Fresh from basking in the warmth of Australia and Argentina, the world's best cycling teams head to the Gulf for another dose of sunshine at the Tour of Qatar.
Stages
Sunday, February 3: Stage 1, Katara Cultural Village to Dukhan Beach, 145km - report
Result
1 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, 3:28.47
2 Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling, same time
3 Gregory Rast (Sui) RadioShack-Leopard, st
4 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, st
5 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale, st
6 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
7 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff, st
8 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, st
9 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling, st
10 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ, st
General classification
1 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, 3:28.37
2 Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling, +4secs
3 Gregory Rast (Sui) RadioShack-Leopard, +6
4 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, +6
5 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +6
6 John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos Shimano, +8
7 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, +8
8 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale, +10
9 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +10
10 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff, +10
Monday, February 4: Stage 2, Al Rufaa Street (team time trial), 14km - report
Result
1 BMC, 16min 07secs
2 Team Sky, +5secs
3 Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +10
4 RadioShack-Leopard, +11
5 Katusha, +15
6 Astana, +17
7 Orica-GreenEDGE, +23
8 FDJ, +23
9 Cannondale, +24
10 Saxo-Tinkoff, +26
General classification
1 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, 3:44.44
2 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +6secs
3 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, +10
4 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, +10
5 Michael Schar (Sui) BMC, +10
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, +11
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, +15
8 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +15
9 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Team Sky, +15
10 Luke Rowe (GB) Team Sky, +15
Tuesday, February 5: Stage 3, Al Wakra to Mesaieed, 143km - report
Result
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 3:05.14
2 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, same time
3 Aidis Kruopis (Lit) Orica-GreenEDGE, st
4 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, st
5 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling, st
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, st
7 Roger Kluge (Ger) NetApp-Endura, st
8 John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano, st
9 Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox, st
10 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ, st
General classification
1 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, 6:49.58
2 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +6secs
3 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, +7
4 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +8
5 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, +10
6 Michael Schar (Sui) BMC, +10
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, +11
8 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Team Sky, +12
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, +14
10 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +15
Wednesday, February 6: Stage 4, Camel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche, 160km - report
Result
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma -Quick-Step, 3:30.05
2 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, same time
3 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana, st
4 Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox, st
5 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, st
6 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff, st
7 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, st
8 Aidis Kruopis (Lit) Orica-GreenEDGE, st
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, st
10 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
General classification
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma -Quick-Step, 10:20.01
2 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, +2secs
3 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +8
4 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, +9
5 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, +12
6 Michael Schar (Sui) BMC, +12
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, +13
8 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Team Sky, +14
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, +16
10 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +17
Thursday, February 7: Stage 5, Al Zubara Fort to Madinat Al Shamal, 154km - report
Stage five result
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 3:11.11
2 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Ag2r-La Mondiale, same time
3 Aidis Kruopis (Lit) Orica-GreenEDGE, st
4 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, st
5 Luke Rowe (GB) Team Sky, st
6 John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano, st
7 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, st
8 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, st; 9 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling, st
10 Roger Kluge (Ger) NetApp-Endura
General classification
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma -Quick-Step, 13:30.59
2 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, +15secs
3 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +20
4 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, +22
5 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, +24
6 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, +25
7 Michael Schar (Sui) BMC, +25
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, +29
9 Luke Rowe (GB) Team Sky, +30
10 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +30
Friday, February 8: Stage 6, Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, 116km - report
Stage six result
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 2:24.31
2 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Ag2r-La Mondiale, same time
3 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
4 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, st
5 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, st
6 Kenny van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
7 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, st
8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, st
9 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, st
10 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale, st.
General classification
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma -Quick-Step, 15:55.20
2 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC, +25secs
3 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +26
4 Adam Blythe (GB) BMC, +30
5 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, +32
6 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, +32
7 Michael Schar (Sui) BMC, +35
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, +39
9 Luke Rowe (GB) Team Sky, +40
10 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +40
Teams and riders
Ag2r-La Mondiale: Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr), Davide Appollinio (Ita), Gediminas Bagdonas (Lit), Julien Berard (Fra), Steve Chainel (Fra), Hugo Houle (Can), Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz), Sebastien Minard (Fra).
