Napolitano marks birthday with stage win in Qatar
- By Andrew Hood
- Published Jan. 31, 2008
- Updated Jan. 31, 2008 at 3:05 PM UTC
Danilo Napolitano (Lampre) received a nice birthday present Thursday as he steered clear of a nasty crash that KO’d classics candidate Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream-Chipotle) and won stage 5 of the Tour of Qatar ahead of race leader Tom Boonen (Quick Step).
While Backstedt wound up with a broken right clavicle, barrel-chested Napolitano bolted ahead of Boonen’s derailed train to snag his first win over Boonen, who retained the overall lead over teammate Steven De Jongh with just one day to go.
“I was in good position today and I was able to finish off the job,” said Napolitano, who celebrated his 27th birthday with a podium view. “I didn’t think it was possible to beat Boonen as he’s on top of his game this week. In fact, this is the first I’ve ever beaten him in a sprint. I saw some hesitation and just went for it.”
Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff), winner of Wednesday’s stage, came through second with Boonen taking third, widening his lead to 17 seconds over De Jongh.
After winning the first three stages, Quick Step couldn’t get its train on the rails during the finale to the windy and fast 170km stage, the longest of the seventh edition of the Qatar tour.
“We were unorganized from the start and couldn’t get it on the right track. The crash was behind me but it did affect us by disrupting our approach,” Boonen said. “I lost the wheel of De Jongh and it looked like he might have a chance to win, but when I saw Napolitano go, it was too late to even start my sprint.”
Worse off was Backstedt, who suffered a broken right clavicle that could imperil his classics program, though he is expected to be okay in time for the April monuments.
“It was a matter of bad luck. I was moving up on the right side of the bunch and just happened to look down to make sure Julian (Dean) and Chris (Sutton) were still with me. Just in that instant, (Wouter) Weylandts pulled off and slid into me,” Backstedt said. “There was nothing I could and the next thing I know I’m on the ground. I knew right away it was broken. I tried to move it and all it did was make a grinding sound.”
Dean and Sutton also went down in the mess, and later an angry Dean stamped down on his broken helmet at the finish line. The team was flying and felt it was their best shot at a stage victory so far in the six-day Qatar tour.
“We were setting up the sprint and we were in perfect position near the front and things were getting ardgy-bardgy at 70kph and Magnus went up the back of one of the Quick Step guys,” said Sutton, who landed hard on his elbow, leaving his right hand numb. “After that, it happened quick. Maggie just of a sudden went down. It was just a click of the wheels and that was it. That’s racing. Today I was feeling really good. The team was working for me to perfection. I thought today we were going to get it.”
Also getting caught up in the tangle of bikes and bodies was Tony Cruz (BMC), who couldn’t avoid getting pushed into the gutter after being glued to Dean’s wheel.
“Julian was trying to keep it up and I was right on his wheel. We both went down. I wasn’t banged up too badly, but I really felt good today and I really wanted to try to go for the win,” Cruz said. “I was talking to Sutton earlier in the stage and he said they were going to try to set up their train, so I took note when I saw them organizing with about 1km to go.”
Friday’s final stage is a 120km run from Al Wakra to Doha, where Qatar’s ruling emir will be waiting to watch the final sprint.
