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10th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 4 (Khalifa Stadium-Al Khor Corniche)
Another win for Boasson Hagen
The question on everyone's lips after stage 4: Can anyone stop Edvald Boasson Hagen? The Norwegian Sky rider made it 3 victories from 3 sprint finishes, continuing Team Sky's domination in the results table. But this was the closest finish so far, with the final member of the 9 man breakaway being caught inside the final kilometre.
On a day of little wind, only 7km/h and clear skies, this was a day that would be much easier for the peleton and the break. The group of 9 riders got a maximum of 8'13" over the peleton, but with 65km to go, it looked as if it would never be caught. First Team Sky and then HTC-Columbia worked hard to get the break pulled back, and as the gap fell so did the distance to the finish and it looked like the break wouldn't get caught.
But as the sprint finish behind began to organise, the break fragmented through countless attacks and one by one the riders dropped back to the peleton. As the pack hit the flamme rouge, the final rider was caught, and Boasson Hagen was able to take the victory ahead of ISD CT's Flahaut for the 3 stage running, and the OmegaPharma pairing of De Haes and Van Avermaet.
Can anyone stop Boasson Hagen?
Final Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3h07'18 | | 2 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | s.t. | | 3 | Kenny De Haes | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 4 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 5 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas - Doimo | s.t. | | ... | | 13 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 61 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 69 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 76 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 113 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 121 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 9h36'29 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 50 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 54 | | 4 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 12 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 57 | | 21 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'03 |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 75 | | 2 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | 58 | | 3 | Kenny De Haes | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 37 | | 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas - Doimo | 36 | | 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 32 | | ... | | 17 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 9 | | 18 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 8 | | 28 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 9h36'29 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 50 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 54 | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team HTC - Columbia | + 58 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 28h30'07 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
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11th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 5 (Al Khor Academy - Al Khor Corniche)
Stage 5, just like the others on the Tour of Qatar, is pan flat across the desert. This stage has the riders going from Al Khor Academy to the Al Khor Corniche, which is the same finish as yesterday.
Weather forecasts suggest that it is going to be different conditions to yesterday, which strong winds set to affect the peleton once more.
Riders to Watch: E. Boasson Hagen, J.J. Rojas, M. Goss, D. Flahaut
My tip for the Stage: E. Boasson Hagen. Can there be anyone else for the stage? He has won 3 out of 3 in sprint finishes, and tobe honest, I think he will make it 4 out of 4 today.
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11th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 5 (Al Khor Academy-Al Khor Corniche)
It's Boasson Hagen first to the line again
Edvald Boasson Hagen win his 4th stage of the Tour of Qatar, almost guaranteeing the overall victory in the meantime. Only a crash or a breakaway with over 1'30" gap can prevent Boasson Hagen winning the Overall Classification Jersey.
Much of the credit needs to go to his team-mates again, who worked endlessly throughout the stage to ensure Boasson Hagen had the opportunity to win stage number 4.
With crosswinds of over 65km/h on the course, the peleton had to work hard to pull back the 6 man breakway which formed just after the 15km mark. They were caught with 9km to go, and in a repeat of stages 2, 3 and 4, Team Sky was able to control the lead-out to prefection, putting Boasson Hagen in the correct place to comfortably take the win.
Behind it was a scrappy finish for the remaining places, with OmegaPharma rider Kenny De Haes and J.J. Rojas of Caisse d'Epargne coming in in the other podium positions.
Boasson Hagen seems invincible as he takes another win
Final Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 2h58'30 | | 2 | Kenny De Haes | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 3 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 4 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 5 | Maarten Neyens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | ... | | 14 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 28 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 40 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 53 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 75 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 79 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 12h34'39 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 1'10 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'14 | | 4 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'17 | | 22 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'23 |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 100 | | 2 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | 64 | | 3 | Kenny De Haes | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 57 | | 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas - Doimo | 46 | | 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 36 | | ... | | 17 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11 | | 19 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 8 | | 33 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 12h34'39 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 1'10 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'14 | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team HTC - Columbia | + 1'18 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 37h25'37 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
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12th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 6 (Al Wakra-Doha Corniche)
The final stage of the Tour of Qatar is a 4-lap circuit from Al Wakra to the Doha Corniche.
This will be a day for Team Sky to control the peleton and any breakaways, in order to keep Edvald Boasson Hagen in the Leaders Jersey and take the Overall Classification for this year.
Riders to Watch: E. Boasson Hagen, J.J. Rojas, K. De Haes, D. Flahaut
My tip for the Stage: D. Flahaut. The Frenchman has not had much luck in the sprints with three 2nd places and another Top 10, but I think this will change today on the final stage, ending Boasson Hagen's run at the same time.
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Edvald is dominating!
he has been outstanding! very impressed with early form. I hope he has similar form in 5 months in July...
