Tour of Qatar 2010 Live Dashboard

Tour of Qatar 2010 Live Video, Route, Stages,
Teams, TV Schedule, Results and Photos

Some of the nice (billboard) scenery from stage 4 last year (2009) (more photos)

2010 Tour of Qatar Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Official startlist — letour

News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2010

Stage 6 results: Francesco Chicchi with "an amazing" second win; Mol takes the overall

Thanks largely to the stage 1 break, Vacansoleil's Wouter Mol wins the overall at this year's Tour of Qatar:

"An amazing" sprint finish win by Francesco Chicchi on the final day. Watch the video replay.

Chicchi sprints to another stage win in Qatar — cyclingnews

Last 5 km (09:48 english) — eurosport

Full Official Stage and Final GC Results— letour.fr

Stage 6 Photos...coming — yahoo/ap

Tour of Qatar - Stage 6 — dailypeloton

Chicci doet even goed als Boonen in Qatar — sporza.be

Stage 6 preview: 142k (flat)

Feburary 11 update: Flat, hot, smoggy and possibly windy. The race continues on SuperSport and Eurosport 2 for stage 6, the final day. See the race summary links (right) for stage map and timetable. We should have another entertaining finish.

Feburary 11 update: Doubleheader today/tomorrow (Thursday) with stage 3 of the 5 day Le Tour Méditerranéen from southern France. We'll have big photos from Sirotti and video highlights after each stage.

Stage 5 results: Tom Boonen times it right and gets his 2nd stage win

Second win for Boonen — cyclingnews

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Last 5 km (07:31 english) — eurosport

Tom Boonen boekt zijn tweede ritzege in Qatar — sporza.be

Boonen grabs another in Qatar, Mol solidifies race lead — velonews

Stage 5: Graham Watson collaborator gallery — velonews

PressSports Stage 4 Photos — letour.fr

Stage 5 preview: 142k (flat)

Feburary 11 update: Flat and possibly windy. The race continues on SuperSport and Eurosport 2 for stage 5. See the race summary links (right) for stage map and timetable.

Feburary 11 update: Doubleheader today/tomorrow (Thursday) with stage 2 of the 5 day Le Tour Méditerranéen from southern France. We'll have big photos from Sirotti and video highlights after each stage.

VERSUS Tour of Qatar VERSUS Tour of Qatar

Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) tv schedule	South Africa; Super Sport has the earliest live coverage with english commentary by Matt Rendell
	live video (russian) live video (russian) live video (russian) live audio (english) tv schedule (europe)	Daily live coverage and rebroadcasts on Eurosport 1 and/or Eurosport 2. Internet audio only for Eurosport 1. Eurosport 1 english audio has Carleton Kirby and Magnus Backstedt.
	tv schedule (see link above or right)	United States; Versus will air a one-hour recap on February 21, 3-4 PM ET
	tv schedule	Australia; one-hour highlights show on Feb 28
	official live ticker	English and French
	live text updates?	English
	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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Feburary 9 update: The 2010 Tour of Qatar will be broadcast live on British Eurosport so there likely be daily online video streaming. Links for live video, audio and text will be updated here throughout the week if/when they become available. U.S. TV coverage is limited to a one-hour recap on Versus on February 21, 3-4 PM ET. SBS TV in Australia will also do the highlights thing later this month (Feb 28). — Steve

Eurosport 2010 Tour of Qatar Schedule (times are BST):
Time Trial - Sunday 11am LIVE on British Eurosport 2 (Sky 411 / Virgin 525)
Stage 2 - Monday 12pm LIVE on British Eurosport (Sky 410 / Virgin 521)
Stage 3 - Tuesday 12pm LIVE on British Eurosport 2 (Sky 411 / Virgin 525)
Stage 4 - Wednesday 11.45am LIVE on British Eurosport 2 (Sky 411 / Virgin 525)
Stage 5 - Thursday LIVE on British Eurosport 2 (Sky 411 / Virgin 525)
Stage 6 - Friday 12pm LIVE on British Eurosport 2 (Sky 411 / Virgin 525)

Stage 4 results: Chicchi jumps with 300m to go and easily wins

Chicchi quickest into Al Khor Corniche — cyclingnews

Last 5 km (07:34 english) — eurosport

Italian Francesco Chicchi blows away field in frantic sprint finish — dailypeloton

Chicchi storms to Qatar victory — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Chichi scores stage win at Qatar Tour, Mol keeps lead — velonews

high-res victory salute

PressSports Stage 4 Photos — letour.fr

Stage 4: Graham Watson collaborator gallery — velonews

Stage 4 (Wednesday) Preview: 147k (flat)

Feburary 9 update: Flat and possibly windy. The race continues on Eurosport 2 for stage 4 but 15 minutes earlier than previous live video start times. See the race summary links (right) for stage map and timetable.

