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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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Today’s stage started at the Camel Race Track (don’t hear that one every day) and was characterized by a strong headwind that made it difficult for riders to control the stage. Despite all of that, Tom Boonen and his Quick Step team once again rolled to victory for the third day in a row.
Some of [...]

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Racing News:

Italian Elia Rigotto (Team Milram) got thrown of off the TDU  after an altercation which left Australia’s Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) with a fractured left collarbone.
 Belgian police stopped by the house of Tom Boonen’s parents as the result of an drug investigation related to his training partner Tom Vannoppen. Police asked Boonen a couple of questions, [...]

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