Alexander NOR   62 BYSTRØM  Sven Erik NOR   63 GUARNIERI  Jacopo ITA   64 HALLER  Marco AUT   65 KOZONCHUK  Dmitrii RUS   66 KUZNETSOV  Viacheslav RUS   67 PAOLINI  Luca ITA   68 SMUKULIS  Gatis LAT COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF) FRA   71 BOUHANNI  Nacer FRA   72 AHLSTRAND  Jonas SWE   73 CHAINEL  Steve FRA   74 LEMOINE  Cyril FRA   75 PETIT  Adrien FRA   76 ROLLIN  Dominique CAN   77 SENECHAL  Florian FRA   78 SOUPE  Geoffrey FRA MTN - QHUBEKA (MTN) RSA   81 BOASSON HAGEN  Edvald NOR   82 BOS  Theo NED   83 CIOLEK  Gerald GER   84 REGUIGUI  Youcef ALG   85 SBARAGLI  Kristian ITA   86 VAN ZYL  Johann RSA   87 VENTER  Jaco RSA ASTANA (AST) KAZ   91 BOOM  Lars NED   92 BOZIC  Borut SLO   93 DE VREESE  Laurens BEL   94 GRIVKO  Andriy UKR   95 GRUZDEV  Dmitriy KAZ   96 GUARDINI  Andrea ITA   97 TLEUBAYEV  Ruslan KAZ   98 WESTRA  Lieuwe NED SKY (SKY) GBR   101 WIGGINS  Bradley GBR   102 FENN  Andrew GBR   103 KNEES  Christian GER   104 PATE  Danny USA   105 ROWE  Luke GBR   106 STANNARD  Ian GBR   107 SUTTON  Christopher AUS FDJ (FDJ) FRA   111 DEMARE  Arnaud FRA   112 BONNET  William FRA   113 BOUCHER  David FRA   114 DELAGE  Mickael FRA   115 FISCHER  Murilo Antonio BRA   116 LADAGNOUS  Matthieu FRA   117 LE BON  Johan FRA   118 OFFREDO  Yoann FRA TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE (TSV) BEL   121 WALLAYS  Jelle BEL   122 CAMPENAERTS  Victor BEL   123 DECLERCQ  Tim BEL   124 SALOMEIN  Jarl BEL   125 VAN HECKE  Preben BEL   126 VAN HOECKE  Gijs BEL   127 VAN MEIRHAEGHE  Jef BEL   128 VANSPEYBROUCK  Pieter BEL ORICA GreenEDGE (OGE) AUS   131 BLYTHE  Adam GBR   132 DOCKER  Mitchell AUS   133 HAYMAN  Mathew AUS   134 HOWARD  Leigh AUS   135 KEUKELEIRE  Jens BEL   136 LANCASTER  Brett AUS   137 MOURIS  Jens NED   138 TUFT  Svein CAN LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) ITA   141 POZZATO  Filippo ITA   142 BONO  Matteo ITA   143 CATTANEO  Mattia ITA   144 FERRARI  Roberto ITA   145 MODOLO  Sacha ITA   146 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA  Nelson Filipe POR   147 PLAZA MOLINA  Ruben ESP   148 RICHEZE  Maximiliano Ariel ARG IAM CYCLING (IAM) SUI   151 HAUSSLER  Heinrich AUS   152 AREGGER  Marcel SUI   153 BRANDLE  Matthias AUT   154 DEVENYNS  Dries BEL   155 HOLLENSTEIN  Reto SUI   156 KLUGE  Roger GER   157 REYNES MIMO  Vicente ESP   158 VANGENECHTEN  Jonas BEL BORA-ARGON 18 (BOA) GER   161 BENNETT  Sam IRL   162 ARCHBOLD  Shane NZL   163 DEMPSTER  Zakkari AUS   164 MATZKA  Ralf GER   165 SCHORN  Daniel AUT   166 SCHWARZMANN  Michael GER   167 THWAITES  Scott GBR   168 VOSS  Paul GER BARDIANI CSF (BAR) ITA   171 BATTAGLIN  Enrico ITA   172 BOEM  Nicola ITA   173 PIECHELE  Andrea ITA   174 PIRAZZI  Stefano ITA   175 RUFFONI  Nicola ITA   176 STERBINI  Luca ITA   177 STERBINI  Simone ITA   Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2015

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage

28 Big Photos from Stage 6 — aso

Stage 6 Results
1  BENNETT, Sam (BOA)              2:24:03
2  GUARDINI, Andrea (AST)          
3  BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF)           
4  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)              
5  REGUIGUI, Youcef (MTN)          
6  BLYTHE, Adam (OGE)              
7  TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS)           
8  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)               
9  STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)           
10 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)   
11 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)      
12 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)       
13 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)            
14 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)        
15 VANSPEYBROUCK, Pieter (TSV)     
16 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE)            
17 BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)            
18 PIECHELE, Andrea (BAR)          
19 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)       
20 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)        

