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The second stage started in Al Zubarah and finished after 137.5 kilometres at the Doha Golf Club. After three kilometres
and under the influence of a strong tail wind that would play a major role most of the day, the bunch broke up into several
groups. In the front group Quickstep was represented by six riders including defending champ Wilfried Cretskens,
Tom Boonen and overall leader Matteo Tosatto.
The leading group of 24 men saw its lead grow rapidly. After 15 kilomtres
the front group had a lead of 35 seconds on a first chasing group and 1' 30" on a second group. The first intermediate
sprint, situated at Madinat Al Shamal (km 21), was won by Steven De Jongh (Quickstep) beat Tom Veelers (Skil - Shimano) and
Matteo Tosatto (Quickstep).
After 50 kilometres the front group only had left a lead of 12 seconds
on the first chasing group. The race leaders rode an average speed of 57 kilometres during the first hour. After 62 kilomtres
the chasing group caught the escapees. Behind them dropped riders would remain between 1’20 and 1’35 adrift.
The second bonus sprint was claimed by Boonen ahead of Veelers and De Jongh.
After 105 kilometres serious business
started again with only thirty kilometres to go when the Quick Step team eased up the pace. Only thirteen riders managed to
remain in the front group: Cretskens, Boonen, De Jongh, Hulsmans, Wynants (All Quickstep), Napolitano (Lampre), Backstedt
and Sutton (Slipstream), Van Avermaet, Roelandts and Tjallinghi (Silence-Lotto), as well as Pichot (Bouyges Telecom).
The race was really fast, the average speed in the second hour was 55,8 kilometres per hour. After 108 kilometres the front
group had a lead of 12 seconds on a first chasing group with around 30 riders. The gap remained stable and with 5 kilomtres
to go the front group extended its lead to 20 seconds.
The decision was made by a sprint between the strong men of the stage. Well launched by his blue and white train,
Tom Boonen conquered his first individual success of this 2008 edition and his 13th stage win in Qatar. The Belgian rider
outsprinted his compatriot Van Avermaet and Italian rider Napolitano. Boonen also takes command of the general classification
and now has a lead of 9 seconds on his team mate De Jongh. He also claims the points silver jersey while Van Avermaet
captures the blue jersey for the best young rider.
Tom Boonen said after the stage: "It was very hard, very hard. The wind was perfect to make a big mess today. Immediately
from kilometre zero, the entire team attacked. There was a battle during 60 kilometres, and then a big bunch got back and
it was a little bit quieter with the wind in a different direction. On the last 30 kms, we just exploded everything. Everybody
was completely ’full gas’. It’s always fast here but its better when you attack yourself. In that way, you’re
sure that you’re at the front.
I stopped my season earlier last year and did the same training as last year so I
had a bit more rest. Now, my shape isn’t as good as the last three years. Anyway, that’s what I thought before
winning this one. But I do think I have more progression for the upcoming classics. There’s still a long way to go before
the main objectives. I hadn’t planned to go 100% at the beginning of the season but here you don’t have the choice…"
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Results Tour of Qatar 2008
stage 2
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
2.28.37 (55.5 km/h)
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto
3 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre
4 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
5 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto
6 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
7 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step
8 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto
0.07
9 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
10 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
0.20
11 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
12 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
0.24
13 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano
0.40
14 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Scott 0.45
15 Wouter Weylandt
(Bel) Quick Step
16 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
17 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Credit Agricole
18 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
19 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence - Lotto
20 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
21 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
22 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
23 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
24 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
25 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
26 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems
27 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano
28 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
29 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole
30 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano
31 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto
32 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott
3.32
33 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram
34 Evert Verbist (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
35 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porshe
36 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
37 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
38 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
39 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Silence - Lotto
40 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
41 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas
42 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team
43 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
44 Curvers Roy (Ned) Skil-Shimano
45 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole
46 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas
47 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas
48 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Team Milram
49 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
50 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
51 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
52 Eric Berthou (Fra) Credit Agricole
53 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porshe
54 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott
55 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto
56 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
57 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Credit Agricole
4.14
58 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott
59 Omar Hasanin (Syr) Doha Team
6.57
60 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Doha Team
6.59
61 Hossein Askari (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
62 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Scott
7.01
63 Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott
8.12
64 Robbie Williams (Aus) Drapac Porshe
65 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott
66 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano
67 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
68 Koen Barbé (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
69 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto
70 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre
71 Nicolaï Trussov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
72 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
73 Rafaa Chitioui (Tun) Doha Team
74 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas
75 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas
76 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
77 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems
78 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram
79 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram
80 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
81 Abbas Saeiditanha (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
82 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
83 Amir Zargari (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
84 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
85 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
86 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
87 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
88 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
89 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Racing Team
90 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
91 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
92 Roberto Longo (Ita) Lampre
93 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
94 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
95 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
96 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
97 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre
98 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porshe
99 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
100 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
101 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre
102 Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
103 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott
104 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
105 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
106 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
107 Guido Trenti (USA) Liquigas
108 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
9.47
109 Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
12.42
110 Hossein Jahanbanian (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
111 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
112 Peter Mc Donald (Aus) Drapac Porshe
113 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
114 Kilian Patour (Fra) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
115 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Credit Agricole
116 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
117 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
118 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems
119 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
120 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
121 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
122 Abdelbasat Hanachi (Alg) Doha Team
123 Tareq Esmaeili (Qat) Doha Team
124 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porshe
125 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porshe
126 Khaleel Abduljanan (Qat) Doha Team
127 Seyed Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
128 Preben Van Hecke (Bel)
Topsport Vlaanderen
129 Hamad Afif (Qat) Doha Team
13.41
130 Moosa Said (Qat) Doha Team
131 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
14.26
General Classification after stage 2
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
2.34.59
2 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step
0.09
3 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto
0.14
4 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
0.15
5 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
0.20
6 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto
7 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre
0.21
8 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
0.26
9 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto
0.27
10 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
0.32
11 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
0.47
12 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
0.58
13 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
14 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano
15 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
0.59
16 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano
1.03
17 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano
18 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence - Lotto
1.05
19 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto
20 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Credit Agricole
1.07
21 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
22 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole
23 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems
1.09
24 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
1.10
25 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
26 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
1.11
27 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
28 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
29 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Scott 1.16
30 Wouter Weylandt (Bel)
Quick Step
1.19
31 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
1.39
32 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
3.45
33 Curvers Roy (Ned) Skil-Shimano
3.50
34 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
35 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas
3.51
36 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas
37 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas
38 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Silence - Lotto
3.52
39 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto
40 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole
3.54
41 Eric Berthou (Fra) Credit Agricole
42 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porshe
3.57
43 Evert Verbist (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
44 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
45 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
3.58
46 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
47 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
48 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
49 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team
50 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram
51 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
52 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Team Milram
53 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
4.02
54 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott
4.03
55 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott
56 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Credit Agricole
4.36
57 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott
4.45
58 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porshe
4.49
59 Omar Hasanin (Syr) Doha Team
7.36
60 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Doha Team
7.38
61 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Scott
7.41
62 Hossein Askari (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
8.02
63 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
8.27
64 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
65 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
66 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
67 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano
8.30
68 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
69 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas
8.31
70 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto
8.32
71 Nicolaï Trussov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
8.36
72 Robbie Williams (Aus) Drapac Porshe
8.37
73 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre
74 Roberto Longo (Ita) Lampre
75 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre
76 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
77 Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
78 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
8.38
79 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
80 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
81 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Racing Team
82 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
83 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram
84 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
85 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram
8.41
86 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
8.42
87 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
88 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
89 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
90 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
91 Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott
8.43
92 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott
93 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott
94 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
8.50
95 Rafaa Chitioui (Tun) Doha Team
8.51
96 Abbas Saeiditanha (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
8.55
97 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
98 Amir Zargari (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
99 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
8.56
100 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas
9.23
101 Guido Trenti (USA) Liquigas
102 Koen Barbé (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
9.25
103 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porshe
9.29
104 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems
9.33
105 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
9.34
106 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre
9.49
107 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
10.06
108 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
10.28
109 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
13.06
110 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems
111 Peter Mc Donald (Aus) Drapac Porshe
13.07
112 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porshe
113 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porshe
114 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
115 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
116 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
13.08
117 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
13.10
118 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
13.12
119 Abdelbasat Hanachi (Alg) Doha Team
13.21
120 Tareq Esmaeili (Qat) Doha Team
121 Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
13.25
122 Hossein Jahanbanian (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
123 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
124 Seyed Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi (IRI) Iran Cycling Federation
125 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
13.35
126 Kilian Patour (Fra) Slipstream p/b Chipotle
14.20
127 Hamad Afif (Qat) Doha Team
128 Moosa Said (Qat) Doha Team
129 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Credit Agricole
14.27
130 Khaleel Abduljanan (Qat) Doha Team
14.29
131 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
14.56
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