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News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2016

February 13 update:
Qatar still king for classics prep — velonews

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 5 Results and Final General Classification — letour.fr
Cavendish seals overall victory, beaten by Kristoff on final stage — cyclingnews
Cavendish: the gold jersey should be on the shoulders of Boasson Hagen — cyclingnews
Kristoff repeats hat-trick of stage wins at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Five talking points from the 2016 Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly
February 11 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

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Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Kristoff takes second Tour of Qatar win on stage 4 — cyclingnews
Double puncture leaves Boasson Hagen deflated in Qatar — velonews
February 10 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

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Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Boasson Hagen wins Tour of Qatar time trial — cyclingnews
Back to the future for Boasson Hagen at Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
February 9 update:
Stage 3 ITT Start Order and Times (AST) — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

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Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Kristoff wins Tour of Qatar stage 2 — cyclingnews
Kermesse-style Doha worlds course favors tough sprinters — velonews
No hiding place on Doha 2016 Worlds course, says Cavendish — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish and Alexander Kristoff voice opinions on the Qatar World Championships circuit
February 8 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

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Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Cavendish wins opening stage of Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Alexander Kristoff: In the end, I was not strong enough — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish secures first victory for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka — africasteam
February 6 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

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2016 Tour of Qatar Preview

The GC contenders did a pre-race press conference. Here is the full start list > https://t.co/Hnzk5VdRYa #TOQ2016 pic.twitter.com/AFgphTs0Rs

— Tour of Qatar (@tourofqatar_) February 7, 2016

February 7 update:
Preview: Tour of Qatar wide open in the absence of Etixx-QuickStep — cyclingnews
Kristoff hopeful Katusha will not be prevented from starting Tour of Qatar — cyclingnews
Qatar organizers block Etixx—Quick-Step from participating — velonews
Etixx-Quick Step absent due to disciplinary issues — cyclingtips
Tour of Qatar seeking WorldTour status in 2017 — cyclingnews

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February 6 update:
Official Startlist w/ Bib Numbers — steephill.tv

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

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

Feburary 6 update: A work in progress for 2016 Tour of Qatar 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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2016 Tour of Qatar Route Map

Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.

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