Stage 3 results: Tom Boonen wins the fast, crash marred finish in Mesaieed

Boonen wins in Mesaieed — cyclingnews

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Tom Boonen takes crash marred sprint on day three in Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Stage 3 initial photos — AFP

Boonen snags stage win in Qatar — velonews

Last 5 km including crash (07:58 russian) — eurosport

Sprint Finish Photo | Victory Salute

Stage 3: Graham Watson collaborator gallery — velonews

Last 7 km including crash (09:52 english) — eurosport

Cozza breaks collarbone in Qatar — cyclingnews

PressSports Stage 3 Photos — letour.fr

Stage 3 (Tuesday) Preview: 137k (flat)

Feburary 9 update: Flat of course. The race moves back onto Eurosport 2 today while Supersport continues with the earliest live video coverage. See the race summary links (right) for stage map and timetable.

Stage 2 results: Two man break succeeds by almost 2 minutes in the wind; Topsport's Geert Steurs gets the win while breakmate Wouter Mol takes the overall lead

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Steurs strongest as breakaway rules the day — cyclingnews

Bad luck on a bad day on a bad moment, as my friend Kurt-Asle... on Twitpic

Arvesen out of Qatar with broken collarbone — cyclingnews

Stage 2 AFP Photos

Steurs streaks to Tour of Qatar stage two win — afp/google

Stage 2: A Graham Watson gallery — velonews

Last 2 km (09:46 english) — eurosport

Last 2 km (10:58 slavic) — eurosport

Stage 1 Highlights (00:40 english) — eurosport

All change at Tour of Qatar as race hots up — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Tour of Qatar - Stage 1 & 2 Team Reactions — dailypeloton

PressSports Stage 2 Photos — letour.fr
... more to come...

Stage 2 (Monday) Preview: 147k (flat)

Feburary 7 update: Flat of course. Eurosport will carry Monday's stage on their main channel

Recall, same stage neutralized last year after overnight death of a rider — sirotti

Stage 1 Results: Team Sky wins the TTT by 8 seconds

Dominant start for Sky in Qatar team time trial — cyclingnews

Team Sky win opening stage in Qatar to put Boasson Hagen in yellow — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Team Sky win Qatar opener — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Stage 1: A Graham Watson gallery — velonews

Stage 1 AFP Photos

PressSports Stage 1 Photos — letour.fr

Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

Stage 1 Preview: Time Time-Trial, 8.2km (flat)

Feburary 6 update: A flat, circular 8.2 km team time-trial around a lagoon. Last year, Garmin-Transitions won the TTT followed by Quickstep putting Bradley Wiggins in the leader's jersey. This year, of course, he rides for Team Sky. Looks like it will be a nice, sunny 70F all week.

Big Photos from last year's opening TTT

Italian coach Franco Ballerini dies in rally crash — cn

2010 Previews

Feburary 6 update:

Tour of Qatar Course Preview - Sprinters Challenge — dailypeloton

Bradley Wiggins hits out at 'jealous' rivals following Team Sky launch — dailymail.co.uk

Qatar set to be a sprint classic — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Boonen back but can he keep Qatar title? — cyclingnews

Feburary 6 update: The offical stage maps (see links right) and team rosters are now posted:
Official startlist — letour

Feburary 5 update:
Men's teams arrive in Qatar; prep for Sunday's TTT — cyclingnews
2009 higlights/race recap — letour

January 28 update:
Bradley Wiggins to make Team Sky debut at Tour of Qatar — guardian.co.uk
January 22 update: Cavendish to miss Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.uk
January 21 update:
The official 2010 Tour of Qatar route details have been announced — letour.fr

2010 Route Map

Large 2010 Route Map — letour.fr

Sunday, Feburary 1st

6 km

Doha

TTT

Monday, Feburary 2nd

134 km

Khalifa Stadium → Al Khor Corniche

Tuesday, Feburary 3rd

138 km

Zubarah → Doha Golf Club

Wednesday, Feburary 4th

141 km

Doha Old Souq → Madinat ash Shamal

Thursday, Feburary 5th

148 km

Camel Race Track → Qatar Foundation

Friday, Feburary 6th

121 km

Sealine Beach Resort → Doha's Corniche

Total Distance

687 km

2009 Tour of Qatar Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Teams and Start list

Doha, the capital city of Qatar

About Qatar

Qatar is an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state. An oil-rich nation, Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world according to the CIA World Factbook. — Wikipedia