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12th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 6 (Al Wakra-Doha Corniche)
Fernández victory finally stops Sky domination
Euskatel's Koldo Fernández won the final stage of the Tour of Qatar, finally showing that Edvald Boasson Hagen is beatable in the process. Starting his sprint earlier than Boasson Hagen, the Spaniard surprised the young Norwegian, who was unable to close the gap with his final kick. ISD CT's Denis Flahaut came in third behind Fernández and Boasson Hagen.
This was a stage of little activity, with no real breakaway getting more than a minute on the peleton. Team Sky controlled the pace from the start, and they were eager not to let anyone get away.
As the stage finish approached, the lead-out trains set themselves, with Team Sky and HTC-Columbia battling for the front. As the peleton hit the 3km mark, Team Sky's Geraint Thomas got himself badly positioned, and the lead-out train slowed too much for Boasson Hagen. This was Fernández's chance to go, and with a long sprint over his rivals, he was able to pull out a small gap and hold on to the finish.
The Classification Standings at the finish are dominated by Boasson Hagen and Team Sky, with Boasson Hagen winning the Overall Classification, the Points Classification and the Young Rider's Classification, and thanks to the winning TTT stage in Doha on day 1, Team Sky took the Team Classification as well.
Koldo Fernández shows the others how to beat Boasson Hagen with victory
Final Standings:
| 1 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2h35'57 | | 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | s.t. | | 4 | Marcel Sieberg | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 5 | Marko Kump | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | ... | | 8 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 12 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 15 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 15h10'24 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 1'22 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'26 | | 4 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'29 | | 23 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'35 |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 120 | | 2 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | 80 | | 3 | Kenny De Haes | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 57 | | 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas - Doimo | 46 | | 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 36 | | ... | | 18 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 16 | | 20 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 14 | | 28 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 7 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 15h10'24 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 1'22 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'26 | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team HTC - Columbia | + 1'30 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 45h13'28 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
Team Reaction to the Race:
What an outstanding result. We showed what we can do in the sprints, and it was a much needed test, as this is close to our top lead-out sprint train. We dominated in the stages and the classments, with competitive finishes throughout. As a similar team is heading to the Tour of Oman in 2 days, lets hope we can continue this form, and see if Edvald can take the overall victory there as well.
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Now that I have completed the Tour of Qatar, I have a question for my readers of the story...
Do you think I should choose a different view when it comes to the screenshot, or is the view I currently use ok?
With the way that report and results are given, I am looking at a newspaper/website style of layout, so would a different screenshot improve it.
I want to ask before I continue to the Tour of Oman so a quick reply would be much apprieciated 
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the_hoyle wrote:
Now that I have completed the Tour of Qatar, I have a question for my readers of the story...
Do you think I should choose a different view when it comes to the screenshot, or is the view I currently use ok?
With the way that report and results are given, I am looking at a newspaper/website style of layout, so would a different screenshot improve it.
I want to ask before I continue to the Tour of Oman so a quick reply would be much apprieciated
Some variation with the angles would be nice.
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
the_hoyle wrote:
Now that I have completed the Tour of Qatar, I have a question for my readers of the story...
Do you think I should choose a different view when it comes to the screenshot, or is the view I currently use ok?
With the way that report and results are given, I am looking at a newspaper/website style of layout, so would a different screenshot improve it.
I want to ask before I continue to the Tour of Oman so a quick reply would be much apprieciated
Some variation with the angles would be nice.
thanks for the reply. I going to try and do some 'newspaper' style ones, with like a front view of the rider coming across the line, so side view if it is close sprint etc
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I am enjoying your reporting so far, at the moment the race in Qatar don't really lend themselves to many creative reports.
I think with sprints whats always interesting is how you use your sprint train - unfortunately early races like Australia, Oman and Qatar are so flat it is all a bit predictable.
But looking forward to Qatar, Boessen Hagan surely will win that. |
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Smowz wrote:
I am enjoying your reporting so far, at the moment the race in Qatar don't really lend themselves to many creative reports.
I think with sprints whats always interesting is how you use your sprint train - unfortunately early races like Australia, Oman and Qatar are so flat it is all a bit predictable.
But looking forward to Qatar, Boessen Hagan surely will win that.
don't you mean oman? 
thanks for the comments. much appreciated
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14th-19th February 2010 - Tour of Oman
Following the success of the Tour of Qatar over the past couple of years, A.S.O, the organisers behind the Tour de France as well as many other events, decided to take the cycling world to the Middle Eastern country of Oman.
Situated on the west of Africa, Oman will throw up similar riding conditions to the Tour of Qatar, which is held just a few days earlier. The stages look set to end in mass sprints, and the race ends with a short Individual Time Trial for stage 6.
