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Boonen takes 2nd Tour of Qatar title

by Andrew Hood

• February 01, 2008
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By Andrew Hood

Tom Boonen might be known as Mr. Classics, but the road to glory in April goes through the wind-blasted deserts of Qatar.

Ever since trekking to this Arabic nation overflowing with petro-dollars for the first time in 2004, Boonen has used the weeklong sprint-fest as a trampoline for spring-classic success.

“The last few years we’ve been good here, so it’s become somewhat of a habit,” said Boonen, who relegated Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff) to second with Luciano Pagliarini (Sauner Duval-Scott) third in Friday’s finale. “If we weren’t going good, then I’d be worried.”

Boonen has no reason to lose any sleep.

Since winning his first Qatari stage in 2004, Boonen has dominated the desert classic, winning four stages in each of the 2006 and 2007 editions as well as three this year plus the team time trial.

That kind of winning percentage is reminiscent of Eddy Merckx, who works as a consultant during the race and was seen chatting with Boonen before Friday’s stage.

On a blustery Friday when race officials shortened the stage due to high winds, Boonen finished off another stellar week, sprinting to his third stage victory along the windy Doha corniche to secure his second overall title in three years.

“I tried to stay on the outside because of the wind and it made for a fast sprint,” Boonen said. “I had to fight to keep my position and it took a lot of energy. Weylandt was leading me out but it was very fast and others were coming around. I waited, waited, waited to make my sprint and didn’t let go until 100 meters to go.”

Boonen’s train was firing on all cylinders despite the absence of his preferred lead-out man, Gert Steegmans, who finds the fast, windy stages too risky for his taste.

Only Loddo managed to beat Boonen mano a mano, taking him down Wednesday, while Danilo Napolitano (Lampre) bolted through Thursday’s crash-marred sprint, which likely would have gone to Slipstream-Chipotle’s Chris Sutton had Magnus Backstedt not hit the deck in the final 500 meters.

The rest was all Boonen and Co.

Quick Step won the opening team time trial to upset the highly motivated Slipstream-Chipotle squad by just two seconds. Boonen was magisterial in stages 2-3, but had to dig deep Friday to hold off Loddo and Pagliarini in a photo finish.

Early in the stage, Taylor Tolleson (BMC) slipped into a three-man move that wasn’t reeled in until the bell lap on nine laps along the corniche.

It was a solid week for BMC, also looking to gain some invites to some bigger European races later this season. Tony Cruz led the way for the team with 26th at 5:14 back and probably would have finished in the top 15 hadn’t he flatted in a critical moment Wednesday just as the bunch was splitting into echelons. The team put five men on the front of a chase group to try to bridge him back to the leaders, but it wasn’t getting much help from other shelled teams.

With Boonen taking his second overall title in two years and Wilfried Cretskens winning last year, QuickStep scored the Qatar hat-trick.

Boonen likes the flat, wide-open drag races that characterize the Qatar race, but that can’t be said for many of his fellow sprint rivals.

Many of the top sprinters, like Alessandro Petacchi, Oscar Freire or Robbie McEwen, steer clear of the Qatar race, either because it’s too early in their season or simply because it’s too dangerous.

Many dislike the nervous, high-speed stages over wind-blown and sometimes-rough roads that can lead to some nasty crashes. Backstedt broke his collarbone Thursday in a spill that could jeopardize his classics campaign.

The 2008 field for the seventh edition of the Qatar tour didn’t see many marquee names to give Boonen trouble, but sprinters such as Loddo, Napolitano and Slipstream-Chipotle’s Chris Sutton put him under the gun.

Sutton was still nursing some wounds after hitting the deck Thursday and lost some of his punch in Friday’s finale, drifting through 22nd after finishing in the top 10 in the first three sprints.

Sutton led the way for Slipstream-Chipotle with fourth overall at 46 seconds back and finished second to Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) in the fight for the best young rider’s jersey.

It was a good week for Slipstream in its first major international race under its new-and-improved lineup, which is garnering international attention heading into the 2008 season.

The team is hoping its strong showing this week will help grease the rails for invitations to other races organized by ASO, namely Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de France.

“Some teams didn’t think we’re a serious team since we’re just an American continental team. I know Quick Step thought we were dangerous. We proved this week that we’re a force to be reckoned with,” Sutton said. “I know we’re going to win. It’s just a matter of time. That’s not being cocky. That’s being confident. You need to be confident to win at this level.”

With three stage wins and the team time trial, Boonen claimed the overall by 27 seconds over teammate Steven De Jongh with Van Avermaet, winner of the best young rider, slotting into third at 40 seconds back. Sutton was fourth at 46 seconds back..

