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Loddo pips Boonen in Qatar

by Andrew Hood

• January 30, 2008
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By Andrew Hood

Loddo pips Boonen at Qatar

Photo: AFP

Maybe Tom Boonen is mortal after all.

After winning the opening two stages of the 7th edition of the Tour of Qatar (three if you count Sunday’s opening’s time trial), Boonen was relegated to second in Wednesday’s 131.5km fourth stage when a brisk wind and a surprisingly strong Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff) took him down a notch.

“I knew the arrival and my teammate Steven (De Jongh) put me in the perfect place, but the head wind hit me with about 50 meters to go,” Boonen said. “It was right in my face and I lost 5kph in my sprint. Loddo was glued on my wheel and he could profit and easily came around me.”

Sebastian Siedler (Skil-Shimano) came through third while Chris Sutton (Slipstream-Chipotle) posted his third-straight top 10 with sixth in another windy day that saw the peloton split into two large groups.

Boonen retained the overall lead with an 18-second advantage over De Jongh with Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) slotting into third at 26 seconds. Sutton is battling for the podium with fourth at 32 seconds back.

The stage started in front of the Aspire Center – Qatar’s multi-billion, world-class training center that hosts 11 Olympic sport disciplines – and pushed north and west across the peninsula’s barren wastelands to the Al Khor Corniche.

Wind picked up during the day and became a major factor as the peloton fractured under the high speeds once again set by QuickStep and Silence-Lotto.

“This race is not easy. Some think it is because there are no mountains, but the speeds are very fast,” said veteran Maarten Den Bakker (Skil-Shimano). “I really didn’t even want to come, but one of our riders became sick and they called me. It’s a nervous race. For me, it’s too early in the season to be so nervous!”

Only about 50 riders made the selection as echelons formed about midway through the stage as desert winds kicked up yet again.

One of those missing out was Tony Cruz (BMC), who had an ill-timed puncture just as the bunch was splitting up.

“Tony had really bad luck when his flat tire came just as the bunch was coming apart. We asked the whole team to wait for him, but it was very difficult to try to pull back the lead group,” said BMC sport director John Lelangue. “He tried to cross alone when it was getting close, but then the front group sped up again. It was too bad. Well, now we can forget about the GC and now we will attack to try to make a break succeed.”

Cruz tumbled out of contention for a top 10 when the second group rolled across the line more than eight minutes in arrears. American Mike Sayers (BMC) was the day’s lone abandon.

There was another frustration for Sutton, who’s battling Van Avermaet for the best young rider’s jersey. The Belgian prospect snagged a three-second time bonus at the day’s second intermediate sprint to move four seconds ahead of Sutton in GC and in the young rider’s category.

Sutton finished two spots ahead of Van Avermaet in the sprint, but was out of the time bonuses.

For Loddo, the win is huge for what’s his first year on the second-year Tinkoff Credit Systems team. Last year, he roared through the Tour of Langkawi riding with Gianni Savio’s team, but moved over to Tinkoff this season.

“My teammates did great work to put me on Boonen’s wheel for the final sprint. I waited for the right time to attack,” the happy Loddo said. “It’s great to have this win so early in the year for my new team.”

Boonen’s train will have a chance to get back on track with the 2008 Tour of Qatar’s longest stage with 170km from Al Khor Academy to the Al Khor Corniche.

