2008 Tour of Qatar

The 2008 Tour of Qatar was held from 27 January to 1 February 2008 in Qatar. It is a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 712.5 kilometres and is part of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour.

Stage summary

Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Time
1 27 January Doha Corniche Doha Corniche 6 km Quick-Step
Team Slipstream
Skil–Shimano
Matteo Tosatto
Wilfried Cretskens
Steven de Jongh
6:35
+ 0:00
+ 0:00
2 28 January Zubarah Doha Golf Club 137.5 km Tom Boonen
Greg Van Avermaet
Danilo Napolitano
Tom Boonen
Steven de Jongh
Greg Van Avermaet
2:34:59
+ 0:09
+ 0:14
3 29 January Camel Race Track Qatar Foundation 147.5 km Tom Boonen
Danilo Napolitano
Steven de Jongh
Tom Boonen
Steven de Jongh
Greg Van Avermaet
6:04:30
+ 0:13
+ 0:24
4 30 January Khalifa International Stadium Al Khor Corniche 131.5 km Alberto Loddo
Tom Boonen
Sebastian Siedler
Tom Boonen
Steven de Jongh
Greg Van Avermaet
8:48:57
+ 0:16
+ 0:28
5 31 January Al Khor Academy Al Khor Corniche 170 km Danilo Napolitano
Alberto Loddo
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen
Steven de Jongh
Greg Van Avermaet
12:38:07
+ 0:17
+ 0:30
6 1 February Al Wakrah Doha Corniche 120 km Tom Boonen
Alberto Loddo
Luciano Pagliarini
Tom Boonen
Steven de Jongh
Greg Van Avermaet
15:27:44
+ 0:27
+ 0:40

Other leading top threes

Stage Sprints Pts Under 23 Time Teams Time
1 no sprints none Christopher Sutton
Martijn Maaskant
Huub Duyn
6:37
+ 0:00
+ 0:00
Quick-Step
Team Slipstream
Skil–Shimano
6:35
+ 0:02
+ 0:05
2 Tom Boonen
Greg Van Avermaet
Danilo Napolitano
33
27
25
Greg Van Avermaet
Christopher Sutton
Jürgen Roelandts
2:35:13
+ 0:01
+ 0:06
Quick-Step
Silence–Lotto
Skil–Shimano
7:32:33
+ 0:07
+ 2:08
3 Tom Boonen
Danilo Napolitano
Greg Van Avermaet
63
52
51
Greg Van Avermaet
Christopher Sutton
Jürgen Roelandts
6:04:53
+ 0:03
+ 0:09
Quick-Step
Silence–Lotto
Skil–Shimano
18:01:41
+ 0:09
+ 2:47
4 Tom Boonen
Greg Van Avermaet
Christopher Sutton
90
69
64
Greg Van Avermaet
Christopher Sutton
Jürgen Roelandts
8:49:23
+ 0:06
+ 0:10
Quick-Step
Silence–Lotto
Skil–Shimano
26:15:20
+ 0:09
+ 2:47
5 Tom Boonen
Danilo Napolitano
Greg Van Avermaet
115
92
79
Greg Van Avermaet
Christopher Sutton
Jürgen Roelandts
12:38:37
+ 0:06
+ 0:10
Quick-Step
Silence–Lotto
Skil–Shimano
37:43:02
+ 0:09
+ 2:47
6 Tom Boonen
Danilo Napolitano
Alberto Loddo
145
105
97
Greg Van Avermaet
Christopher Sutton
Jürgen Roelandts
15:28:24
+ 0:06
+ 0:10
Quick-Step
Silence–Lotto
Skil–Shimano
46:12:23
+ 0:09
+ 2:47

Men's top 10 overall

Pos Rider Time
1 Tom Boonen 15:27:44
2 Steven de Jongh + 0:27
3 Greg Van Avermaet + 0:40
4 Christopher Sutton + 0:46
5 Jürgen Roelandts + 0:50
6 Alexandre Pichot + 1:10
7 Maarten Tjallingii + 1:12
8 Alberto Loddo + 1:22
9 Wilfried Cretskens + 1:31
10 Sebastian Siedler + 1:41

References