UAQ International Race - 2.2

United Arab Emirates, February 21-24, 2008

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Stage 1 - February 21: Palm Beach Hotel - Falaj Al Moalla, 110 km

Photography

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Images by Moad Sultan

The peloton cruises along.
The front group on the sandy part of the parcours.
The national team of the United Arabic Emirates towards the front of the race.
An attack by Mohammad Rajablou (44) is answered by several riders.
The road block for the race was a rolling kind of block.
The bunch split in half.
These spectators were rather relaxed.
The green and the yellow jersey after stage one was held by Hossein Natehgi (IRI) Paykan Team on the right. Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida in second place for points stepped in to wear it.
Yousef Mirza (UAE) powers along a sandy highway.

Results

1 Hossein Natehgi (IRI) Paykan Team          2.36.26 (42,190 km/h)
2 Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida           
3 Yousef Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team               
4 Kahili Abduljanan (Qat) Qatar Team                
5 Hossein Askari (IRI) Paykan Team                  
6 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Paykan Team                  
7 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Tunis Team            0.46
8 Badr Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team                 
9 Raffa Chtioui (Tun) Tunis Team                0.49
10 Florin Monreal (Ger) Team Physiodom          1.10
11 Karim Jendoubi (Tun) Tunis Team              1.23
12 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida       1.32
13 Sherif Abdalla (Egy) Egypt Team                  
14 Giorgi Nadiradze (Geo) Georgian Team             
15 Tareq Haghi (Qat) Qatar Team                     
16 Alireza Haghi (IRI) Paykan Team                  
17 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida            
18 Moosa Said (Qat) Qatar Team                      
19 Jan Deutschmann (Ger) Team Physiodom             
20 Pavol Polievka (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida    1.56
21 Ahmed Mraihi (Tun) Tunis Team                1.58
22 Badr Ali Shambih (UAE) UAE Cycling Team      2.05
23 Mohammad Rajablou (IRI) Paykan Team              
24 Mansoor Ali Shambi (UAE) Al Araby Team           
25 Philipp Becker (Ger) Team Physiodom              
26 Omar Al Mansory (UAE) Al Araby Team              
27 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Katro           
28 Radhwan Moraqab (Qat) Qatar Team                 
29 Mohamed Hasan Almurawi (UAE) UAE Cycling Team    
29 Branislav Zachar (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida      
31 Andreas Keuser (Ger) Team Physiodom              
32 Maher Hasnaoui (Tun) Tunis Team              2.17
33 Aymen Brini (Tun) Tunis Team                     
34 Sayed Taha (Brn) Bahrain Team                    
35 Ahmed Hafez (Egy) Egypt Team                 2.25
36 Karsten Delle (Ger) Team Physiodom               
37 Tariq Qobaid Murad (UAE) Al Araby Team      10.29
38 Hassan Ali (Brn Bahrain Team                     
39 Khalid Ali Shambih (UAE) UAE Cycling Team        
40 Marco Müller (Ger) Team Physiodom           
41 Ahmed Salman (Brn) Bahrain Team                  
42 Ahmmed Sayed (Brn) Bahrain Team                  
43 Humaid Mehrab (UAE) UAE Cycling Team             
44 Archil Makharashvili (Geo) Georgian Team         
45 Mohammed Mansiur (Brn) Bahrain Team              
46 Mohammed Alkabarov (UAE) Al Araby Team           
47 Amr Mahmoud (Egy) Egypt Team                     
48 Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida          
49 Ahmed Rashad (Egy) Egypt Team                    
50 Esmaeil Delmorad (UAE) Al Araby Team        23.24
51 Fedor Slegtenhorst (Ned) Cosmote Katro      23.33
52 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Cosmote Katro            
53 Majed Albalooshi (UAE) Al Araby Team             
54 Fotios Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Katro           
DNF Jumber Dakhundaridze (Geo) Georgian Team        
DNF Sergo Murjikneli (Geo) Georgian Team            
DNF Aggelis Armenatzoglou (Gre) Cosmote Katro       
DNF Hamad Afif (Qat) Qatar Team                     
DNF Nodar Kvavadze (Geo) Georgian Team              
DNF Kakhaber Loseurasdhvili (Geo) Georgian Team     
DNF Mohamed Mohsen (Egy) Egypt Team                 
DNF Ahmed Jamal (Brn) Bahrain Team                  
DNF Nikalaos Kaloudakis (Gre) Cosmote Katro  