Results

Stage 4 – Results
1. Alberto Loddo (I), Tinkoff Credit Systems 2:44:33
2. Tom Boonen (B), Quick Step
3. Sebastian Siedler (G), Skil-Shimano
4. Angelo Furlan (I), Credit Agricole
5. Paolo Bossoni (I), Lampre
6. Christopher Sutton (Aus), Slipstream
7. Kenny De Haes (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
8. Greg Van Avermaet (B), Silence-Lotto
9. Nico Eeckhout (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
10. Alexandre Pichot (F), Bouygues Telecom
11. Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra), Saunier Duval-Scott
12. Francesco Chicchi (I), Liquigas
13. Roberto Longo (I), Lampre
14. Robert Wagner (G), Skil-Shimano
15. Roberto Petito (I), Liquigas
16. Steven De Jongh (Nl), Quick Step
17. Omar Hasanin (Syr), Doha
18. Anthony Geslin (F), Bouygues Telecom
19. Nicolaï Trussov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems
20. Marco Velo (I), Milram
21. Cycril Lemoine (F), Credit Agricole
22. Matej Mugerli (Slo), Liquigas
23. Preben Van Hecke (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
24. Franck Renier (F), Bouygues Telecom
25. Daniele Righi (I), Lampre
26. Angel Gomez (Sp), Saunier Duval-Scott
27. Maciej Bodnar (Pol), Liquigas
28. Martyn Maaskant (Nl), Slipstream
29. Ignatas Konovalovas (Lit), Credit Agricole
30. Gabriel Rasch (Nor), Credit Agricole
31. Niki Terpstra (Nl), Milram
32. Maarten Tjallingii (Nl), Silence-Lotto
33. Angus Morton (Aus), Drapac Porshe
34. Curvers Roy (Nl), Skil-Shimano
35. Frederik Willems (B), Liquigas
36. Hossein Jahanbanian (Ir), Iranian National
37. Alexander Gottfried (G), Tinkoff Credit Systems
38. Wouter Weylandt (B), Quick Step
39. Wilfried Cretskens (B), Quick Step
40. Johan Van Summeren (B), Silence-Lotto
41. Jurgen Roelandts (B), Silence-Lotto
42. Leif Hoste (B), Silence-Lotto, at 0:09
43. Gorik Gardeyn (B), Silence-Lotto, at 0:11
44. Julian Dean (NZl), Slipstream, at 0:16
45. Magnus Backstedt (Swe), Slipstream
46. Huub Duyn (Nl), Slipstream
47. Maarten Wynants (B), Quick Step, at 0:21
48. Matteo Tosatto (I), Quick Step
49. Kilian Patour (F), Slipstream, at 0:39
50. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr), Liquigas
51. Kevin Hulsmans (B), Quick Step, at 0:49
52. David Millar (GB), Slipstream, at 1:00
53. Jurgen Van De Walle (B), Quick Step, at 1:53
54. Antonio Cruz (USA), BMC Racing, at 3:16
55. Abbas Saeiditanha (Ir), Iranian National
56. Tom Veelers (Nl), Skil-Shimano
57. Mehdi Sohrabi (Ir), Iranian National
58. Martin Kohler (Swi), BMC Racing
59. Rafaa Chitioui (Tun), Doha
60. Peter Mc Donald (Aus), Drapac Porshe
61. Ralf Grabsch (G), Milram
62. Dean Windsor (Aus), Drapac Porshe
63. Koen Barbé (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
64. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi), Saunier Duval-Scott
65. Abdelbasat Hanachi (Alg), Doha, at 6:20
66. Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun), Doha
67. Hossein Askari (Ir), Iranian National, at 6:26
68. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn), Skil-Shimano
69. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Sp), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 8:37
70. Amir Zargari (Ir), Iranian National
71. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat), Saunier Duval-Scott
72. Christian Knees (G), Milram
73. Evert Verbist (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
74. Robbie Williams (Aus), Drapac Porshe
75. Alberto Curtolo (I), Liquigas
76. Kurt Hovelynck (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
77. Jackson Stewart (USA), BMC Racing
78. Serguei Klimov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems
79. Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr), Milram
80. Matej Jurco (Svk), Milram
81. Alexander Serov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems
82. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems
83. Nikita Eskov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems
84. Tareq Esmaeili (Qat), Doha
85. Mauro Santambrogio (I), Lampre
86. Matteo Bono (I), Lampre
87. Christophe Laurent (F), Slipstream
88. Hamad Afif (Qat), Doha
89. Seyed Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi (Ir), Iranian National
90. Eros Capecchi (I), Saunier Duval-Scott
91. Khaleel Abduljanan (Qat), Doha
92. Taylor Tolleson (USA), BMC Racing
93. Stuart Shaw (Aus), Drapac Porshe
94. Maarten Den Bakker (Nl), Skil-Shimano
95. Moosa Said (Qat), Doha
96. Roy Sentjens (Nl), Silence-Lotto
97. Alberto Ongarato (I), Milram
98. Hossein Nateghi (Ir), Iranian National
99. Ermanno Capelli (I), Saunier Duval-Scott
100. Danilo Napolitano (I), Lampre
101. Marco Bandiera (I), Lampre
102. Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Ir), Iranian National
103. Bernardo Riccio (I), Tinkoff Credit Systems
104. Floris Goesinnen (Nl), Skil-Shimano
105. Mathieu Heijboer (Nl), Cofidis
106. Damien Gaudin (F), Bouygues Telecom
107. Jean-Paul Simon (B), Credit Agricole
108. Gene Bates (Aus), Drapac Porshe
109. Sébastien Minard (F), Cofidis
110. Aurélien Passeron (F), Saunier Duval-Scott
111. Mitchell Docker (Aus), Drapac Porshe
112. Piet Rooijakkers (Nl), Skil-Shimano
113. Arnaud Labbe (F), Bouygues Telecom
114. Rik Verbrugghe (B), Cofidis
115. Tristan Valentin (F), Cofidis
116. Nick Nuyens (B), Cofidis
117. Frank Hoj (Den), Cofidis
118. Danilo Wyss (Swi), BMC Racing
119. Jimmy Engoulvent (F), Credit Agricole
120. Yohann Gène (F), Bouygues Telecom
121. Kevin De Weert (B), Cofidis
122. William Bonnet (F), Credit Agricole
123. Bert Roesems (B), Silence-Lotto
124. Staf Scheirlinckx (B), Cofidis
125. Bart Vanheule (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
126. Pieter Ghyllebert (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
127. Saïd Haddou (F), Bouygues Telecom
128. Eric Berthou (F), Credit Agricole
129. Guido Trenti (USA), Liquigas
 