Many of the teams that went to the Tour of Qatar are expected to bring the same riders to the Tour of Oman, so expect fireworks with big attacks from breakaways and fast sprint finishes.
Tour of Oman Start List:
Spoiler Sky
1. E.Boasson Hagen
2. J.A.Flecha
3. M.Hayman
4. L.P.Nordhaug
5. I.Stannard
6. C.Sutton
7. G.Thomas
8. D.Viganò
BMC
11. M.Burghardt
12. A.Ballan
13. C.Barton
14. J.Louder
15. F.Stalder
16. J.Stewart
17. D.Wyss
18. S.Zahner
Astana
21. P.Tiralongo
22. S.Davis
23. A.Dyachenko
24. M.Gourov
25. J.Hernández
26. S.Renev
27. M.Selvaggi
28. G.Stangelj
Omega Pharma
31. L.Hoste
32. J.Bakelandts
33. W.Cretskens
34. F.De Greef
35. M.Delage
36. M.Elijzen
37. S.Scheirlinckx
38. G.Van Avermaet
Skil - Shimano
41. K.Van Hummel
42. A.Geniez
43. S.Geschke
44. F.Goesinnen
45. S.Houanard
46. A.Timmer
47. R.Wagner
48. F.Wilmann
PSK Whirlpool
51. S.Kozúbek
52. A.Broz
53. T.Danacik
54. J.DanacÃk
55. V.Dlouhý
56. F.Kloucek
ISD - Neri
61. D.Kostyuk
62. S.Clarke
63. O.Gatto
64. B.Huzarski
65. V.Kondrut
66. G.Mirenda
67. D.Ricci Bitti
68. E.Vona
ISD CT
71. A.Usov
72. I.Abakoumov
73. Y.Agarkov
74. A.Pakthusov
75. M.Polishchuk
76. V.Popkov
77. V.Rybin
78. O.Sheydyk
Colnago - CSF
81. D.Pozzovivo
82. M.Belletti
83. F.Canuti
84. M.Frapporti
85. M.Gaia
86. A.Marangoni
87. S.Modolo
88. S.Stortoni
Acqua & Sapone
91. V.Miholjevic
92. R.Chtioui
93. A.Donati
94. F.Failli
95. R.Honig
96. R.Marzoli
97. S.Masciarelli
98. L.Paolini
Xacobeo
101. J.A.De Segovia
102. A.Fernández
103. R.GarcÃa
104. V.Isaychev
105. S.MartÃnez
106. N.Oliveira
107. G.Rabuñal
108. G.RodrÃguez
Fly V
111. B.Day
112. A.Bazzana
113. H.Brooks
114. D.J.Crawford
115. Z.Davies
116. D.Kemp
117. D.Lill
118. J.Thomson
Bouygues Télécom
121. J.Tschopp
122. F.Bichot
123. A.Charteau
124. D.Gaudin
125. Y.Gène
126. S.Haddou
127. M.Sprick
128. S.Turgot
Saur - Sojasun
131. J.Engoulvent
132. C.Coutouly
133. F.Jeandesboz
134. C.Lemoine
135. L.Mangel
136. R.Matheou
137. S.Poulhiès
138. J.Simon
Landbouwkrediet
141. B.De Waele
142. F.Amorison
143. D.Bellemakers
144. J.Bertrand
145. S.Caethoven
146. D.Commeyne
147. K.Peeters
148. T.Van den Haute
Adria Mobil
151. M.Mahoric
152. P.Gorenc
153. A.Hocevar
154. B.Jarc
155. J.Music
156. T.Nose
CDC - Cavaliere
161. D.Callegarin
162. D.Agosta
163. D.Andrenacci
164. D.Bonuccelli
165. D.D'Angelo
166. G.Muraglia
167. B.Riccio
168. D.Stankovic
Betonezpressz
171. R.Ivanov
172. M.Carletti
173. G.Coletta
174. K.Lovassy
175. W.Proch
176. D.Puskas
177. E.Rizza
178. G.Visconti
AndalucÃa
181. J.M.Montenegro
182. A.Cabello
183. J.J.Estrada
184. P.Lechuga
185. M.Ortega
186. J.RamÃrez Abeja
Itera - Katusha
191. D.Kosyakov
192. P.Ignatenko
193. V.Kuznetsov
194. R.Maikin
195. A.Mironov
196. E.Popov
197. A.Porsev
198. A.Solomennikov
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Boasson Hagen for a desert double! 
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14th February 2010 - Tour of Oman Stage 1 (Muscat Corniche)
The first ever stage of the Tour of Oman is a 3-lap circuit based around the capital Muscat. With buildings in the capital, the riders should get some protection from the possible strong winds, but as the pack heads out into the surroundings desert, expect there to be some problems for the peleton.
