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Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins the stage and the overall race in the final stage of the Tour of Qatar. He narrowly edged out Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems) & Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Scott) in the final sprint at Doha Corniche.

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The day began at Khalifa Stadium under sunny skies and pleasant temperatures.
Attacks started with the drop of the starter’s flag. These put pressure on Boonen as he had an early puncture.
The first riders to build a healthy lead were Christophe Laurent and Martijn Maaskant of Slipstream Chipotle-H3O at the 15 kilometer mark. They both had [...]

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