Results
Stage 5 results
1. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 3:49:14
2. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:49:14
3. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 3:49:14
4. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, 3:49:14
5. Trussov Nicolaï, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:49:14
6. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:49:14
7. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, 3:49:14
8. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
9. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 3:49:14
10. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:49:14
11. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
12. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 3:49:14
13. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 3:49:14
14. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, 3:49:14
15. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, 3:49:14
16. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
17. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:49:14
18. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:49:14
19. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 3:49:14
20. Kurt Hovelynck, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:49:14
21. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 3:49:14
22. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, 3:49:14
23. Paolo Bossoni, Lampre, 3:49:14
24. Jimmy Engoulvent, Credit Agricole, 3:49:14
25. Jurgen Van De Walle, Quick Step, 3:49:14
26. Marco Velo, Team Milram, 3:49:14
27. Ralf Grabsch, Team Milram, 3:49:14
28. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, 3:49:14
29. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, 3:49:14
30. William Bonnet, Credit Agricole, 3:49:14
31. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
32. Wilfried Cretskens, Quick Step, 3:49:14
33. Anthony Geslin, Bouygues Telecom, 3:49:14
34. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 3:49:14
35. Ignatas Konovalovas, Credit Agricole, 3:49:14
36. Angelo Furlan, Credit Agricole, 3:49:14
37. Aleksandr Kuschynski, Liquigas, 3:49:14
38. Angel Gomez, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:49:14
39. Christophe Laurent, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:49:14
40. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, 3:49:14
41. Mathieu Heijboer, Cofidis, 3:49:14
42. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, 3:49:14
43. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, 3:49:50
44. Alberto Ongarato, Team Milram, 3:49:52
45. Rik Verbrugghe, Cofidis, 3:49:14
46. Kevin De Weert, Cofidis, 3:49:14
47. Eric Berthou, Credit Agricole, 3:49:14
48. Johan Van Summeren, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
49. Leif Hoste, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
50. Daniele Righi, Lampre, 3:49:14
51. Roberto Petito, Liquigas, 3:49:14
52. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
53. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 3:49:14
54. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:49:14
55. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, 3:50:17
56. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, 3:50:25
57. Piet Rooijakkers, Skil-Shimano, 3:50:33
58. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:49:14
59. Gabriel Rasch, Credit Agricole, 3:50:41
60. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:51:21
61. David Millar, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:51:21
62. Antonio Cruz, BMC Racing Team, 3:49:14
63. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:49:14
64. Julian Dean, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:49:14
65. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, 3:59:45
66. Abbas Saeiditanha, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
67. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
68. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, 3:59:45
69. Aymen Ben Hassine, Doha Team, 3:59:45
70. Omar Hasanin, Doha Team, 3:59:45
71. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
72. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
73. Christian Knees, Team Milram, 3:59:45
74. Maarten Den Bakker, Skil-Shimano, 3:59:45
75. Nick Nuyens, Cofidis, 3:59:45
76. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:59:45
77. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, 3:59:45
78. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
79. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
80. Hossein Askari, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
81. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
82. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
83. Moosa Said, Doha Team, 3:59:45
84. Mehdi Sohrabi, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
85. Sergei Klimov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
86. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, 3:59:45
87. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
88. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
89. Amir Zargari, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
90. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, 3:59:45
91. Julien Simon, Credit Agricole, 3:59:45
92. Arnaud Labbe, Bouygues Telecom, 3:59:45
93. Jackson Stewart, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
94. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
95. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
96. Kilian Patour, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:59:45
97. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:59:45
98. Kenny De Haes, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:59:45
99. Frank Hoj, Cofidis, 3:59:45
100. Roberto Longo, Lampre, 3:59:45
101. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, 3:59:45
102. Matteo Bono, Lampre, 3:59:45
103. Koen Barbe, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:59:45
104. Staf Scheirlinckx, Cofidis, 3:59:45
105. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:59:45
106. Ghader Mizbani Iranagh, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
107. Curvers Roy, Skil-Shimano, 3:59:45
108. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, 3:59:45
109. Huub Duyn, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:59:45
110. Peter Mc Donald, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
111. Michael Gene Michael, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
