2009 Tour of Qatar
# 2009 Tour of Qatar

The 2009 Tour of Qatar was held from 1 February to 6 February 2009 in Qatar. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 685 kilometres (426 mi) and was part of the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour. The Race was won by Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team.

During the night after stage 4 Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf of the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator team died in his sleep of a suspected heart attack. The organisers cancelled stage 5 and held a 'cycling procession' instead.

## Stage summary

| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Stage Top 3 | Leading Top 3 | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 February | Doha Corniche | Doha Corniche | 6 km | Garmin–Slipstream Quick Step Team Katusha | Bradley Wiggins Hans Dekkers Kilian Patour | 6'34" s.t. s.t. |
| 2 | 2 February | Khalifa International Stadium | Al Khor Corniche | 134 km | Roger Hammond Danilo Napolitano Heinrich Haussler | Roger Hammond Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler | 3h 39'30" + 6" + 7" |
| 3 | 3 February | Zubarah | Doha Golf Club | 137.5 km | Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Jürgen Roelandts | Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler | 6h 14'16" + 6" + 14" |
| 4 | 4 February | Doha Old Souq | Madinat Al Shamal | 141 km | Mark Cavendish Heinrich Haussler Tom Boonen | Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler | 10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" |
| 5 | 5 February | Camel Race Track | Qatar Foundation | 147.5 km | Cancelled | Tom Boonen Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler | 10h 19'07" + 10" + 12" |
| 6 | 6 February | Sealine Beach Resort | Doha Corniche | 121 km | Mark Cavendish Robert Förster Heinrich Haussler | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond | 12h 55'25" + 8" + 10" |

## Other leading top threes

| Stage | Sprints | Pts | Young Rider | Time | Teams | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | no sprints | none | Huub Duyn Wouter Weylandt Mikhail Ignatiev | 6'34" + 1" + 2" | Garmin–Slipstream Quick Step Team Katusha | 6'34" + 1" + 2" |
| 2 | Roger Hammond Danilo Napolitano Heinrich Haussler | 30 27 25 | Heinrich Haussler Huub Duyn Mikhail Ignatiev | 3h 39'37" + 2'08" + 2'10" | Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Katusha | 10h 45'42" + 0'53" + 4'17" |
| 3 | Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Roger Hammond | 56 54 50 | Heinrich Haussler Denis Galimzyanov Mark Cavendish | 6h 14'30" + 2'10" + 2'13" | Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Katusha | 18h 30'21" + 0'53" + 4'17" |
| 4 | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond | 81 75 61 | Heinrich Haussler Mark Cavendish Tom Veelers | 10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" | Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Columbia | 30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
| 5 | Tom Boonen Heinrich Haussler Roger Hammond | 81 75 61 | Heinrich Haussler Mark Cavendish Tom Veelers | 10h 19'19" + 2'09" + 2'23" | Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Columbia | 30h 45'06" + 2'27" + 5'29" |
| 6 | Heinrich Haussler Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano | 100 92 73 | Heinrich Haussler Mark Cavendish Tom Veelers | 12h 55'33" + 2'03" + 2'27" | Cervélo TestTeam Quick Step Team Columbia | 38h 34'00" + 2'27" + 5'29" |

## Men's top 10 overall

| Pos | Rider | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Tom Boonen | 12h 55'25" |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | + 0'08" |
| 3 | Roger Hammond | + 0'10" |
| 4 | Daniel Lloyd | + 0'25" |
| 5 | Andreas Klier | + 0'27" |
| 6 | Xavier Florencio | + 0'28" |
| 7 | Angelo Furlan | + 1'07" |
| 8 | Gabriel Rasch | + 1'43" |
| 9 | Mark Cavendish | + 2'11" |
| 10 | Tom Veelers | + 2'35" |