Riders to Watch: E. Boasson Hagen, K. Van Hummel, A. Usov, G. Van Avermaet
My tip for the Stage: E. Boasson Hagen. He has the form after the 4 victories and the Overall Classification in Qatar just 2 days ago, and I expect him to carry on where he left off in Muscat.
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the_hoyle wrote:
Now that I have completed the Tour of Qatar, I have a question for my readers of the story...
Do you think I should choose a different view when it comes to the screenshot, or is the view I currently use ok?
With the way that report and results are given, I am looking at a newspaper/website style of layout, so would a different screenshot improve it.
I want to ask before I continue to the Tour of Oman so a quick reply would be much apprieciated
it's all good but maybe you could include some more pictures other then just the winner crossong the line. maybe get a picture of the break, major attacks, any major falls or just some nice pictures of the bunch. |
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ringo182 wrote:
the_hoyle wrote:
Now that I have completed the Tour of Qatar, I have a question for my readers of the story...
Do you think I should choose a different view when it comes to the screenshot, or is the view I currently use ok?
With the way that report and results are given, I am looking at a newspaper/website style of layout, so would a different screenshot improve it.
I want to ask before I continue to the Tour of Oman so a quick reply would be much apprieciated
I am going to be doing that for more major races and my objectives it is something I plan on doing definately. thanks for the comments though.
it's all good but maybe you could include some more pictures other then just the winner crossong the line. maybe get a picture of the break, major attacks, any major falls or just some nice pictures of the bunch.
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Posted on 17-10-2010 16:16
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14th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 1 (Muscat Corniche)
Breakaway succeeds in Muscat for Commeyne victory
Davy Commeyne won the first ever stage of the Tour of Oman, after a long breakaway in the desert finished in success.
The Landbouwkdiet rider hung on at the end with the peleton baring down his neck, along with fellow escapee Antonio Cabello of AndalucÃa - Cajasur who came in second, in front of Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen in third.
The breakaway formed after only 15km of the stage, and through great teamwork between the 9 riders, they soon opened up a large gap on the peleton.
The peleton severely underestimated the break, only reacting to chase them back with 64km to go, but with the gap at 8'46", and it was only Team Sky who reacted. Eventually, with 15km left, and the gap still at 2'36", the other sprinter's team joined in the chase, but was this too little too late.
Up the road, the organisation in the break was slowly disappearing, and with a few attacks and digs from the riders, it soon began to splinter and split up. With 5km left and 36" lead, only 5 riders remained from the original breakaway, and with a sprint trains beginning to form, it was going to be a tight finish. And it definitely proved to be that.
At the flamme rouge, the sprint was bearing down on Commeyne and Cabello, but they just did enough to hang on, and start the Tour of Oman with a very exciting finish, and becomes the first ever wearer of the Oman Leader's Red Jersey.
Commeyne goes into the history books with the first ever Tour of Oman victory
Final Standings:
| 1 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | 2h38'16 | | 2 | Antonio Cabello | AndalucÃa - Cajasur | s.t. | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Simone Stortoni | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 5 | Gianfranco Visconti | Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 | s.t. | | ... | | 23 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 26 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 50 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 55 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | 2h37'50 | | 2 | Antonio Cabello | AndalucÃa - Cajasur | + 12 | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 18 | | 4 | Wilfried Cretskens | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 22 | | 5 | Simone Stortoni | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 26 | | ... | | 23 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 26 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 50 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 55 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | 31 | | 2 | Antonio Cabello | AndalucÃa - Cajasur | 22 | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 16 | | 4 | Simone Stortoni | Colnago - CSF Inox | 14 | | 5 | Gianfranco Visconti | Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 | 12 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Antonio Cabello | AndalucÃa - Cajasur | 2h38'16 | | 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 6 | | 3 | Simone Stortoni | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 4 | Romain Matheou | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 5 | Oscar Gatto | ISD - Neri | s.t. | | ... | | 17 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Landbouwkrediet | 7h54'48 | | 2 | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 3 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | CDC - Cavaliere | s.t. | | 5 | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
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Posted on 17-10-2010 16:34
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15th February 2010 - Tour of Oman Stage 2 (Nizwa–Samail)
Stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar is another flat stage from Nizwa, in the North of Oman to Samail, which is situated on the Northern Coastline.
Like the stage one, the peleton biggest worry will the be weather conditions, which can change in a moment, and can make or break a team's tactics at the start.
Riders to Watch: E. Boasson Hagen, K. Van Hummel, L. Paolini, O. Gatto
My tip for the Stage: O. Gatto. The Italian looked strong at the finish with a late surge into Muscat, finishing 7th, and I expect him to look strong again today.
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Posted on 21-10-2010 14:04
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sorry for not updating in a few days. Been a little busy. Hopefully will be able to do some tonight and then over the weekend
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