Boonen also took the sprinter’s jersey and Quick Step won the team’s prize.

Backstedt update: Magnus Backstedt caught an early morning flight back to London and was scheduled to visit his doctor later Friday to determine if surgery was necessary. Backstedt broke his right clavicle after colliding with Quick Step’s Wouter Weylandts to set up the sprint with about 500m to go in Thursday’s fifth stage. Backstedt, a winner of the 2004 Paris-Roubaix, is expected to recover in time for the spring classics. “He should be on the trainer in a few days and back on the bike within 10 days,” said Slipstream-Chipotle team doctor Prentice Steffen. “He should be fully recovered within a month if there are no complications.”

Results

Stage 6 results

1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 2:49:47

2. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Credit Systems, s.t.

3. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

4. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, s.t.

5. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, s.t.

6. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, s.t.

7. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

8. Angelo Furlan, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

9. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, s.t.

10. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, s.t.

11. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

12. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, s.t.

13. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

14. Jimmy Engoulvent, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

15. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.

16. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, s.t.

17. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, s.t.

18. Marco Velo, Team Milram, s.t.

19. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

20. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

21. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

22. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

23. Angel Gomez, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

24. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

25. Haddou Saïd, Bouygues Telecom, s.t.

26. Antonio Cruz, BMC Racing Team, s.t.

27. Ignatas Konovalovas, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

28. William Bonnet, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

29. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

30. Michael Gene Michael, Drapac Porshe, s.t.

31. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, s.t.

32. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, s.t.

33. Paolo Bossoni, Lampre, s.t.

34. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

35. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

36. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

37. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, s.t.

38. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, at 0:08

39. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, s.t.

40. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, s.t.

41. Gabriel Rasch, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

42. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, s.t.

43. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, s.t.

44. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, s.t.

45. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, s.t.

46. Wilfried Cretskens, Quick Step, s.t.

47. Christian Knees, Team Milram, s.t.

48. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, s.t.

49. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

50. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 0:11

51. Aleksandr Kuschynski, Liquigas, at 0:13

52. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, s.t.

53. Curvers Roy, Skil-Shimano, at 0:18

54. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, at 0:22

55. Piet Rooijakkers, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

56. Hossein Askari, Iran Cycling Federation, at 0:26

57. Omar Hasanin, Doha Team, s.t.

58. Aymen Ben Hassine, Doha Team, s.t.

59. Abbas Saeiditanha, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

60. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, s.t.

61. Julien Simon, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

62. Anthony Geslin, Bouygues Telecom, s.t.

63. Mathieu Heijboer, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, at 0:39

64. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

65. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, s.t.

66. Christophe Laurent, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

67. Huub Duyn, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

68. Ralf Grabsch, Team Milram, s.t.

69. Koen Barbe, Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.

70. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

71. Frank Hoj, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

72. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

73. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, s.t.

74. Arnaud Labbe, Bouygues Telecom, at 0:47

75. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, s.t.

76. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, s.t.

77. Rubens Bertogliati, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

78. Nick Nuyens, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

79. Kevin De Weert, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

80. Sergei Klimov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, s.t.

81. Jurgen Van De Walle, Quick Step, s.t.

82. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 0:52

83. Raivis Belohvosciks, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

84. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, at 0:54

85. Maarten Den Bakker, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

86. Jackson Stewart, BMC Racing Team, at 0:59

87. Peter Mc Donald, Drapac Porshe, s.t.

88. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, at 1:12

89. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, s.t.

90. Roberto Petito, Liquigas, at 1:21

91. Alberto Ongarato, Team Milram, s.t.

92. Preben Van Hecke, Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.

93. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.

94. Johan Van Summeren, Silence-Lotto, at 1:23

95. Rik Verbrugghe, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

96. Leif Hoste, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

97. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, at 1:58

98. Daniele Righi, Lampre, s.t.

99. Matteo Bono, Lampre, s.t.

100. Moosa Said, Doha Team, s.t.

101. Eric Berthou, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

102. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, s.t.

103. Roberto Longo, Lampre, at 4:25

104. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, at 4:49

105. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, s.t.

106. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, at 8:27

107. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.

108. Bert Roesems, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

109. Ghader Mizbani Iranagh, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

110. Kilian Patour, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

111. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, s.t.

112. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

113. Guido Trenti, Liquigas, s.t.

114. Amir Zargari, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

115. David Millar, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

116. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, s.t.

117. Staf Scheirlinckx, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

118. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

119. Mehdi Sohrabi, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

120. Julian Dean, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

121. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, s.t.