News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2009

Feburary 13 update:

The week's higlights/race recap — letour

The GC Podium L-R: 2nd Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam, 1st Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step and 3rd Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam

Stage 6 Results: Mark Cavendish dominants the final sprint; Boonen gets GC

Stage 6 Sprint Finish Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia-Highroad
2 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram   
3 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 

Final general classification
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                        
2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam            0.08
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                0.10

Results — cyclingnews

Cavendish takes second stage win in Qatar — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Stage 6 Photos (large, high quality) — sirotti

Stage 6 Photos — getty/yahoo

The Last Km — eurosport

The week's higlights/race recap (3:29) — velonews

Stage 6 Preview Sealine Beach Resort → Doha's Corniche

Feburary 6 update: Today's the last stage of the Tour of Qatar as the riders attempt to focus on racing again after yesterday's overnight death of a follow rider. The winds are forecasted at just 5 mph from the norheast so it may be the calmest day yet weather-wise as the peloton heads up the coast for another visit to Doha. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) has a 10 second lead over Roger Hammond (Cervélo TestTeam) on GC heading into the final stage. — Steve

Stage 5 and Memorial Service Photos — sirotti

Start Time: Friday 12:55 AST ();
Live TV/Audio: 1:00 CET ();
Eurosport Internet Audio
Eurosport TV Live Coverage
Live Text Coverage (... not being updated) — letour.fr
Approximate Finish: 15:48 AST ()
Current Time and Weather in Qatar

Stage 5 Cancelled

Sombre reaction after rider's death at Tour of Qatar — cyclingweekly

Rider found dead in Qatar hotel Boonen: "We're all devastated." — velonews

Too many, too young: Although the cause of his death is yet to be confirmed there will be unavoidable speculation and debate. — sbs.au

Peloton rides in Qatar to honour dead colleague — cyclingweekly

Stage 5 and Memorial Service Photos — sirotti

Stage 5 Preview: Camel Race Track → Qatar Foundation

Feburary 5 update: Today the race starts at a camel race track and finishes at some futuristic thinktank complex. The riders are expected to encounter a 20 mph headwind for the first half of the race before heading south again for a fast tailwind finish at the Qatar Foundation. — Steve
BREAKING NEWS:

Tour of Qatar rider passes away. The Belgian sprinter Frederieke Nolfi, riding for Topsport Vlaanderen, was found dead of an apparent heart-attack in his room overnight in Qatar. Race organizers have announced today's stage 5 will be neutralized.

Start Time: Thursday 12:27 AST ();
Live TV/Audio: 1:00 CET ();
Eurosport Internet Audio
Eurosport TV Live Coverage
Live Text Coverage (... not being updated) — letour.fr
Approximate Finish: 15:48 AST ()
Current Time and Weather in Qatar

Stage 4 Results: Another windy day; Mark Cavendish takes the sprint finish

Feburary 4 update: Today's stage finished over an hour behind schedule due to a strong (40 kph) headwind and crosswind. When the peloton split, the entire Cervelo team once again made the lead group along with Tom Boonen and six or so other riders. A group including Mark Cavendish then bridged up with Cavendish taking the sprint finish while Boonen was more concerned with protecting his overall lead from Roger Hammond. Hats off to Eurosport announcer David Harmon for his solo work covering a slow, bleak race. He injects the right amount of play-by-play, humour, storytelling and just plain silence. — Steve

Stage 4 Sprint Finish Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia
2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step

Results — cyclingnews

Cavendish Gets His First Win Of The Season — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Stage 4 Photos (large, high quality) — sirotti

Stage 4 Photos — getty/yahoo

The Last Km (01:17) — eurosport

Highlights (13:23 small frame size) — eurosport france

Stage 4 Preview: Doha Old Souq → Madinat ash Shamal

Feburary 4 update: Note the earlier start and finish times and that Eursport live coverage resumes today. Race Update: The race is running way behind schedule due to the 40 kph headwind! — Steve

Start Time: Wednesday 11:45 AST ();
Live TV: 12:30 CET ();
Eurosport Internet Audio
Eurosport TV Live Coverage
Live Text Coverage (... not being updated) — letour.fr
Approximate Finish: 14:57 AST ()

Stage 3 Results: Tom Boonen wins the first sprint finish

Stage 3 Sprint Finish Results
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step     2.34.53 (54 km/h)
2 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha
3 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
4 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam
5 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C.
6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam

Boonen celebrates court ruling with win in Doha — cyclingnews

Boonen Takes Stage Three — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Stage 3 Photos (large, high quality) — sirotti