Overall standings
1. Tom Boonen (B), Quick Step 8:48:57
2. Steven De Jongh (Nl), Quick Step, at 0:18
3. Greg Van Avermaet (B), Silence-Lotto, at 0:26
4. Christopher Sutton (Aus), Slipstream, at 0:32
5. Jurgen Roelandts (B), Silence-Lotto, at 0:36
6. Alexandre Pichot (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 0:56
7. Maarten Tjallingii (Nl), Silence-Lotto, at 1:00
8. Wilfried Cretskens (B), Quick Step, at 1:09
9. Alberto Loddo (I), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 1:20
10. Matteo Tosatto (I), Quick Step, at 1:26
11. Sebastian Siedler (G), Skil-Shimano, at 1:27
12. Robert Wagner (G), Skil-Shimano, at 1:30
13. Magnus Backstedt (Swe), Slipstream, at 1:36
14. Angelo Furlan (I), Credit Agricole, at 1:37
15. Gorik Gardeyn (B), Silence-Lotto
16. Wouter Weylandt (B), Quick Step, at 1:40
17. Ignatas Konovalovas (Lit), Credit Agricole
18. Paolo Bossoni (I), Lampre, at 1:43
19. Franck Renier (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 1:44
20. Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 1:46
21. Maarten Wynants (B), Quick Step, at 2:08
22. Frederik Willems (B), Liquigas, at 2:28
23. Kevin Hulsmans (B), Quick Step, at 3:00
24. Francesco Chicchi (I), Liquigas, at 4:24
25. Niki Terpstra (Nl), Milram, at 4:30
26. Marco Velo (I), Milram, at 4:31
27. Angel Gomez (Sp), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 4:36
28. Maciej Bodnar (Pol), Liquigas, at 4:40
29. Roberto Petito (I), Liquigas
30. Tom Veelers (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 4:47
31. Leif Hoste (B), Silence-Lotto, at 4:50
32. Antonio Cruz (USA), BMC Racing, at 5:00
33. Gabriel Rasch (Nor), Credit Agricole, at 5:09
34. Curvers Roy (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 5:34
35. Martin Kohler (Swi), BMC Racing, at 7:47
36. Omar Hasanin (Syr), Doha, at 8:04
37. Jurgen Van De Walle (B), Quick Step, at 8:16
38. Martyn Maaskant (Nl), Slipstream, at 9:00
39. Kenny De Haes (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 9:07
40. Danilo Napolitano (I), Lampre, at 9:08
41. Nicolaï Trussov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 9:09
42. Anthony Geslin (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 9:11
43. Roberto Longo (I), Lampre, at 9:26
44. Johan Van Summeren (B), Silence-Lotto, at 9:27
45. Matej Mugerli (Slo), Liquigas, at 10:12
46. Jimmy Engoulvent (F), Credit Agricole, at 10:17
47. Christian Knees (G), Milram, at 10:21
48. Floris Goesinnen (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 10:29
49. Julian Dean (NZl), Slipstream, at 10:37
50. Daniele Righi (I), Lampre, at 10:38
51. Cycril Lemoine (F), Credit Agricole, at 12:06
52. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr), Liquigas, at 12:29
53. Roy Sentjens (Nl), Silence-Lotto, at 13:02
54. William Bonnet (F), Credit Agricole, at 13:04
55. Stuart Shaw (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 13:07
56. Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr), Milram, at 13:18
57. David Millar (GB), Slipstream
58. Yohann Gène (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 13:24
59. Mathieu Heijboer (Nl), Cofidis, at 13:28
60. Aurélien Passeron (F), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 13:29
61. Nico Eeckhout (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 13:40
62. Kurt Hovelynck (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 15:34
63. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn), Skil-Shimano, at 15:45
64. Dean Windsor (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 16:27
65. Koen Barbé (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 16:54
66. Huub Duyn (Nl), Slipstream, at 17:05
67. Danilo Wyss (Swi), BMC Racing, at 17:48
68. Frank Hoj (Den), Cofidis, at 17:52