122. Minard Sébastien, Cofidis Credit Par Telephone, s.t.

Points

Mesaieed-16.0 Km

1. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, 3pts.

2. Piet Rooijakkers, Skil-Shimano, 2pts.

3. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, 1pts.

Doha Corniche-84.0 Km

1. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, 3pts.

2. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, 2pts.

3. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, 1pts.

Doha Corniche – 12.0 Km

1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 30pts.

2. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 27pts.

3. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, 25pts.

4. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 23pts.

5. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 21pts.

6. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 19pts.

7. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, 17pts.

8. Angelo Furlan, Credit Agricole, 15pts.

9. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, 13pts.

10. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 11pts.

11. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, 10pts.

12. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 9pts.

13. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, 8pts.

14. Jimmy Engoulvent, Crédit Agricole, 7pts.

15. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 6pts.

16. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 5pts.

17. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 4pts.

18. Marco Velo, Team Milram, 3pts.

19. Jürgen Roelandts, Silence-Lotto, 2pts.

20. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis, 1pts.

Best young rider

1. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 2:49:47

2. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, s.t.

3. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

4. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, s.t.

5. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, s.t.

6. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, s.t.

7. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

8. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, s.t.

9. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, s.t.

10. Ignatas Konovalovas, Crédit Agricole, s.t.

11. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

12. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

13. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

14. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, at 0:08

15. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, at 0:08

16. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, at 0:08

17. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, at 0:08

18. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, at 0:08

19. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, at 0:08

20. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 0:08

21. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 0:08

22. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 0:11

23. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 0:13

24. Julien Simon, Crédit Agricole, at 0:26

25. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, at 0:39

26. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, at 0:44

27. Huub Duyn, Slipstream-Chipotle, at 0:44

28. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, at 0:44

29. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 0:44

30. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, at 0:44

31. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, at 0:47

32. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, at 0:47

33. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 0:52

34. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, at 0:54

35. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, at 1:12

36. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 1:21

37. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, at 1:58

38. Matteo Bono, Lampre, at 1:58

39. Moosa Said, Doha Team, at 1:58

40. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, at 1:58

41. Roberto Longo, Lampre, at 4:25

42. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 4:49

43. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, at 8:27

44. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 8:27

45. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, at 8:27

46. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, at 8:27

47. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, at 8:27

48. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, at 8:27

49. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, at 8:27

Teams

1. Quick Step, 8:29:21

2. Crédit Agricole

3. Tinkoff Credit Systems

4. Silence-Lotto

5. Liquigas

6. Skil-Shimano

7. Saunier Duval Scott, at 0:08

8. Team Milram, at 0:16

9. BMC Racing Team, at 0:16

10. Bouygues Telecom,at 0:26

11. Doha Team, at 0:34

12. Drapac Porshe, at 1:06

13. Lampre, at 1:12

14. Cofidis, at 1:23

15. Slipstream-Chipotle, at 1:28

16. Iran Cycling Federation, at 1:31

17. Topsport Vlaanderen, at 2:05

Final overall

1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, at 15:27:44

2. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, at 0:27

3. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, at 0:40

4. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream Chipotle, at 0:46

5. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, at 0:50

6. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, at 1:10

7. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, at 1:12

8. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 1:22

9. Wilfried Cretskens, Quick Step, at 1:31

10. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, at 1:41

11. Angelo Furlan, Crédit Agricole, at 1:51

12. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, at 1:51

13. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, at 1:54

14. Ignatas Konovalovas, Crédit Agricole, at 1:54

15. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 1:56

16. Paolo Bossoni, Lampre, at 1:57

17. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, at 2:16

18. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, at 2:40

19. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, at 4:37

20. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, at 4:38

21. Marco Velo, Team Milram, at 4:45

22. Angel Gomez, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 4:50

23. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, at 4:51

24. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, at 5:01

25. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, at 5:02

26. Antonio Cruz, BMC Racing Team, at 5:14

27. Roberto Petito, Liquigas, 6:15

28. Leif Hoste, Silence-Lotto, 6:27

29. Gabriel Rasch, Crédit Agricole, 6:58

30. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 9:12

31. Jurgen Van De Walle, Quick Step, 9:17

32. Anthony Geslin, Bouygues Telecom, 9:51

33. Jimmy Engoulvent, Crédit Agricole, at 10:31

34. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, at 10:34

35. Johan Van Summeren, Silence-Lotto, at 11:04

36. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, at 12:15

37. Daniele Righi, Lampre, at 12:50

38. Aleksandr Kuschynski, Liquigas, at 12:56

39. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, at 13:16

40. William Bonnet, Crédit Agricole, at 13:18

41. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, at 13:43

42. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 13:53

43. Mathieu Heijboer, Cofidis, at 14:21

44. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, at 15:59

45. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, at 16:09

46. Curvers Roy, Skil-Shimano, at 16:37

47. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, at 18:40

48. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 18:57

49. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, at 19:06

50. Omar Hasanin, Doha Team, at 19:15

51. Julian Dean, Slipstream Chipotle, at 19:18

52. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream Chipotle, at 19:48

53. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, at 19:53

54. Alberto Ongarato, Team Milram, at 20:17

55. Christian Knees, Team Milram, at 21:14

56. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, at 21:58

57. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, at 22:51

58. Eric Berthou, Crédit Agricole, at 23:05

59. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, at 23:12

60. Piet Rooijakkers, Skil-Shimano, at 23:20

61. David Millar, Slipstream Chipotle, at 24:06

62. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, at 24:11

63. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 24:22

64. Roberto Longo, Lampre, at 24:36

65. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 26:09

66. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 26:12

67. Kevin De Weert, Cofidis, at 26:42

68. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, at 27:10

69. Rik Verbrugghe, Cofidis, at 27:18

70. Christophe Laurent, Slipstream Chipotle, at 27:31

71. Ralf Grabsch, Team Milram, at 28:13

72. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, at 28:17

73. Koen Barbe, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 28:23

74. Huub Duyn, Slipstream Chipotle, at 28:34

75. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis, at 28:37

76. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, at 28:41

77. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, at 29:10

78. Frank Hoj, Cofidis, at 29:21

79. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 29:37

80. Maarten Den Bakker, Skil-Shimano, at 29:59

81. Preben Van Hecke, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 31:20

82. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, at 31:22

83. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 32:26

84. Arnaud Labbe, Bouygues Telecom, at 32:29

85. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, at 33:00

86. Aymen Ben Hassine, Doha Team, at 33:31

87. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 33:32

88. Hossein Askari, Iran Cycling Federation, at 34:01

89. Raivis Belohvosciks, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 36:17

90. Peter Mc Donald, Drapac Porshe, at 36:29

91. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, at 36:33

92. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, at 37:04

93. Michael Gene Michael, Drapac Porshe, at 37:13

94. Nick Nuyens, Cofidis, at 37:13

95. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, at 37:15

96. Sergei Klimov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 37:21

97. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 37:42

98. Haddou Saïd, Bouygues Telecom, at 38:41

99. Abbas Saeiditanha, Iran Cycling Federation, at 38:43

100. Rubens Bertogliati, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 38:52

101. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 40:12

102. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 40:58

103. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 41:16

104. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, at 41:48

105. Jackson Stewart, BMC Racing Team, at 41:51

106. Julien Simon, Crédit Agricole, at 42:37

107. Ghader Mizbani Iranagh, Iran Cycling Federation, at 42:51

108. Matteo Bono, Lampre, at 43:17

109. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, at 44:08

110. Mehdi Sohrabi, Iran Cycling Federation, at 44:15

111. Bert Roesems, Silence-Lotto, at 44:43

112. Guido Trenti, Liquigas, at 45:34

113. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, at 47:21

114. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, at 47:58

115. Staf Scheirlinckx, Cofidis, at 49:23

116. Kilian Patour, Slipstream Chipotle, at 49:32

117. Moosa Said, Doha Team, at 51:01

118. Minard Sébastien, Cofidis, at 51:07

119. Amir Zargari, Iran Cycling Federation, at 52:05

120. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, at 52:47

121. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, at 57:30

122. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, at 57:39

Points

1. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, 145pts.

2. Danilo Napolitano, Lampre, 105pts.

3. Alberto Loddo, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 97pts.

4. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, 91pts.

5. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 79pts.

6. Luciano Pagliarini, Saunier Duval-Scott, 71pts.

7. Sebastian Siedler, Skil-Shimano, 70pts.

8. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, 64pts.

9. Angelo Furlan, Crédit Agricole, 49pts.

10. Francesco Chicchi, Liquigas, 45pts.

11. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, 44pts.

12. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, 42pts.

13. Gorik Gardeyn, Silence-Lotto, 42pts.

14. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, 32pts.

15. Nico Eeckhout, Topsport Vlaanderen, 31pts.

16. Paolo Bossoni, Lampre, 24pts.

17. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 21pts.

18. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, 20pts.

19. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, 18pts.

20. Maarten Tjallingii, Silence-Lotto, 17pts.

21. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, 15pts.

22. Wilfried Cretskens, Quick Step, 13pts.

23. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, 13pts.

24. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, 12pts.

25. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, 10pts.

26. Omar Hasanin, Doha Team, 9pts.

27. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, 9pts.