Argos-Shimano: John Degenkolb (ger), Nikias Arndt (Ger), Roy Curvers (Ned), Koen de Kort (Ned), Luka Mezgec (Slo), Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned), Tom Stamsnijder (Ned), Tom Veelers (Ned).
Astana: Andrea Guardini (Ita), Borut Bozic (Slo), Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz), Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita), Arman Kamyshev (Kaz), Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz), Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz).
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox: Sacha Modolo (Ita), Nicola Boem (Ita), Marco Canola (Ita), Sonny Colbrelli (Ita), Marco Coledan (Ita), Andrea di Corrado (Ita), Filippo Fortin (Ita), Andrea Pasqualon (Ita).
BMC: Greg van Avermaet (Bel), Adam Blythe (GB), Brent Bookwalter (USA), Marcus Burghardt (Ger), Yannick Eijssen (Bel), Taylor Phinney (USA), Michael Schar (Sui), Lawrence Warbasse (USA).
Cannondale: Elia Viviani (Ita), Maciej Bodnar (Po), Guillaume Boivin (Can), Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita), Alessandro de Marchi (Ita), Kristijan Koren (Slo), Daniele Ratto (Ita), Fabio Sabatini (Ita).
Champion System: Matt Brammeier (Irl), Chun Kai Feng (Chi), Matthias Friedemann (Ger), Chan Jae Jang (Kor), Pengda Jiao (Chi), Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Mal), Gang Xu (Chi).
FDJ: Nacer Bouhanni (Fra), David Boucher (Fra), Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra), Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra), Johan Le Bon (Fra), Yoann Offredo (Fra), Dominique Rollin (Can), Geoffrey Soupe (Fra).
IAM Cycling: Heinrich Haussler (Aus), Marco Bandiera (Ita), Martin Elmiger (Sui), Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui), Kristof Goddaert (Bel), Sebastien Hinault (Fra), Reto Hollenstein (Sui), Pirmin Lang (Sui).
Japan: Yusuke Hatanaka (Jap), Takashi Miyazawa (Jap), Kazuhiro Mori (Jap), Taiji Nishitani (Jap), Junya Sano (Jap), Miyataka Shimizu (Jap), Yuzuru Suzuki (Jap), Kohel Uchima (Jap).
Katusha: Pavel Brutt (Rus), Marco Haller (Aut), Vladimir Isaichev (Rus), Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr), Alexander Porsev (Rus), Rudiger Selig (Ger), Gatis Smukulis (Est).
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step: Mark Cavendish (GB), Zdenek Stybar (Cze), Niki Terpstra (Ned), Matteo Trentin (Ita), Iljo Keisse (Bel), Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Bel), Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel), Martin Velits (Svk).
Orica-GreenEDGE: Allan Davis (Aus), Fumiyuki Beppu (Jap), Sam Bewley (NZ), Baden Cooke (Aus), Jens Keukeleire (Bel), Aidis Kruopis (Lit), Brett Lancaster (Aus), Jens Mouris (Ned).
RadioShack-Leopard: Fabian Cancellara (Sui), Stijn Devolder (Bel), Tony Gallopin (Fra), Markel Irizar (Spa), Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Gregory Rast (Sui), Hayden Roulston (NZ), Nelson Santos Oliveira (Por).
Saxo-Tinkoff: Daniele Bennati (Ita), Matti Breschel (Den), Jonathan Cantwell (Aus), Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Den), Karsten Kroon (Ned), Marko Kump (Slo), Anders Lund (Den), Matteo Tosatto (Ita).
Team NetApp-Endura: Zakkari Dempster (Aus), Russell Downing (GB), Markus Eichler (Ger), Blaz Jarc (Slo), Roger Kluge (Ger), Andreas Schillinger (Ger), Daniel Schorn (Aut), Paul Voss (Ger).
Team Sky: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor), Bernhard Eisel (Aut), Mathew Hayman (Aus), Salvatore Puccio (Ita), Gabriel Rasch (Nor), Luke Rowe (GB), Ian Stannard (GB), Geraint Thomas (GB).
Vacansoleil-DCM: Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa), Martijn Keizer (Ned), Sergey Lagutin (Uzb), Marco Marcato (Ita), Barry Markus (Ned), Wouter Mol (Ned), Rob Ruijgh (Ned), Kenny van Hummel (Ned).
