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2013 Tour of Qatar

FieldValue
name2013 Tour of Qatar
date3–8 February 2013
stages6
distance732.2
unitkm
time15h 55' 20"
first_colorgold
firstMark Cavendish
first_natGBR
first_team
secondBrent Bookwalter
second_natUSA
second_team
thirdTaylor Phinney
third_natUSA
third_team
points_color
pointsMark Cavendish
points_natGBR
points_team
youth_colorwhite
youthTaylor Phinney
youth_natUSA
youth_team
team
previous2012
next2014

The 2013 Tour of Qatar was the twelfth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 3 and 8 February 2013, in Qatar.

The race was won by Britain's Mark Cavendish, of the team, winning the final four stages to take the victory. Cavendish's winning margin over runner-up Brent Bookwalter () – the winners of the team time trial stage – was 25 seconds, and Brookwalter's teammate Taylor Phinney completed the podium, one second behind Brookwalter and 26 seconds down on Cavendish. In the race's other classifications, Cavendish also won the points classification, Phinney won the white jersey for the youth classification, by placing third overall in the general classification, and finished at the head of the teams classification.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Tour of Qatar. These included twelve UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and a national team representing Japan.

The teams that participated in the race were:

  • Japan (national team)

Race overview

StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner123456
3 FebruaryKatara Cultural Village to Dukhan Beach145.2 km[[Image:Plainstage.svg22px]]Flat stageBrent Bookwalter
4 FebruaryAl Rufaa Street14 km[[File:Time Trial.svg20pxlink=]]Team time trial
5 FebruaryAl Wakra to Mesaieed143 km[[Image:Plainstage.svg22px]]Flat stageMark Cavendish
6 FebruaryCamel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche160 km[[Image:Plainstage.svg22px]]Flat stageMark Cavendish
7 FebruaryAl Zubara Fort to Madinat ash Shamal154 km[[Image:Plainstage.svg22px]]Flat stageMark Cavendish
8 FebruarySealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche116 km[[Image:Plainstage.svg22px]]Flat stageMark Cavendish

Stages

Stage 1

;3 February 2013 – Katara Cultural Village to Dukhan Beach, 145.2 km

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter
2Martin Elmiger
3Grégory Rast
4Bernhard Eisel
5Elia Viviani
6Mark Cavendish
7Matti Breschel
8Taylor Phinney
9Heinrich Haussler
10Mathieu Ladagnous

|| |General Classification after Stage 1

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Martin Elmiger
3Grégory Rast
4Bernhard Eisel
5Taylor Phinney [[File:Jersey white.svg20px]]
6John Degenkolb
7Alexander Kristoff
8Elia Viviani
9Mark Cavendish
10Matti Breschel

|}

Stage 2

;4 February 2013 – Al Rufaa Street, 14 km team time trial (TTT)

TeamTime
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

|| |General Classification after Stage 2

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Taylor Phinney [[File:Jersey white.svg20px]]
3Adam Blythe
4Greg Van Avermaet
5Michael Schär
6Bernhard Eisel
7Edvald Boasson Hagen
8Geraint Thomas
9Mathew Hayman
10Luke Rowe

|}

Stage 3

;5 February 2013 – Al Wakra to Mesaieed, 143 km

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish
2Barry Markus
3Aidis Kruopis
4Nacer Bouhanni
5Heinrich Haussler
6Edvald Boasson Hagen
7Roger Kluge
8John Degenkolb
9Filippo Fortin
10Geoffrey Soupe

|| |General Classification after Stage 3

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]]
2Taylor Phinney [[File:Jersey white.svg20px]]
3Adam Blythe
4Mark Cavendish [[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
5Greg Van Avermaet
6Michael Schär
7Bernhard Eisel
8Mathew Hayman
9Edvald Boasson Hagen
10Geraint Thomas

