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Tour of Qatar 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
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News and Updates for Tour of Qatar 2013
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage
Full Official Stage 6 Results and the Final GC (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.frFourth 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
More Stage 6 Photos — letour
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. — Steve
See 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 5 Post-Race Coverage
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
More Stage 5 Photos — letour
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 4 Post-Race Coverage
Full Official Stage 4 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.frCavendish strikes again — cyclingnews
Cavendish Reveals His Frustrations About His Year At Sky — cyclingnews
Qatar Crash Leaves De Kort With Broken Collarbone — cyclingnews
More Stage 4 Photos — letour
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 3 Post-Race Coverage
Full Official Stage 3 Results (click 'Stage Standings') — letour.frStage 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
More Stage 3 Photos — letour
Cavendish ‘incredibly light’, but sidesteps suggestion he could take another Milan-Sanremo — velonation
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. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable
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
3 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters
More Stage 2 Photos — letour
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 1 Post-Race Coverage
3 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters
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
3 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters
More Stage 1 Photos — letour
Qatar Crash Leaves Modolo With Likely Scaphoid Fracture — cyclingnews
Qatar, the land of contradictions: Al Hinds — sbs.au
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
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