Final General Classification
1  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)        17:36:48
2  BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)            +  6
3  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)       +  9
4  STANNARD, Ian (SKY)             + 12
5  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)        + 19
6  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)              + 31
7  ROWE, Luke (SKY)                + 33
8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)        + 39
9  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)           
10 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)            + 41

Full Official Stage 6 Results and Final General Classification — aso
Sam Bennett wins final stage of Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Terpstra seals second successive Tour of Qatar victory — cyclingnews
Tour of Qatar news shorts: Victory eludes Sagan in Qatar — cyclingnews
Last 14 Km of Stage 6 (17:06 Arabic) — beinsports
Official Stage 6 Highlights (03:27 Ambient Noise) — tourofqatar
28 Big Photos from Stage 6 — aso

Stage 6 preview: Sealine Beach Resort → Doha Corniche, 125 km (flat)

February 12 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Friday 13:15 AST (10:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sealine Beach Resort, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:30 AST (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:02 AST (1:02:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Doha Corniche, Qatar

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Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

23 Big Photos from Stage 5 — aso

Stage 5 Results
1  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)       3:03:01
2  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)              
3  ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)             
4  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)               
5  BLYTHE, Adam (OGE)              
6  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)        
7  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)   
8  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)            
9  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)        
10 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF)           
11 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM)             
12 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)           
13 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan (AST)         
14 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)            
15 BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)            
16 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)            
17 STANNARD, Ian (SKY)             
18 RUFFONI, Nicola (BAR)           
19 BYSTRØM, Sven Erik (KAT)        
20 KLUGE, Roger (IAM)              

General Classification after Stage 5
1  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)        15:12:45
2  BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)            +  6
3  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)       + 11
4  STANNARD, Ian (SKY)             + 12
5  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)        + 19
6  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)              + 31
7  ROWE, Luke (SKY)                + 33
8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)        + 39
9  GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)            + 41
10 BOONEN, Tom (EQS)               + 42

Full Official Stage 5 Results — aso
Kristoff takes his third sprint victory — cyclingnews
Kristoff realistic about chances of winning Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Kristoff takes win number three at Tour of Qatar — velonews
Last 14 Km of Stage 5 (16:27 Arabic) — beinsports
23 Big Photos from Stage 5 — aso
Gallery Stage 5 — velonews
Official Stage 5 Highlights (04:03 Ambient Noise) — tourofqatar
Bikecam of the peloton during Stage 5 (01:37 Ambient Noise) — tinkoffsaxo

Stage 5 preview: Al Zubara Fort → Madinat ash-Shamal, 153 km (flat)

February 11 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Thursday 13:00 AST (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Zubara Fort, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:15 AST (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:29 AST (1:29:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madinat ash-Shamal, Qatar

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Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

15 Big Photos from Stage 4 — aso

Stage 4 Results
1  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)            4:15:57
2  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)                   
3  ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)                  
4  BLYTHE, Adam (OGE)                   
5  RUFFONI, Nicola (BAR)                
6  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)             
7  BOZIC, Borut (AST)                   
8  GUARDINI, Andrea (AST)               
9  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)        
10 MODOLO, Sacha (LAM)                  
11 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)                
12 BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)                 
13 HALLER, Marco (KAT)                  
14 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)                 
15 STANNARD, Ian (SKY)                      + 5
16 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)             
17 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)                 
18 MATZKA, Ralf (BOA)                   
19 FENN, Andrew (SKY)                   
20 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC)              
21 VEELERS, Tom (TGA)                   
22 MAES, Nikolas (EQS)                  
23 BOONEN, Tom (EQS)                    
24 KUZNETSOV, Viacheslav (KAT)          
25 ROWE, Luke (SKY)                     
26 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE)                 
27 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC)              
28 DELAGE, Mickael (FDJ)                
29 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
30 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)                 
31 VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume (EQS)      
32 SALOMEIN, Jarl (TSV)                 
33 WALLAYS, Jelle (TSV)                 
34 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOV)     
35 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TSV)            
36 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF)                
37 SOUPE, Geoffrey (COF)                
38 VANSPEYBROUCK, Pieter (TSV)          
39 SMUKULIS, Gatis (KAT)                
40 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS)                

General Classification after Stage 4
1  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)        12:09:44
2  BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)          +    6
3  STANNARD, Ian (SKY)           +   12
4  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)      +   19
5  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)     +   21
6  ROWE, Luke (SKY)              +   33
7  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)            +   37
8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)      +   39
9  GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)          +   41
10 BOONEN, Tom (EQS)             +   42
11 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC)       +   54
12 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)         +   55
13 MAES, Nikolas (EQS)           +   59
14 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC)       + 1:04
15 MATZKA, Ralf (BOA)            + 1:07
16 KLUGE, Roger (IAM)            + 1:11
17 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS)         + 1:12
18 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE)          + 1:19
19 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)           + 1:23
20 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan (AST)       + 1:24

Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — aso
Kristoff strikes again in Mesaieed — cyclingnews
Tour of Qatar news shorts: Sagan comes up short, Sky loses ground — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 4 (15:44 Arabic) — beinsports
Gallery: Stage 4 — velonews
Stage 4 photos — cyclingnews
Stage 4 Highlights (03:14 Ambient Noise) — tourofqatar
15 Big Photos from Stage 4 — aso

Stage 4 preview: Al Thakhira → Mesaieed, 166 km (flat)

February 10 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Wednesday 11:30 AST (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Thakhira, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:30 AST (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:31 AST (1:31:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mesaieed, Qatar

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Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

16 Big Photos from the Stage 3 ITT — aso

Stage 3 Results
1  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)                   14:03
2  CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFR)                +  8
3  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                  +  9
4  BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)                   
5  STANNARD, Ian (SKY)                     + 10
6  BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM)                 + 18
7  VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume (EQS)         + 20
8  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (MTN)             + 21
9  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)                + 24
10 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM)                 + 25
11 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)                    + 29
12 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TCS)         
13 KLUGE, Roger (IAM)                     
14 BOOM, Lars (AST)                        + 30
15 ROWE, Luke (SKY)                        + 31
16 GRUZDEV, Dmitriy (AST)                  + 34
17 POZZATO, Filippo (LAM)                  + 35
18 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM)               + 36
19 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)      + 38
20 BRUTT, Pavel (TCS)                      + 40
21 WESTRA, Lieuwe (AST)                   
22 KNEES, Christian (SKY)                 
23 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)                + 42
24 TUFT, Svein (OGE)                      
25 ZABEL, Rick (BMC)                       + 43
26 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)               + 44
27 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel (TFR)           + 45
28 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM)    + 46
29 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)                    
30 SAGAN, Peter (TCS)                     
31 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC)                 + 47
32 VANDENBERGH, Stijn (EQS)                + 48
33 BOONEN, Tom (EQS)                       + 49
34 TRUSOV, Nikolay (TCS)                  
35 SMUKULIS, Gatis (KAT)                   + 50
36 MATZKA, Ralf (BOA)                     
37 BYSTRØM, Sven Erik (KAT)                + 51
38 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC)                 + 53
39 MAES, Nikolas (EQS)                    
40 LE BON, Johan (FDJ)                    

General Classification after Stage 3
1  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)        7:53:42
2  BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)         +   11
3  STANNARD, Ian (SKY)          +   12
4  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)     +   19
5  ROWE, Luke (SKY)             +   33
6  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)    +   36
7  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)            +   42
8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)     +   44
9  GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)         +   46
10 SAGAN, Peter (TCS)           +   48
11 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC)      +   54
12 MAES, Nikolas (EQS)          +   59
13 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)        + 1:00
14 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC)      + 1:04
15 MATZKA, Ralf (BOA)           + 1:07
16 KLUGE, Roger (IAM)           + 1:11
17 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS)        + 1:12
18 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE)         + 1:19
19 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan (AST)      + 1:24
20 DECLERCQ, Tim (TSV)          + 1:27

Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — aso
Terpstra nets double victory in Tour of Qatar time trial — cyclingnews
Wiggins on track for Classics in Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins finishes third in Tour of Qatar time trial — theguardian
Rowe aims to take on Etixx-QuickStep in Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Stage 3 Final ITT Riders (18:32 French) — beinsports
Stage 3 photos — cyclingnews
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:14 Dutch) — sporza
Bradley Wiggins Post Stage 3 (01:13 Dutch/English) — sporza
Brief Highlights from Stage 3 (00:37 Dutch) — sporza
16 Big Photos from the Stage 3 ITT — aso
Stage 3 Highlights (02:04 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs

Stage 3 preview: Lusail, 10.9 km (TT)

February 9 update:
Stage 3 ITT Start Order and Times — aso
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Tuesday 13:40 AST (10:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lusail, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:15 AST (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 AST (1:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lusail, Qatar

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Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

18 Big Photos from Stage 2 — aso

Stage 2 Results
1  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)     3:49:51
2  GUARDINI, Andrea (AST)        
3  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)      
4  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)            
5  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)             
6  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)      
7  BLYTHE, Adam (OGE)            
8  BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC)       
9  STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)         
10 STANNARD, Ian (SKY)           
11 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)          
12 BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)          
13 ROWE, Luke (SKY)              
14 MAES, Nikolas (EQS)              +  6
15 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan (AST)       
16 KUZNETSOV, Viacheslav (KAT)      + 15
17 DELAGE, Mickael (FDJ)         
18 BYSTRØM, Sven Erik (KAT)      
19 SALOMEIN, Jarl (TSV)          
20 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS)         