69. Tristan Valentin (F), Cofidis
70. Robbie Williams (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 18:03
71. Alberto Ongarato (I), Milram, at 18:04
72. Maarten Den Bakker (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 18:20
73. Marco Bandiera (I), Lampre, at 18:27
74. Bernardo Riccio (I), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 18:43
75. Alberto Curtolo (I), Liquigas, at 18:52
76. Preben Van Hecke (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 19:14
77. Rafaa Chitioui (Tun), Doha, at 20:29
78. Eric Berthou (F), Credit Agricole, at 20:53
79. Evert Verbist (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 20:56
80. Pieter Ghyllebert (B), Topsport Vlaanderen
81. Arnaud Labbe (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 20:57
82. Piet Rooijakkers (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 21:27
83. Alexander Gottfried (G), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 21:28
84. Angus Morton (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 21:29
85. Mitchell Docker (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 22:17
86. Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun), Doha, at 22:20
87. Nikita Eskov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 22:36
88. Hossein Askari (Ir), Iranian National, at 22:50
89. Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Ir), Iranian National, at 23:39
90. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 24:40
91. Peter Mc Donald (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 24:45
92. Mauro Santambrogio (I), Lampre, at 24:58
93. Mehdi Sohrabi (Ir), Iranian National, at 25:03
94. Eros Capecchi (I), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 25:06
95. Bert Roesems (B), Silence-Lotto, at 25:31
96. Bart Vanheule (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 25:36
97. Taylor Tolleson (USA), BMC Racing, at 25:37
98. Matej Jurco (Svk), Milram, at 25:40
99. Kevin De Weert (B), Cofidis, at 25:41
100. Nick Nuyens (B), Cofidis
101. Rik Verbrugghe (B), Cofidis
102. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Sp), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 25:42
103. Serguei Klimov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 25:49
104. Alexander Serov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 25:55
105. Guido Trenti (USA), Liquigas, at 26:22
106. Gene Bates (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 26:28
107. Christophe Laurent (F), Slipstream, at 26:33
108. Ralf Grabsch (G), Milram, at 27:15
109. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 27:20
110. Abbas Saeiditanha (Ir), Iranian National, at 27:32
111. Saïd Haddou (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 27:56
112. Abdelbasat Hanachi (Alg), Doha, at 28:03
113. Hossein Nateghi (Ir), Iranian National, at 28:09
114. Ermanno Capelli (I), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 28:43
115. Hossein Jahanbanian (Ir), Iranian National, at 28:46
116. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 30:05
117. Jackson Stewart (USA), BMC Racing, at 30:07
118. Staf Scheirlinckx (B), Cofidis, at 30:11
119. Kilian Patour (F), Slipstream, at 30:20
120. Seyed Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi (Ir), Iranian National, at 30:24
121. Matteo Bono (I), Lampre, at 30:34
122. Jean-Paul Simon (B), Credit Agricole, at 31:26
123. Sébastien Minard (F), Cofidis, at 31:55
124. Damien Gaudin (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 32:36
125. Amir Zargari (Ir), Iranian National, at 32:53
126. Tareq Esmaeili (Qat), Doha, at 37:19
127. Hamad Afif (Qat), Doha, at 38:18
128. Moosa Said (Qat), Doha, at
129. Khaleel Abduljanan (Qat), Doha, at 38:27
 