Stage 3 Photos — getty/yahoo

The Last 2 Km (04:53)

English Highlights (01:00 Europe only) — eurosport

Stage 3 Preview: Zubarah → Doha Golf Club

steephill is now on Twitter with all the latest race updates

Feburary 3 update: Ok, we are rolling on here through the desert. Nice to see a break succeed yesterday due to the strong crosswinds. Those with Eurosport service enjoyed the only source for Live TV coverage for stage 1. Maybe a corresponding online video streaming source will emerge for stage 2. Nonetheless, there is live audio which should continue for the week. If you see any alternatives then let me know. Judging by the finish destination for stage 2, we know what the riders will be doing after tomorrow's race. By the way, the Qatar Cycling Federation has an english version of their web site if you are curious. — Steve

Start Time: Tuesday 12:45 AST ();
Delayed TV: 14:30 CET (); In other words, today's Eurosport coverage of Tour of Qatar is not live today.
Eurosport Internet Audio
Eurosport TV Live Coverage
Live Text Coverage (... not being updated) — letour.fr
Approximate Finish: 15:48 AST ()
Current Time and Weather in Qatar

BREAKING NEWS: From AP: A Belgian court dropped criminal charges Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 against former world cycling champion Tom Boonen for alleged cocaine use. The court, in northwestern Turnhout, Belgium, said Boonen had "been punished enough" after his positive test for cocaine in an out-of-competition doping control kept him out of last year's Tour de France.

Stage 2 Results: UK's Roger Hammond (Cervelo) wins the first road stage
Feburary 2 update: Roger Hammond wins stage 2 of Tour of Qatar after a 3k solo break. First win for the new Cervelo Test Team. He says he attacked when he saw Cervelo had 6 riders vs Quick Step's 3 in the front group and that he just happened to be the Cervelo to go... and happened to stay away in the wind. More to come — Steve
Hammond Wins Tour Of Qatar Stage With Brilliant Late Attack — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Hammond capitalises on Cervélo's Qatar dominance — cyclingnews
Stage 2 Photos (large, high quality) — sirotti
Photos — getty/yahoo
The Last Km (:33) | Highlights (in French) (:40)

Stage 2 Preview: Khalifa Stadium → Al Khor Corniche

steephill is now on Twitter with all the latest race updates

Feburary 2 update: Live Eurosport TV coverage starts with stage 2 (today) which means there will likely be a source for online video streaming. If you see something first then let me know. — Steve

Start Time: Monday 12:45 AST ();
Live TV: 13:00 CET ();
Eurosport Internet Audio
Eurosport TV Live Coverage
Live Text Coverage (... not being updated) — letour.fr
Approximate Finish: 15:52 AST ()
Current Time and Weather in Qatar

Stage 1 Results: Garmin-Slipstream wins the TTT

1 Garmin-Slipstream 6:34 (Bradley Wiggins crosses first for the race lead)
2 Quick Step @ 1 sec
3 Katusha @ 2 secs

Results: Garmin opening time trial puts Wiggins in gold — cyclingnews

Wiggins Leads Qatar After Garmin Take Opening TTT — cyclingweekly

TTT Photos (large, high quality) — sirotti

TTT Photos — getty/yahoo

Stage 1 Preview: Doha 6 km TTT

Feburary 1 update: From the Slipstream twitter: "We start the 6km Doha TTT at 15:36 Qatar time; that's 5:36 am Boulder time for the truly avid"

Start Time: Sunday 15:00 AST ();
Live Text Coverage — letour.fr
(Eurosport Live Coverage starts on Monday)
Approximate Finish: 15:55 AST ()
Current Time and Weather in Qatar

8th Tour of Qatar (Sprinters Stage Race), February 1-6, 2009

above: Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen easily warming up for their battle in the desert

steephill is now on Twitter with all the latest race updates

January 31 update: This isn't the sort of race we normally follow being dead flat and rather unscenic, but there will be a good field of sprinters making their 2009 debut with the names of Tom Boonen and Mark Cavendish on the marquee. There are couple other reasons to do a dashboard for this event. British Eurosport will be providing live coverage and rebroadcasts of stages 2-6 during the week and our European pool photographer, Stefano Sirotti, will be covering the event so I'll be posting a nice selection of large photos each day. Versus (North America) has shown highlights of this event in the past on Cyclism Sundays but I don't see it listed this year. ASO, organizers of the Tour de France, run this event so expect live text updates on the official Tour of Qatar site.