General Classification after Stage 2
1  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)   7:39:31
2  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)              +  1
3  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)       +  3
4  GUARDINI, Andrea (AST)         +  4
5  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)           +  8
6  BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC)        +  9
7  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)             + 10
8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)    
9  STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)       
10 BODNAR, Maciej (TCS)        
11 ROWE, Luke (SKY)            
12 STANNARD, Ian (SKY)         
13 BLYTHE, Adam (OGE)          
14 MAES, Nikolas (EQS)            + 14
15 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan (AST)        + 16
16 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE)           + 23
17 DELAGE, Mickael (FDJ)          + 25
18 VEELERS, Tom (TGA)          
19 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)        
20 DECLERCQ, Tim (TSV)         

Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — aso
Kristoff wins stage 2 at the Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Kristoff rides into Tour of Qatar lead with stage 2 win — velonews
Bradley Wiggins drops more time as Alexander Kristoff wins second stage — skysports
Cancellara: Tour of Qatar is a special race — cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins's Paris-Roubaix bid helped by Tour of Qatar performance — cyclingweekly
Last 3 Km of Stage 2 (06:53 Arabic) — beinsports
Last 5 Km of Stage 2 (03:23 English) — tourofqatar
18 Big Photos from Stage 2 — aso
Stage 2 Highlights (02:03 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs

Stage 2 preview: Al Wakra → Al Khor Corniche, 195 km (flat)

February 8 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Monday 11:25 AST (8:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Wakra, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:15 AST (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:13 AST (1:13:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Al Khor Corniche, Qatar

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Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — aso

Stage 1 Results
1  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)   3:49:50
2  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)               
3  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)            
4  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)              
5  BENNETT, Sam (BOA)              
6  STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)           
7  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)        
8  GUARDINI, Andrea (AST)          
9  KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT)       
10 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF)           
11 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan (AST)         
12 REGUIGUI, Youcef (MTN)          
13 BOS, Theo (MTN)                 
14 FERRARI, Roberto (LAM)          
15 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)      
16 VEELERS, Tom (TGA)              
17 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)            
18 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST)            
19 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFR)        
20 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE)            

General Classification after Stage 1
1  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)   3:49:40
2  BOONEN, Tom (EQS)                  +  4
3  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)               +  6
4  TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)               +  8
5  FERRARI, Roberto (LAM)             +  9
6  SAGAN, Peter (TCS)                 + 10
7  BENNETT, Sam (BOA)              
8  STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR)           
9  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)        
10 GUARDINI, Andrea (AST)          

Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classification — aso
Rojas wins opening stage at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Sir Bradley Wiggins loses 33 seconds as Jose Joaquin Rojas beats Tom Boonen — skysports
Gilbert has good sensations in Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Jose Joaquin Rojas wins opener at 2015 Tour of Qatar — velonews
Tom Boonen happy despite 'chaotic' Tour of Qatar start — cyclingweekly
Last 7 Km of Stage 1 (07:05 French) — beinsport
16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — aso
Bikecam: Peter Sagan training before the Tour of Qatar (02:07 Ambient Noise) — cyclingnewstv
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:39 Ambient Noise) — tourofqatar

Stage 1 preview: Dukhan → Sealine Beach, 136 km (flat)

February 7 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Sunday 13:15 AST (10:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dukhan, Qatar
Earliest live video: 15:15 AST (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:26 AST (1:26:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sealine Beach, Qatar

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2015 Tour of Qatar Preview

Everyone here is ready for the #TourofQatar! Are you? pic.twitter.com/NudUe6tBQQ

— Tour of Qatar (@tourofqatar_) February 7, 2015

February 7 update:
Kittel looking to ease into Tour of Qatar before raising expectations — cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins is in it to win it as Tour of Qatar gears up — velonews
Boonen vows to drop Wiggins ‘everywhere we can’ in Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Tom Boonen and Niki Terpstra among favourites for victory — skysports

February 6 update:
Overall Preview and Race Favorites — c-cycling
Race Preview: Etixx-QuickStep look to continue domination — cyclingnews

February 5 update:
Top 5 riders to watch (02:58 English) — cyclingnewstv

January 27 update:
2015 Tour of Qatar to host star-studded field — velonews
Wiggins set to debut rainbow jersey at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews

January 14 update:
2015 Tour of Qatar route confirmed — cyclingnews

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

February 6 update: A work in progress for Tour of Qatar 2015 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

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	live video(arabic)    live video (english)    live video (french)    live videom (french)    live videom (french)   tv schedule
	official live ticker	English and French
	live text updates?	English
	steephill txt updates  official tweets	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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2015 Tour of Qatar Route Map

Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.

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