Date: | 1 - 6 February |
Stages: | 5 |
Time: | 12h 55' 25" |
First: | Tom Boonen |
First Nat: | BEL |
First Team: | Quick Step |
Second: | Heinrich Haussler |
Second Nat: | GER |
Second Team: | Cervélo TestTeam |
Third: | Roger Hammond |
Third Nat: | GBR |
Third Team: | Cervélo TestTeam |
Points: | Heinrich Haussler |
Points Nat: | GER |
Points Team: | Cervélo TestTeam |
Youth: | Heinrich Haussler |
Youth Nat: | GER |
Youth Team: | Cervélo TestTeam |
Team: | Cervélo TestTeam |
Team Nat: | SUI |
Previous: | 2008 |
Next: | 2010 |
The 2009 Tour of Qatar was held from 1 February to 6 February 2009 in Qatar. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 685km (426miles) and was part of the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour. The Race was won by Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team.
During the night after stage 4 Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf of the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator team died in his sleep [1] of a suspected heart attack.[2] The organisers cancelled stage 5 and held a 'cycling procession' instead.
Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Stage Top 3 | Leading Top 3 | Time | |
1 | 1 February | Doha Corniche | Doha Corniche | 6 km | 6'34" s.t. s.t. | |||
2 | 2 February | Al Khor Corniche | 134 km | 3h 39'30" + 6" + 7" | ||||
3 | 3 February | 137.5 km | 6h 14'16" + 6" + 14" | |||||
4 | 4 February | Doha Old Souq | Madinat Al Shamal | 141 km | Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler | 10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" | ||
5 | 5 February | Camel Race Track | Qatar Foundation | 147.5 km | Cancelled | Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler | 10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" | |
6 | 6 February | Sealine Beach Resort | Doha Corniche | 121 km | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond | 12h 55'25" + 8" + 10" |
Stage | Sprints | Pts | Young Rider | Time | Teams | Time | |
1 | no sprints | none | 6'34" + 1" + 2" | 6'34" + 1" + 2" | |||
2 | 30 27 25 | 3h 39'37" + 2'08" + 2'10" | 10h 45'42" + 0'53" + 4'17" | ||||
3 | Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Roger Hammond | 56 54 50 | 6h 14'30" + 2'10" + 2'13" | 18h 30'21" + 0'53" + 4'17" | |||
4 | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond | 81 75 61 | 10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" | 30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" | |||
5 | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond | 81 75 61 | 10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" | 30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" | |||
6 | 100 92 73 | 12h 55'33" + 2'03" + 2'27" | 38h 34'00" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
Pos | Rider | Time | |
1 | Tom Boonen | 12h 55'25" | |
2 | Heinrich Haussler | + 0'08" | |
3 | Roger Hammond | + 0'10" | |
4 | Daniel Lloyd | + 0'25" | |
5 | Andreas Klier | + 0'27" | |
6 | Xavier Florencio | + 0'28" | |
7 | Angelo Furlan | + 1'07" | |
8 | Gabriel Rasch | + 1'43" | |
9 | Mark Cavendish | + 2'11" | |
10 | Tom Veelers | + 2'35" |