For the 2013 Ladies edition, see 2013 Ladies Tour of Qatar.
2013 Tour of Qatar
Date3–8 February 2013
Stages6
Distance732.2
Unitkm
Time15h 55' 20"
First colorgold
FirstMark Cavendish
First natGBR
SecondBrent Bookwalter
Second natUSA
ThirdTaylor Phinney
Third natUSA
PointsMark Cavendish
Points natGBR
Youth colorwhite
YouthTaylor Phinney
Youth natUSA
Previous2012
Next2014

The 2013 Tour of Qatar was the twelfth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 3 and 8 February 2013, in Qatar.

The race was won by Britain's Mark Cavendish,[1] of the team, winning the final four stages to take the victory. Cavendish's winning margin over runner-up Brent Bookwalter () – the winners of the team time trial stage – was 25 seconds, and Brookwalter's teammate Taylor Phinney completed the podium, one second behind Brookwalter and 26 seconds down on Cavendish. In the race's other classifications, Cavendish also won the points classification, Phinney won the white jersey for the youth classification, by placing third overall in the general classification, and finished at the head of the teams classification.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Tour of Qatar. These included twelve UCI ProTour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and a national team representing Japan.

The teams that participated in the race were:

  • Japan (national team)

Race overview

[2]

StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
13 FebruaryKatara Cultural Village to Dukhan Beach145.2 km (90.2 mi)Flat stageBrent Bookwalter (United States)[3]
24 FebruaryAl Rufaa Street14 km (8.7 mi)Team time trial[4]
35 FebruaryAl Wakra to Mesaieed143 km (88.9 mi)Flat stageMark Cavendish (United Kingdom)[5]
46 FebruaryCamel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche160 km (99.4 mi)Flat stageMark Cavendish (United Kingdom)[6]
57 FebruaryAl Zubara Fort to Madinat ash Shamal154 km (95.7 mi)Flat stageMark Cavendish (United Kingdom)[7]
68 FebruarySealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche116 km (72.1 mi)Flat stageMark Cavendish (United Kingdom)[8]

Stages

Stage 1

3 February 2013 – Katara Cultural Village to Dukhan Beach, 145.2 km (90.2 mi)[9]

Stage 1 result

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter (United States)3h 28' 47"
2Martin Elmiger (Switzerland)s.t.
3Grégory Rast (Switzerland)s.t.
4Bernhard Eisel (Austria)s.t.
5Elia Viviani (Italy)s.t.
6Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)s.t.
7Matti Breschel (Denmark)s.t.
8Taylor Phinney (United States)s.t.
9Heinrich Haussler (Australia)s.t.
10Mathieu Ladagnous (France)s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter (United States)3h 28' 37"
2Martin Elmiger (Switzerland)+ 4"
3Grégory Rast (Switzerland)+ 6"
4Bernhard Eisel (Austria)+ 6"
5Taylor Phinney (United States)+ 6"
6John Degenkolb (Germany)+ 8"
7Alexander Kristoff (Norway)+ 8"
8Elia Viviani (Italy)+ 10"
9Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)+ 10"
10Matti Breschel (Denmark)+ 10"

Stage 2

4 February 2013 – Al Rufaa Street, 14 km (8.7 mi) team time trial (TTT)[10]

Stage 2 result

TeamTime
116' 07"
2+ 5"
3+ 10"
4+ 11"
5+ 15"
6+ 17"
7+ 23"
8+ 23"
9+ 24"
10+ 26"

General Classification after Stage 2

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter (United States)3h 44' 44"
2Taylor Phinney (United States)+ 6"
3Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)+ 10"
4Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)+ 10"
5Michael Schär (Switzerland)+ 10"
6Bernhard Eisel (Austria)+ 11"
7Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)+ 15"
8Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom)+ 15"
9Mathew Hayman (Australia)+ 15"
10Luke Rowe (United Kingdom)+ 15"

