2016 Tour of Qatar

The 2016 Tour of Qatar was a road cycling stage race that took place in Qatar between 8 and 12 February 2016. It was organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour de France and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2016 UCI Asia Tour. It was the 15th edition of the Tour of Qatar[1]

For the 2016 Ladies edition, see 2016 Ladies Tour of Qatar.
2016 Tour of Qatar
UCI Asia Tour
Race details
DatesFebruary 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)–February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
Stages5
Distance625 km (388.4 mi)
Winning time13h 47' 23"
Results
Winner  Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Dimension Data)
  Second  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (Team Katusha)
  Third  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
Points  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (Team Katusha)
Youth  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) (Team Giant–Alpecin)
  Team BMC Racing Team

The race consisted of five stages. It began in Dukhan and ended in Doha. The Tour of Qatar puts unusual demands on riders: it has no significant climbs, but almost every stage is affected by strong crosswinds. These conditions make the race ideal preparation for the spring classics season, so many prominent classics riders were present. The champion of the 2015 Tour of Qatar was Niki Terpstra (Etixx–Quick-Step), but his team was not invited to the event for disciplinary reasons.

The race was won by Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data). This was his second victory, following the 2013 edition. He won Stage 1 and finished second on the second and fifth stages. Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) won three other stages, with Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Dimension Data) winning the time trial but losing time to a puncture on the fourth stage.

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to take part in the race. Eight of these were UCI WorldTeams; eight were UCI Professional Continental teams; two were UCI Continental teams.[2] The WorldTeam Etixx–Quick-Step, which had won eight of the previous ten editions, including the 2015 edition with Niki Terpstra, was not invited. Although Wilfried Peeters, a directeur sportif with the team, had suggested that the team had chosen not to take part for sporting reasons, it was suggested in the days before the race that the president of the Qatar Cycling Federation, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al-Thani, had declined to invite the team because riders had failed to attend podium ceremonies promptly after winning stages in previous editions.[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Route
Stage schedule[4]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
1 8 February Dukhan to Al Khor Corniche 176 km (109 mi) Flat stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
2 9 February Doha to Doha 135 km (84 mi) Flat stage  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
3 10 February Lusail 11 km (7 mi) Individual time trial  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
4 11 February Al Zubara Fort to Madinat ash Shamal 189 km (117 mi) Flat stage  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
5 12 February Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche 114 km (71 mi) Flat stage  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)

Stages

Stage 1

8 February – Dukhan to Al Khor Corniche, 176 km (109 mi)

Result of Stage 1[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data 3h 28' 46"
2  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 0"
3  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Astana + 0"
4  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 0"
5  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 0"
6  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
7  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 0"
8  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 0"
9  Arnaud Gérard (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 0"
10  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Team Giant–Alpecin + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) General classificationPoints classification Team Dimension Data 3h 28' 31"
2  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 8"
3  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Astana + 11"
4  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 12"
5  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 13"
6  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 14"
7  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 15"
8  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 15"
9  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 15"
10  Arnaud Gérard (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 15"

Stage 2

9 February – Doha to Doha, 135 km (84 mi)

Result of Stage 2[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 3h 11' 26"
2  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
3  Roy Jans (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
4  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 0"
5  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
6  Andrea Palini (ITA) Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli + 0"
7  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 0"
8  André Looij (NED) Roompot–Oranje Peloton + 0"
9  Tomasz Kiendyś (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0"
10  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) General classificationPoints classification Team Dimension Data 6h 39' 51"
2  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 5"
3  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 14"
4  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Astana + 17"
5  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 18"
6  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 18"
7  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 20"
8  Arnaud Gérard (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 21"
9  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Youth classification Team Katusha + 21"
10  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 21"

Stage 3

10 February – Lusail, 11 km (7 mi) (ITT)

Result of Stage 3 (ITT)[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 13' 26"
2  Jos van Emden (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 25"
3  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 29"
4  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 32"
5  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Astana + 40"
6  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Astana + 43"
7  Mark Cavendish (GBR) General classificationPoints classification Team Dimension Data + 44"
8  Jordan Kerby (AUS) Drapac + 44"
9  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Team Giant–Alpecin + 45"
10  Daniel Oss (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 47"
General classification after Stage 3 (ITT)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) General classification Team Dimension Data 6h 53' 35"
2  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Points classification Team Dimension Data + 26"
3  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 32"
4  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 34"
5  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 45"
6  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Team Giant–Alpecin + 48"
7  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Youth classification Team Katusha + 1' 02"
8  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 1' 07"
9  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 1' 10"
10  Michael Schär (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 1' 15"


Stage 4

11 February – Al Zubara Fort to Madinat ash Shamal, 189 km (117 mi)

Result of Stage 4[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 3h 57' 12"
2  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 0"
3  Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) Team Katusha + 0"
4  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 0"
5  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Points classification Team Dimension Data + 0"
6  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 0"
7  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 6"
8  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Team Giant–Alpecin + 8"
9  Moreno Hofland (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 9"
10  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) Team Katusha + 9"
General classification after Stage 4[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) General classification Team Dimension Data 10h 51' 13"
2  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 2"
3  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 6"
4  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Points classification Team Katusha + 9"
5  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 19"
6  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Team Giant–Alpecin + 30"
7  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 41"
8  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Youth classification Team Katusha + 49"
9  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 50"
10  Michael Schär (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 58"

Stage 5


Result of Stage 5[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Points classification Team Katusha 2h 56' 16"
2  Mark Cavendish (GBR) General classification Team Dimension Data + 0"
3  Roy Jans (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
4  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 0"
5  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 0"
6  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 0"
7  Moreno Hofland (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 0"
8  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
9  André Looij (NED) Roompot–Oranje Peloton + 0"
10  Marco Canola (ITA) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) General classification Team Dimension Data 13h 47' 23"
2  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Points classification Team Katusha + 5"
3  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 8"
4  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 12"
5  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 25"
6  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Youth classification Team Giant–Alpecin + 36"
7  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Argon 18 + 47"
8  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Katusha + 55"
9  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 56"
10  Michael Schar (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 1' 04"

Classification leadership table
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Young rider classification
 Teams classification
1 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Søren Kragh Andersen BMC Racing Team
2 Alexander Kristoff Sven Erik Bystrøm Team Katusha
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Søren Kragh Andersen BMC Racing Team
4 Alexander Kristoff Mark Cavendish Alexander Kristoff
5 Alexander Kristoff
Final Mark Cavendish Alexander Kristoff Søren Kragh Andersen BMC Racing Team

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