The 2008 Tour of Qatar was held from 27 January to 1 February 2008 in Qatar. It is a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 712.5 kilometres and is part of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour.
Stage summary
Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Time 1 27 January Doha Corniche Doha Corniche 6 km Team Slipstream Skil–Shimano Matteo Tosatto Wilfried Cretskens Steven de Jongh 6:35 + 0:00 + 0:00 2 28 January Zubarah Doha Golf Club 137.5 km Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Danilo Napolitano Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet 2:34:59 + 0:09 + 0:14 3 29 January Camel Race Track Qatar Foundation 147.5 km Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Steven de Jongh Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet 6:04:30 + 0:13 + 0:24 4 30 January Khalifa International Stadium Al Khor Corniche 131.5 km Alberto Loddo Tom Boonen Sebastian Siedler Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet 8:48:57 + 0:16 + 0:28 5 31 January Al Khor Academy Al Khor Corniche 170 km Danilo Napolitano Alberto Loddo Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet 12:38:07 + 0:17 + 0:30 6 1 February Al Wakrah Doha Corniche 120 km Tom Boonen Alberto Loddo Luciano Pagliarini Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet 15:27:44 + 0:27 + 0:40
Other leading top threes
Stage Sprints Pts Under 23 Time Teams Time 1 no sprints none Christopher Sutton Martijn Maaskant Huub Duyn 6:37 + 0:00 + 0:00 Team Slipstream Skil–Shimano 6:35 + 0:02 + 0:05 2 Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Danilo Napolitano 33 27 25 Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts 2:35:13 + 0:01 + 0:06 Skil–Shimano 7:32:33 + 0:07 + 2:08 3 Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Greg Van Avermaet 63 52 51 Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts 6:04:53 + 0:03 + 0:09 Skil–Shimano 18:01:41 + 0:09 + 2:47 4 Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton 90 69 64 Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts 8:49:23 + 0:06 + 0:10 Skil–Shimano 26:15:20 + 0:09 + 2:47 5 Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Greg Van Avermaet 115 92 79 Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts 12:38:37 + 0:06 + 0:10 Skil–Shimano 37:43:02 + 0:09 + 2:47 6 Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Alberto Loddo 14510597 Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts 15:28:24 + 0:06 + 0:10 Skil–Shimano 46:12:23 + 0:09 + 2:47
Men's top 10 overall
Pos Rider Time 1 Tom Boonen 15:27:44 2 Steven de Jongh + 0:27 3 Greg Van Avermaet + 0:40 4 Christopher Sutton + 0:46 5 Jürgen Roelandts + 0:50 6 Alexandre Pichot + 1:10 7 Maarten Tjallingii + 1:12 8 Alberto Loddo + 1:22 9 Wilfried Cretskens + 1:3110 Sebastian Siedler + 1:41
References Official site Cyclingnews.com 2008 Tour of Qatar