Overall Points
1. Tom Boonen (B), Quick Step 90 pts
2. Greg Van Avermaet (B), Silence-Lotto 69
3. Christopher Sutton (Aus), Slipstream 64
4. Steven De Jongh (Nl), Quick Step 54
5. Danilo Napolitano (I), Lampre 52
6. Alberto Loddo (I), Tinkoff Credit Systems 43
7. Jurgen Roelandts (B), Silence-Lotto 42
8. Alexandre Pichot (F), Bouygues Telecom 38
9. Sebastian Siedler (G), Skil-Shimano 36
10. Angelo Furlan (I), Credit Agricole 34
11. Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra), Saunier Duval-Scott 27
12. Kenny De Haes (B), Topsport Vlaanderen 26
13. Paolo Bossoni (I), Lampre 24
14. Wouter Weylandt (B), Quick Step 21
15. Robert Wagner (G), Skil-Shimano 20
16. Gorik Gardeyn (B), Silence-Lotto 19
17. Maarten Tjallingii (Nl), Silence-Lotto 15
18. Matteo Tosatto (I), Quick Step 15
19. Wilfried Cretskens (B), Quick Step 13
20. Nico Eeckhout (B), Topsport Vlaanderen 13
21. Magnus Backstedt (Swe), Slipstream 10
22. Tom Veelers (Nl), Skil-Shimano 10
23. Omar Hasanin (Syr), Doha 9
24. Maarten Wynants (B), Quick Step 9
25. Francesco Chicchi (I), Liquigas 9
26. Roberto Longo (I), Lampre 8
27. Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr), Milram 6
28. Roberto Petito (I), Liquigas 6
29. Kevin Hulsmans (B), Quick Step 5
30. William Bonnet (F), Credit Agricole 4
31. Nicolaï Trussov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems 3
32. Anthony Geslin (F), Bouygues Telecom 3
33. Curvers Roy (Nl), Skil-Shimano 2
34. Jimmy Engoulvent (F), Credit Agricole 2
35. Niki Terpstra (Nl), Milram 1
36. Marco Velo (I), Milram 1
37. Kurt Hovelynck (B), Topsport Vlaanderen 1
 