|}

Stage 4

;6 February 2013 – Camel Race Track to Madinat ash Shamal, 160 km

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish [[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Barry Markus
3Andrea Guardini
4Filippo Fortin
5Alexander Kristoff
6Jonathan Cantwell
7Nacer Bouhanni
8Aidis Kruopis
9Edvald Boasson Hagen
10Davide Appollonio

|| |General Classification after Stage 4

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Brent Bookwalter
3Taylor Phinney [[File:Jersey white.svg20px]]
4Adam Blythe
5Greg Van Avermaet
6Michael Schär
7Bernhard Eisel
8Mathew Hayman
9Edvald Boasson Hagen
10Geraint Thomas

|}

Stage 5

;7 February 2013 – Al Zubara Fort to Al Khor Corniche, 154 km

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Yauheni Hutarovich
3Aidis Kruopis
4Adam Blythe
5Luke Rowe
6John Degenkolb
7Alexander Kristoff
8Nacer Bouhanni
9Heinrich Haussler
10Roger Kluge

|| |General Classification after Stage 5

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Brent Bookwalter
3Taylor Phinney [[File:Jersey white.svg20px]]
4Adam Blythe
5Bernhard Eisel
6Greg Van Avermaet
7Michael Schär
8Mathew Hayman
9Edvald Boasson Hagen
10Geraint Thomas

|}

Stage 6

;8 February 2013 – Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, 116 km

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Yauheni Hutarovich
3Barry Markus
4Adam Blythe
5Taylor Phinney
6Kenny van Hummel
7Alexander Kristoff
8Bernhard Eisel
9Nacer Bouhanni
10Guillaume Boivin

|| |Final General Classification

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish [[File:Jersey gold.svg20px]][[File:Silver jersey.jpg20px]]
2Brent Bookwalter
3Taylor Phinney [[File:Jersey white.svg20px]]
4Adam Blythe
5Bernhard Eisel
6Greg Van Avermaet
7Michael Schär
8Edvald Boasson Hagen
9Luke Rowe
10Geraint Thomas

|}

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral Classification
[[Image:Jersey gold.svg25pxlink=alt=]]Points Classification
[[File:Silver jersey.jpg25pxlink=alt=]]Young Rider Classification
[[Image:Jersey white.svg25pxlink=alt=]]Teams ClassificationFinalMark CavendishMark CavendishTaylor Phinney
1Brent BookwalterBrent BookwalterBrent BookwalterTaylor Phinney
2
3Mark CavendishMark Cavendish
4Mark CavendishMark Cavendish
5Mark Cavendish
6Mark Cavendish

References

References

  1. (8 February 2013). "Mark Cavendish wins Tour of Qatar". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
  2. "Tour of Qatar 2013".
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  4. Ryan, Barry. (4 February 2013). "BMC dominates the team time trial".
  5. Ryan, Barry. (5 February 2013). "Mark Cavendish wins stage 3".
  6. Ryan, Barry. (6 February 2013). "Cavendish wins again".
  7. Ryan, Barry. (7 February 2013). "Cavendish three in a row".
  8. Ryan, Barry. (8 February 2013). "Cavendish wins final stage and overall".
  9. Brown, Gregor. (3 February 2013). "Brent Bookwalter wins opening stage of Tour of Qatar". IPC Media Limited.
  10. Moore, Richard. (4 February 2013). "BMC win Tour of Qatar team time trial". IPC Media Limited.
  11. Moore, Richard. (5 February 2013). "Mark Cavendish wins third stage of Tour of Qatar". IPC Media Limited.
  12. Moore, Richard. (6 February 2013). "Mark Cavendish sprints into Tour of Qatar lead". IPC Media Limited.
  13. Moore, Richard. (7 February 2013). "Mark Cavendish makes it three in a row in Tour of Qatar". IPC Media Limited.
  14. Moore, Richard. (8 February 2013). "Mark Cavendish wins Tour of Qatar". IPC Media Limited.
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