Stage 3

5 February 2013 – Al Wakra to Mesaieed, 143 km (88.9 mi)[11]

Stage 3 result

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)3h 05' 14"
2Barry Markus (Netherlands)s.t.
3Aidis Kruopis (Lithuania)s.t.
4Nacer Bouhanni (France)s.t.
5Heinrich Haussler (Australia)s.t.
6Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)s.t.
7Roger Kluge (Germany)s.t.
8John Degenkolb (Germany)s.t.
9Filippo Fortin (Italy)s.t.
10Geoffrey Soupe (France)s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

RiderTeamTime
1Brent Bookwalter (United States)6h 49' 58"
2Taylor Phinney (United States)+ 6"
3Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)+ 7"
4Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)+ 8"
5Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)+ 6"
6Michael Schär (Switzerland)+ 10"
7Bernhard Eisel (Austria)+ 11"
8Mathew Hayman (Australia)+ 12"
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)+ 14"
10Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom)+ 15"

Stage 4

6 February 2013 – Camel Race Track to Madinat ash Shamal, 160 km (99.4 mi)[12]

Stage 4 result

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)3h 30' 05"
2Barry Markus (Netherlands)s.t.
3Andrea Guardini (Italy)s.t.
4Filippo Fortin (Italy)s.t.
5Alexander Kristoff (Norway)s.t.
6Jonathan Cantwell (Australia)s.t.
7Nacer Bouhanni (France)s.t.
8Aidis Kruopis (Lithuania)s.t.
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)s.t.
10Davide Appollonio (Italy)s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)10h 20' 01"
2Brent Bookwalter (United States)+ 2"
3Taylor Phinney (United States)+ 8"
4Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)+ 9"
5Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)+ 12"
6Michael Schär (Switzerland)+ 12"
7Bernhard Eisel (Austria)+ 13"
8Mathew Hayman (Australia)+ 14"
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)+ 16"
10Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom)+ 17"

Stage 5

7 February 2013 – Al Zubara Fort to Al Khor Corniche, 154 km (95.7 mi)[13]

Stage 5 result

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)3h 11' 11"
2Yauheni Hutarovich (Belarus)s.t.
3Aidis Kruopis (Lithuania)s.t.
4Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)s.t.
5Luke Rowe (United Kingdom)s.t.
6John Degenkolb (Germany)s.t.
7Alexander Kristoff (Norway)s.t.
8Nacer Bouhanni (France)s.t.
9Heinrich Haussler (Australia)s.t.
10Roger Kluge (Germany)s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)13h 30' 59"
2Brent Bookwalter (United States)+ 15"
3Taylor Phinney (United States)+ 20"
4Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)+ 22"
5Bernhard Eisel (Austria)+ 24"
6Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)+ 25"
7Michael Schär (Switzerland)+ 25"
8Mathew Hayman (Australia)+ 27"
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)+ 29"
10Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom)+ 30"

Stage 6

8 February 2013 – Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, 116 km (72.1 mi)[14]

Stage 6 result

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)3h 24' 31"
2Yauheni Hutarovich (Belarus)s.t.
3Barry Markus (Netherlands)s.t.
4Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)s.t.
5Taylor Phinney (United States)s.t.
6Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands)s.t.
7Alexander Kristoff (Norway)s.t.
8Bernhard Eisel (Austria)s.t.
9Nacer Bouhanni (France)s.t.
10Guillaume Boivin (Canada)s.t.

Final General Classification

RiderTeamTime
1Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)15h 55' 20"
2Brent Bookwalter (United States)+ 25"
3Taylor Phinney (United States)+ 26"
4Adam Blythe (United Kingdom)+ 30"
5Bernhard Eisel (Austria)+ 32"
6Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)+ 32"
7Michael Schär (Switzerland)+ 35"
8Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)+ 39"
9Luke Rowe (United Kingdom)+ 40"
10Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom)+ 40"

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral Classification
Points Classification
Young Rider Classification
Teams Classification
1Brent BookwalterBrent BookwalterBrent BookwalterTaylor Phinney
2
3Mark CavendishMark Cavendish
4Mark CavendishMark Cavendish
5Mark Cavendish
6Mark Cavendish
FinalMark CavendishMark CavendishTaylor Phinney

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