Overall Best Young Rider
1. Greg Van Avermaet (B), Silence-Lotto 8:49:23
2. Christopher Sutton (Aus), Slipstream, at 0:06
3. Jurgen Roelandts (B), Silence-Lotto, at 0:10
4. Alexandre Pichot (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
5. Robert Wagner (G), Skil-Shimano, at 1:04
6. Wouter Weylandt (B), Quick Step, at 1:14
7. Ignatas Konovalovas (Lit), Credit Agricole
8. Niki Terpstra (Nl), Milram, at 4:04
9. Maciej Bodnar (Pol), Liquigas, at 4:14
10. Tom Veelers (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 4:21
11. Martin Kohler (Swi), BMC Racing, at 7:21
12. Martyn Maaskant (Nl), Slipstream, at 8:34
13. Kenny De Haes (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 8:41
14. Nicolaï Trussov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 8:43
15. Roberto Longo (I), Lampre, at 9:00
16. Floris Goesinnen (Nl), Skil-Shimano, at 10:03
17. Cycril Lemoine (F), Credit Agricole, at 11:40
18. Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr), Milram, at 12:52
19. Aurélien Passeron (F), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 13:03
20. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn), Skil-Shimano, at 15:19
21. Dean Windsor (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 16:01
22. Huub Duyn (Nl), Slipstream, at 16:39
23. Danilo Wyss (Swi), BMC Racing, at 17:22
24. Robbie Williams (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 17:37
25. Marco Bandiera (I), Lampre, at 18:01
26. Bernardo Riccio (I), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 18:17
27. Alberto Curtolo (I), Liquigas, at 18:26
28. Rafaa Chitioui (Tun), Doha, at 20:03
29. Evert Verbist (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 20:30
30. Alexander Gottfried (G), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 21:02
31. Angus Morton (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 21:03
32. Mitchell Docker (Aus), Drapac Porshe, at 21:51
33. Nikita Eskov (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 22:10
34. Mauro Santambrogio (I), Lampre, at 24:32
35. Eros Capecchi (I), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 24:40
36. Bart Vanheule (B), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 25:10
37. Taylor Tolleson (USA), BMC Racing, at 25:11
38. Matej Jurco (Svk), Milram, at 25:14
39. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Sp), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 25:16
40. Abdelbasat Hanachi (Alg), Doha, at 27:37
41. Hossein Nateghi (Ir), Iranian National, at 27:43
42. Ermanno Capelli (I), Saunier Duval-Scott, at 28:17
43. Hossein Jahanbanian (Ir), Iranian National 28:20
44. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus), Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 29:39
45. Seyed Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi (Ir), Iranian National, at 29:58
46. Matteo Bono (I), Lampre, at 30:08
47. Jean-Paul Simon (B), Credit Agricole, at 31:00
48. Damien Gaudin (F), Bouygues Telecom, at 32:10
49. Hamad Afif (Qat), Doha, at 37:52
50. Moosa Said (Qat), Doha
51. Khaleel Abduljanan (Qat), Doha, at 38:01
 
Mountains Classification
Come on it’s Qatar…
 
Overall Teams
1. Quick Step, 26:15:20
2. Silence-Lotto, at 0:09
3. Skil-Shimano, at 2:47
4. Crédit Agricole, at 3:00
5. Bouygues Telecom, at 5:06
6. Liquigas, at 9:06
7. Slipstream Chipotle-H30, at 9:14
8. Lampre, at 9:47
9. Milram, at 11:57
10. Saunier Duval-Scott, at 12:15
11. Topsport Vlaanderen, at 12:17
12. Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 17:47
13. Drapac PORSHE, at 22:55
14. BMC Racing, at 23:50
15. Cofidis, at 46:59
16. Doha, at 48:27
17. Iranian National, at 50:01