28. Jimmy Engoulvent, Crédit Agricole, 9pts.

29. Roberto Longo, Lampre, 8pts.

30. Stuart Shaw, Drapac Porshe, 7pts.

31. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, 6pts.

32. Tareq Esmaeili, Doha Team, 6pts.

33. Roberto Petito, Liquigas, 6pts.

34. Matej Mugerli, Liquigas, 6pts.

35. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, 5pts.

36. Roy Sentjens, Silence-Lotto, 5pts.

37. Marco Velo, Team Milram, 4pts.

38. William Bonnet, Crédit Agricole, 4pts.

39. Alexander Serov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, 4pts.

40. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, 3pts.

41. Anthony Geslin, Bouygues Telecom, 3pts.

42. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, 3pts.

43. Frederik Willems, Liquigas, 2pts.

44. Curvers Roy, Skil-Shimano, 2pts.

45. Piet Rooijakkers, Skil-Shimano, 2pts.

46. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, 2pts.

47. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, 1pts.

48. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis, 1pts.

49. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, 1pts.



Best young rider

1. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, 15:28:24

2. Christopher Sutton, Slipstream-Chipotle, at 0:06

3. Roelandts Jürgen, Silence-Lotto, at 0:10

4. Alexandre Pichot, Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30

5. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, at 1:14

6. Ignatas Konovalovas, Crédit Agricole, at 1:14

7. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, at 4:21

8. Maciej Bodnar, Liquigas, at 4:22

9. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, at 11:35

10. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, at 15:19

11. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, at 15:29

12. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, at 18:00

13. Bernardo Riccio, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 18:17

14. Alberto Curtolo, Liquigas, at 18:26

15. Martijn Maaskant, Slipstream-Chipotle, at 19:08

16. Marco Bandiera, Lampre, at 19:13

17. Floris Goesinnen, Skil-Shimano, at 21:18

18. Cyril Lemoine, Crédit Agricole, at 22:11

19. Mitchell Docker, Drapac Porshe, at 22:32

20. Volodymyr Diudia, Team Milram, at 23:31

21. Passeron Aurélien, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 23:42

22. Roberto Longo, Lampre, at 23:56

23. Eros Capecchi, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 25:32:00

24. Mauro Santambrogio, Lampre, at 26:30:00

25. Abdelbasat Hanachi, Doha Team, at 27:37:00

26. Huub Duyn, Slipstream-Chipotle, at 27:54:00

27. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, at 28:01:00

28. Dean Windsor, Drapac Porshe, at 28:30:00

29. Evert Verbist, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 28:57:00

30. Rafaa Chitioui, Doha Team, at 30:42:00

31. Alexander Gottfried, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 31:46:00

32. Angus Morton, Drapac Porshe, at 32:20:00

33. Nikita Eskov, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 32:52:00

34. Matej Jurco, Team Milram, at 35:53:00

35. Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team, at 36:24:00

36. Robert Williams, Drapac Porshe, at 36:35:00

37. Bart Vanheule, Topsport Vlaanderen, at 37:02:00

38. Ermanno Capelli, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 39:32:00

39. Alexender Khatuntsev, Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 40:18:00

40. Raul Alarcon Garcia, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 40:36:00

41. Seyed Rezaei Seyed Mostafa, Iran Cycling Federation, at 41:08:00

42. Julien Simon, Crédit Agricole, at 41:57:00

43. Matteo Bono, Lampre, at 42:37:00

44. Damien Gaudin, Bouygues Telecom, at 43:28:00

45. Hossein Nateghi, Iran Cycling Federation, at 46:41:00

46. Hossein Jahanbanian, Iran Cycling Federation, at 47:18:00

47. Moosa Said, Doha Team, at 50:21:00

48. Hamad Afif, Doha Team, at 56:50:00

49. Khalil Abduljanan, Doha Team, at 56:59:00

Teams

1. Quick Step, 46:12:23

2. Silence-Lotto, at 0:09

3. Skil-Shimano, at 2:47

4. Crédit Agricole, at 3:00

5. Liquigas, at 9:06

6. Slipstream-Chipotle, at 10:42

7. Lampre, at 10:59

8. Saunier Duval-Scott, at 12:23

9. Team Milram, at 12:51

10. Topsport Vlaanderen, at 14:22

11. Bouygues Telecom, at 16:03

12. Tinkoff Credit Systems, at 17:47

13. Drapac Porshe, at 34:32:00

14. BMC Racing Team, at 45:08:00

15. Cofidis, at 48:22:00

16. Doha Team, at 1:10:03

17. Iran Cycling Federation, at 1:23:05