112. Pieter Ghyllebert, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:59:45
113. Raivis Belohvosciks, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:59:45
114. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, 3:59:45
115. Bert Roesems, Silence-Lotto, 3:59:45
116. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
117. Rubens Bertogliati, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:59:45
118. Haddou Saïd, Bouygues Telecom, 3:59:45
119. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, 3:59:45
120. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis, 3:59:45
121. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:59:45
122. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, 3:59:45
123. Guido Trenti, Liquigas, 3:59:45
124. Minard Sébastien, Cofidis, 3:59:45
125. Preben Van Hecke, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:59:45
126. Cyril Lemoine, Credit Agricole, 3:59:45
127. Magnus Backstedt, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:49:14
Points
Al Zubarah-97.0 Km
1. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 3pts
2. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, 2pts
3. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 1pts
Umm Suwaiya-161.0 Km
1. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 3pts
2. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 2pts
3. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, 1pts
Al Khor Corniche-170.0 Km
1. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 30pts
2. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 27pts
3. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 25pts
4. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, 23pts
5. Trussov Nicolaï, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 21pts
6. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, 19pts
7. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, 17pts
8. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, 15pts
9. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 13pts
10. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 11pts
11. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 10pts
12. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 9pts
13. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 8pts
14. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, 7pts
15. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, 6pts
16. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, 5pts
17. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 4pts
18. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3pts
19. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 2pts
20. Kurt Hovelynck, Topsport Vlaanderen, 1pts
Best young rider
1. Trussov Nicolaï, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:49:14
2. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
3. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 3:49:14
4. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 3:49:14
5. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:49:14
6. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 3:49:14
7. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 3:49:14
8. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, 3:49:14
9. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, 3:49:14
10. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, 3:49:14
11. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 3:49:14
12. Ignatas Konovalovas, Crédit Agricole, 3:49:14
13. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, 3:49:14
14. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, 3:49:14
15. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 3:49:14
16. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:49:14
17. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:49:14
18. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, 3:51:21
19. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:49:14
20. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
21. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, 3:59:45
22. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
23. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
24. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, 3:59:45
25. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, 3:59:45
26. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
27. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, 3:59:45
28. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
29. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
30. Moosa Said, Doha Team, 3:59:45
31. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, 3:59:45
32. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 3:59:45
33. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, 3:59:45
34. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, 3:59:45
35. Julien Simon, Crédit Agricole, 3:59:45
36. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
37. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, 3:59:45
38. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3:59:45
Teams
1. Tinkoff Credit Systems, 11:27:42
2. Liquigas, 11:27:42
3. Silence-Lotto, 11:27:42
4. Quick Step, 11:27:42
5. Lampre, 11:27:42
6. Topsport Vlaanderen, 11:27:42
7. Skil-Shimano, 11:27:42
8. Crédit Agricole, 11:27:42
9. Saunier Duval-Scott, 11:27:42
10. Cofidis, 11:27:42
11. Slipstream-Chipotle, 11:27:42
12. Team Milram, 11:28:20
13. Drapac Porshe, 11:38:13
14. Bouygues Telecom, 11:38:13
15. Doha Team, 11:48:44
16. BMC Racing Team, 11:48:44
17. Iran Cycling Federation, 11:59:15
Overall (after 5 stages)
1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 12:38:07
2. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 12:38:24
3. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 12:38:37
4. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:38:43
5. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, 12:38:47
6. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 12:39:07
7. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, 12:39:10
8. Wilfried Cretskens, Quick Step, 12:39:20
9. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 12:39:25
10. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, 12:39:38
11. Magnus Backstedt, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:39:47
12. Angelo Furlan, Crédit Agricole, 12:39:48
13. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, 12:39:48
14. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 12:39:51
15. Ignatas Konovalovas, Crédit Agricole, 12:39:51
16. Paolo Bossoni, Lampre, 12:39:54
17. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, 12:39:57
18. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, 12:40:13
19. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, 12:40:37
20. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, 12:41:22
21. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, 12:42:22
22. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, 12:42:35
23. Marco Velo, Team Milram, 12:42:42
24. Angel Gomez, Saunier Duval-Scott, 12:42:47
25. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, 12:42:51
26. Roberto Petito, Liquigas, 12:42:51
27. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 12:42:58
28. Leif Hoste, Silence-Lotto, 12:43:01
29. Antonio Cruz, BMC Racing Team, 12:43:11
30. Gabriel Rasch, Crédit Agricole, 12:44:47
31. Jurgen Van De Walle, Quick Step, 12:46:27
32. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 12:47:09
33. Trussov Nicolaï, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 12:47:20
34. Anthony Geslin, Bouygues Telecom, 12:47:22
35. Johan Van Summeren, Silence-Lotto, 12:47:38
36. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, 12:48:23
37. Jimmy Engoulvent, Crédit Agricole, 12:48:28
38. Julian Dean, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:48:48
39. Daniele Righi, Lampre, 12:48:49
40. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:49:18
41. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, 12:50:12
42. Aleksandr Kuschynski, Liquigas, 12:50:40
43. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, 12:51:13
44. William Bonnet, Crédit Agricole, 12:51:15
45. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, 12:51:18
46. Mathieu Heijboer, Cofidis, 12:51:39
47. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 12:51:50
48. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, 12:53:12
49. David Millar, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:53:36
50. Kurt Hovelynck, Topsport Vlaanderen, 12:53:45
51. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, 12:53:56
52. Curvers Roy, Skil-Shimano, 12:54:16
53. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, 12:56:29
54. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, 12:56:38
55. Omar Hasanin, Doha Team, 12:56:46
56. Alberto Ongarato, Team Milram, 12:56:53
57. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 12:56:54
58. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 12:57:03
59. Kenny De Haes, Topsport Vlaanderen, 12:57:49
60. Roberto Longo, Lampre, 12:58:08
61. Christian Knees, Team Milram, 12:59:03
62. Eric Berthou, Crédit Agricole, 12:59:04
63. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 12:59:07
64. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, 12:59:11
65. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 13:00:25
66. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, 13:00:48
67. Piet Rooijakkers, Skil-Shimano, 13:00:57
68. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, 13:02:00
69. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:02:11
70. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, 13:03:09
71. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:03:17
72. Kevin De Weert, Cofidis, 13:03:52
73. Rik Verbrugghe, Cofidis, 13:03:52
74. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 13:04:06
75. Christophe Laurent, Slipstream-Chipotle, 13:04:44
76. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, 13:05:09
77. Ralf Grabsch, Team Milram, 13:05:26
78. Koen Barbe, Topsport Vlaanderen, 13:05:36
79. Huub Duyn, Slipstream-Chipotle, 13:05:47
80. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 13:06:14
81. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, 13:06:30
82. Frank Hoj, Cofidis, 13:06:34
83. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis, 13:06:34
84. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, 13:06:45
85. Maarten Den Bakker, Skil-Shimano, 13:07:02
86. Preben Van Hecke, Topsport Vlaanderen, 13:07:56
87. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, 13:09:11
88. Pieter Ghyllebert, Topsport Vlaanderen, 13:09:38
89. Arnaud Labbe, Bouygues Telecom, 13:09:39
90. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 13:10:10
91. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, 13:10:11
92. Aymen Ben Hassine, Doha Team, 13:11:02
93. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 13:11:18
94. Hossein Askari, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:11:32
95. Ghader Mizbani Iranagh, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:12:21
96. Raivis Belohvosciks, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:13:22
97. Peter Mc Donald, Drapac Porshe, 13:13:27
98. Mehdi Sohrabi, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:13:45
99. Bert Roesems, Silence-Lotto, 13:14:13
100. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, 13:14:18
101. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, 13:14:19
102. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, 13:14:22
103. Nick Nuyens, Cofidis, 13:14:23
104. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:14:24
105. Sergei Klimov, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 13:14:31
106. Guido Trenti, Liquigas, 13:15:04
107. Michael Gene Michael, Drapac Porshe, 13:15:10
108. Rubens Bertogliati, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:16:02
109. Abbas Saeiditanha, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:16:14
110. Haddou Saïd, Bouygues Telecom, 13:16:38
111. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:16:51
112. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:17:25
113. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:17:28
114. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 13:18:47
115. Jackson Stewart, BMC Racing Team, 13:18:49
116. Staf Scheirlinckx, Cofidis, 13:18:53
117. Kilian Patour, Slipstream-Chipotle, 13:19:02
118. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:19:06
119. Matteo Bono, Lampre, 13:19:16
120. Julien Simon, Crédit Agricole, 13:20:08
121. Minard Sébastien, Cofidis, 13:20:37
122. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, 13:21:18
123. Amir Zargari, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:21:35
124. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, 13:26:01
125. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, 13:27:00
126. Moosa Said, Doha Team, 13:27:00
127. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, 13:27:09
Points
1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 115pts
2. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 82pts
3. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 79pts
4. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 72pts
5. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 70pts
6. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream Chipotle, 64pts
7. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, 53pts
8. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, 46pts
9. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, 42pts
10. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 38pts
11. Angelo Furlan, Crédit Agricole, 34pts
12. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, 34pts
13. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, 32pts
14. Kenny De Haes, Topsport Vlaanderen, 26pts
15. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 25pts
16. Paolo Bossoni, Lampre, 24pts
17. Trussov Nicolaï, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 24pts
18. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 21pts
19. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, 20pts
20. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, 16pts
21. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, 15pts
22. Wilfried Cretskens, Quick Step, 13pts
23. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 12pts
24. Magnus Backstedt, Slipstream-Chipotle, 10pts
25. Omar Hasanin, Doha Team, 9pts
26. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, 9pts
27. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 9pts
28. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 8pts
29. Roberto Longo, Lampre, 8pts
30. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, 7pts
31. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, 6pts
32. Roberto Petito, Liquigas, 6pts
33. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, 6pts
34. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, 5pts
35. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, 5pts
36. William Bonnet, Crédit Agricole, 4pts
37. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Crédit Systems, 4pts
38. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 3pts
39. Anthony Geslin, Bouygues Telecom, 3pts
40. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3pts
41. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, 2pts
42. Jimmy Engoulvent, Crédit Agricole, 2pts
43. Kurt Hovelynck, Topsport Vlaanderen, 2pts
44. Curvers Roy, Skil-Shimano, 2pts
45. Marco Velo, Team Milram, 1pt
46. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, 1pt
Best young rider
1. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 12:38:37
2. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:38:43
3. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, 12:38:47
4. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 12:39:07
5. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 12:39:51
6. Ignatas Konovalovas, Credit Agricole, 12:39:51
7. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, 12:42:51
8. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 12:42:58
9. Trussov Nicolaï, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 12:47:20
10. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, 12:49:18
11. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, 12:50:12
12. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, 12:53:12
13. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, 12:53:56
14. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, 12:56:29
15. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, 12:56:38
16. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 12:56:54
17. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 12:57:03
18. Kenny De Haes, Topsport Vlaanderen, 12:57:49
19. Roberto Longo, Lampre, 12:58:08
20. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 12:59:07
21. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, 12:59:11
22. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 13:00:25
23. Cyril Lemoine, Credit Agricole, 13:00:48
24. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, 13:02:00
25. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:02:11
26. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, 13:03:09
27. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:03:17
28. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, 13:05:09
29. Huub Duyn, Slipstream-Chipotle, 13:05:47
30. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 13:06:14
31. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, 13:06:30
32. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, 13:06:45
33. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, 13:09:11
34. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 13:10:10
35. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, 13:10:11
36. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 13:11:18
37. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, 13:14:18
38. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, 13:14:19
39. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, 13:14:22
40. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:14:24
41. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:16:51
42. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, 13:17:25
43. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:17:28
44. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 13:18:47
45. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, 13:19:06
46. Matteo Bono, Lampre, 13:19:16
47. Julien Simon, Credit Agricole, 13:20:08
48. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, 13:21:18
49. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, 13:27:00
50. Moosa Said, Doha Team, 13:27:00
51. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, 13:27:09
Teams
1. Quick Step, 37:43:02
2. Silence-Lotto, 37:43:11
3. Skil-Shimano, 37:45:49
4. Credit Agricole, 37:46:02
5. Liquigas, 37:52:08
6. Slipstream-Chipotle, 37:52:16
7. Lampre, 37:52:49
8. Saunier Duval-Scott, 37:55:17
9. Topsport Vlaanderen, 37:55:19
10. Team Milram, 37:55:37
11. Bouygues Telecom, 37:58:39
12. Tinkoff Credit Systems, 38:00:49
13. Drapac Porshe, 38:16:28
14. BMC Racing Team, 38:27:54
15. Cofidis, 38:30:01
16. Doha Team, 38:52:31
17. Iran Cycling Federation, 39:04:36
FILED UNDER: Race Report / Race Result / Road TAGS: Tour of Qatar
Andrew Hood
Hood cut his journalistic teeth at Colorado dailies before the web boom opened the door to European cycling in the mid-1990s. Hood's covered every Tour since 1996 and has been VeloNews' European correspondent since 2002. He lives in Leon, Spain, when he's not chasing bike races.