2007 Tour of Qatar

{{Short description|Cycling race}} The '''2007 [[Tour of Qatar]]''' was held from 28 January to 2 February 2007 in [[Qatar]]. It was a multiple stage [[road cycling race]] that took part over six stages with a total of 715.5 kilometres and is part of the [[2006–2007 UCI Asia Tour]].

==Stage summary==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="50"| Stage ! width="60"| Date ! width="200"| Start ! width="200"| Finish ! width="70"| Distance ! width="200"| Stage Top 3 ! width="200"| Leading Top 3 ! width="50"| Time |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || 28 January || [[Doha]] Corniche || [[Doha]] Corniche ||align=right| 6 km || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|MRM|2007}} {{UCI team code|LIQ|2007}} || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wilfried Cretskens]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] ||align=right| 6:33 + 0:00 + 0:00 |-valign=top |align=center| 2 || 29 January || [[Al Wakra]] || [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] ||align=right| 135.5 km || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Patrick Nazon]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gert Steegmans]] ||align=right| 3:08:13 + 0:07 + 0:08 |-valign=top |align=center| 3 || 30 January || [[Dohat Salwa]] || [[Khalifa Stadium]] ||align=right| 140 km || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Bernhard Eisel]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]]||align=right| 6:33.09 + 0:13 + 0:17 |-valign=top |align=center| 4 || 31 January || Camel Race Track || [[Doha Golf Club]] ||align=right| 139.5 km || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Brown]] {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Murilo Fischer]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]] {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Bernhard Eisel]]||align=right| 9:27.52 + 0:27 + 0:33 |-valign=top |align=center| 5 || 1 February || [[Al Zubarah]] || [[Mesaieed]] ||align=right| 160.5 km || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Greg Van Avermaet]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Sieberg]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Poulhies]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wilfried Cretskens]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]]||align=right| 12:54:41 + 2:19 + 2:44 |-valign=top |align=center| 6 || 2 February || [[Sealine Beach Resort]] || [[Doha]] Corniche ||align=right| 134 km || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Brown]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wilfried Cretskens]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]]||align=right| 15:50:58 + 2:09 + 2:44 |}

==Other leading top threes==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="50"| Stage ! width="200"| Sprints ! width="50"| Pts ! width="200"| Under 23 ! width="50"| Time ! width="200"| Teams ! width="50"| Time |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || no sprints || none || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Sieberg]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Failli]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wim De Vocht]] ||align=right| 6:38 + 0:02 + 0:04 || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|MRM|2007}} {{UCI team code|LIQ|2007}} ||align=right| 6:33 + 0:05 + 0:07 |- |align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Patrick Nazon]] ||align=right| 30 27 25 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Sieberg]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Failli]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nick Ingels]] ||align=right| 3:08:28 + 0:02 + 0:04 || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|MRM|2007}} {{UCI team code|LIQ|2007}} ||align=right| 9:12:03 + 0:05 + 0:07 |- |align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Aurélien Clerc]] ||align=right| 60 54 42 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nick Ingels]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lloyd Mondory]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Failli]] || align=right| 6:33:38 + 0:02 + 0:03 || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}} {{UCI team code|MRM|2007}} ||align=right| 19:27:26 + 0:04 + 0:05 |- |align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Bernhard Eisel]] ||align=right| 91 54 47 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lloyd Mondory]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Ventoso]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Pichot]] || align=right| 9:28:29 + 0:08 + 0:15 || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|THR|2007a}} {{UCI team code|RAB|2007}} ||align=right| 28:12:08 + 0:06 + 0:19 |- |align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Bernhard Eisel]] ||align=right| 92 54 51 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Pichot]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lloyd Mondory]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Ventoso]] || align=right| 12:57:52 + 0:53 + 0:58 || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|THR|2007a}} {{UCI team code|RAB|2007}} ||align=right| 38:36:35 + 0:06 + 4:31 |- |align=center| 6 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Petacchi]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lloyd Mondory]] ||align=right| 122 81 60 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Pichot]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lloyd Mondory]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Ventoso]] || align=right| 15:54:09 + 0:53 + 0:58 || {{UCI team code|QST|2007}} {{UCI team code|THR|2007a}} {{UCI team code|RAB|2007}} ||align=right| 47:25:26 + 0:06 + 4:31 |}

===Men's top 10 overall===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="20"| Pos ! width="200"| Rider ! width="100"| Time |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wilfried Cretskens]]||align=right| 15:50:58 |-valign=top |align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tom Boonen]]||align=right| + 2:09 |-valign=top |align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Steven de Jongh]]||align=right| + 2:44 |-valign=top |align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Bernhard Eisel]]||align=right| + 2:52 |-valign=top |align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Greg Henderson]]||align=right| + 3:01 |-valign=top |align=center| 6 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andreas Klier]]||align=right| + 3:08 |-valign=top |align=center| 7 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Leif Hoste]]||align=right| + 3:09 |-valign=top |align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Pichot]]||align=right| + 3:11 |-valign=top |align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mathew Hayman]]||align=right| + 3:30 |-valign=top |align=center|10 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Servais Knaven]]||align=right| + 3:44 |}

==References== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205085300/http://www.letour.fr/2007/TQA/LIVE/us/100/edito.html Official site] * [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jan07/qatar07/default Cyclingnews.com 2007 Tour of Qatar]

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