There are an interesting variety of start/finish locations for this event amongst beach side resorts, a golf course, a stadium and my favourite... stage 5 starts at a camel race track and finishes at some sort of thinktank complex. The event starts with a 6 km TTT in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Will teams really be flying in extra/time trials bikes and equipment for a 6 km TTT? Should be interesting — Steve

Sprinters up the revs in the desert — cyclingnews
Cavendish And Boonen Go Head-To-Head In The Desert — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Start list (preliminary) — cyclingnews
5 Wild Predictions for the Tour of Qatar — europeloton
Mark Cavendish eyes Tour of Qatar stages — telegraph.co.uk
The Official Site — letour.fr

Tour of Qatar Live Streaming Video... check back at race time

Tour of Qatar Eurosport TV Schedule: Live and Rebroadcasts

Mon 11:30 TTT recap; 12:00 Live 55 mins; 18:00 re-air
Tue 13:30 45 mins and 19:30 re-air
Wed 11:30 Live 30 mins and 0:00 re-air
Thu 8:30 30 mins; 12:00 Live 60 mins and 23:45 re-air
Fri 8:30 30 mins; 12:00 Live 60 mins and 19:15 re-air
(ALL times are UK time, +1 for CET)

The Official 2009 Route Map (la carte du parcours):

Tour of Qatar 2010 Live Dashboard

Tour of Qatar 2010 Live Video, Route, Stages,Teams, TV Schedule, Results and Photos

News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2010

Stage 6 results: Francesco Chicchi with "an amazing" second win; Mol takes the overallpermalink("#06-results-2010");

Stage 6 preview: 142k (flat) permalink("#06-results-2010");

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Stage 4 results: Chicchi jumps with 300m to go and easily winspermalink("#04-results-2010");

Stage 4 (Wednesday) Preview: 147k (flat) permalink("#04-results-2010");

Stage 3 results: Tom Boonen wins the fast, crash marred finish in Mesaieed permalink("#03-results-2010");

Stage 3 (Tuesday) Preview: 137k (flat) permalink("#03-results-2010");

Stage 2 results: Two man break succeeds by almost 2 minutes in the wind; Topsport's Geert Steurs gets the win while breakmate Wouter Mol takes the overall leadpermalink("#02-results-2010");

Stage 2 (Monday) Preview: 147k (flat) permalink("#02-results-2010");

Stage 1 Results: Team Sky wins the TTT by 8 secondspermalink("#01-results-2010");

Stage 1 Preview: Time Time-Trial, 8.2km (flat) permalink("#01-results-2010");

2010 Previews

2010 Route Map

About Qatar

News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2009

Stage 6 Results: Mark Cavendish dominants the final sprint; Boonen gets GC

Stage 6 Preview Sealine Beach Resort → Doha's Corniche

Stage 5 Cancelled

Stage 5 Preview: Camel Race Track → Qatar Foundation

Stage 4 Results: Another windy day; Mark Cavendish takes the sprint finish

Stage 4 Preview: Doha Old Souq → Madinat ash Shamal

Stage 3 Results: Tom Boonen wins the first sprint finish

Stage 3 Preview: Zubarah → Doha Golf Club

Stage 2 Results: UK's Roger Hammond (Cervelo) wins the first road stage

Stage 2 Preview: Khalifa Stadium → Al Khor Corniche

Stage 1 Results: Garmin-Slipstream wins the TTT

Stage 1 Preview: Doha 6 km TTT

8th Tour of Qatar (Sprinters Stage Race), February 1-6, 2009

Tour of Qatar Live Streaming Video... check back at race time

Tour of Qatar Eurosport TV Schedule: Live and Rebroadcasts

Tour of Qatar 2010 Live Video, Route, Stages,
Teams, TV Schedule, Results and Photos

Stage 6 results: Francesco Chicchi with "an amazing" second win; Mol takes the overall

Stage 6 preview: 142k (flat)

Stage 5 results: Tom Boonen times it right and gets his 2nd stage win

Stage 5 preview: 142k (flat)

Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

Stage 4 results: Chicchi jumps with 300m to go and easily wins

Stage 4 (Wednesday) Preview: 147k (flat)

Stage 3 results: Tom Boonen wins the fast, crash marred finish in Mesaieed

Stage 3 (Tuesday) Preview: 137k (flat)

Stage 2 results: Two man break succeeds by almost 2 minutes in the wind; Topsport's Geert Steurs gets the win while breakmate Wouter Mol takes the overall lead

Stage 2 (Monday) Preview: 147k (flat)

Stage 1 Results: Team Sky wins the TTT by 8 seconds

Stage 1 Preview: Time Time-Trial, 8.2km (flat)