Points 

1 Hossein Natehgi (IRI) Paykan Team          20 pts
2 Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida    15
3 Yousef Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team        12
4 Kahili Abduljanan (Qat) Qatar Team         10
5 Hossein Askari (IRI) Paykan Team            8
6 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Paykan Team            6
7 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Tunis Team          4
8 Badr Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team           3
9 Raffa Chtioui (Tun) Tunis Team              2
10 Florin Monreal (Ger) Team Physiodom        1     

Teams  

1 Paykan Team          7.49.18
2 UAE Cycling Team        2.51
3 Tunis Team              2.58
4 Dukla Trencin Merida    3.04
5 Qatar Team                  
6 Team Physiodom          4.47
7 Egypt Team             14.26
8 Al Araby Team          14.39
9 Bahrain Team           23.15
10 Cosmote Katro         49.11

General classification after stage 1

1 Hossein Natehgi (IRI) Paykan Team          2.36.26
2 Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida           
3 Yousef Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team               
4 Kahili Abduljanan (Qat) Qatar Team                
5 Hossein Askari (IRI) Paykan Team                  
6 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Paykan Team                  
7 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Tunis Team            0.46
8 Badr Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team                 
9 Raffa Chtioui (Tun) Tunis Team                0.49
10 Florin Monreal (Ger) Team Physiodom          1.10
11 Karim Jendoubi (Tun) Tunis Team              1.23
12 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida       1.32
13 Sherif Abdalla (Egy) Egypt Team                  
14 Giorgi Nadiradze (Geo) Georgian Team             
15 Tareq Haghi (Qat) Qatar Team                     
16 Alireza Haghi (IRI) Paykan Team                  
17 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida            
18 Moosa Said (Qat) Qatar Team                      
19 Jan Deutschmann (Ger) Team Physiodom             
20 Pavol Polievka (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida    1.56
21 Ahmed Mraihi (Tun) Tunis Team                1.58
22 Badr Ali Shambih (UAE) UAE Cycling Team      2.05
23 Mohammad Rajablou (IRI) Paykan Team              
24 Mansoor Ali Shambi (UAE) Al Araby Team           
25 Philipp Becker (Ger) Team Physiodom              
26 Omar Al Mansory (UAE) Al Araby Team              
27 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Katro           
28 Radhwan Moraqab (Qat) Qatar Team                 
29 Mohamed Hasan Almurawi (UAE) UAE Cycling Team    
29 Branislav Zachar (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida      
31 Andreas Keuser (Ger) Team Physiodom              
32 Maher Hasnaoui (Tun) Tunis Team              2.17
33 Aymen Brini (Tun) Tunis Team                     
34 Sayed Taha (Brn) Bahrain Team                    
35 Ahmed Hafez (Egy) Egypt Team                 2.25
36 Karsten Delle (Ger) Team Physiodom               
37 Tariq Qobaid Murad (UAE) Al Araby Team      10.29
38 Hassan Ali (Brn Bahrain Team                     
39 Khalid Ali Shambih (UAE) UAE Cycling Team        
40 Marco Müller (Ger) Team Physiodom           
41 Ahmed Salman (Brn) Bahrain Team                  
42 Ahmmed Sayed (Brn) Bahrain Team                  
43 Humaid Mehrab (UAE) UAE Cycling Team             
44 Archil Makharashvili (Geo) Georgian Team         
45 Mohammed Mansiur (Brn) Bahrain Team              
46 Mohammed Alkabarov (UAE) Al Araby Team           
47 Amr Mahmoud (Egy) Egypt Team                     
48 Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida          
49 Ahmed Rashad (Egy) Egypt Team                    
50 Esmaeil Delmorad (UAE) Al Araby Team        23.24
51 Fedor Slegtenhorst (Ned) Cosmote Katro      23.33
52 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Cosmote Katro            
53 Majed Albalooshi (UAE) Al Araby Team             
54 Fotios Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Katro           

Points classification                         
 
1 Hossein Natehgi (IRI) Paykan Team          20 pts
2 Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin Merida    15
3 Yousef Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team        12
4 Kahili Abduljanan (Qat) Qatar Team         10
5 Hossein Askari (IRI) Paykan Team            8
6 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Paykan Team            6
7 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Tunis Team          4
8 Badr Mirza (UAE) UAE Cycling Team           3
9 Raffa Chtioui (Tun) Tunis Team              2
10 Florin Monreal (Ger) Team Physiodom        1  
 
Teams classification
 
1 Paykan Team          7.49.18
2 UAE Cycling Team        2.51
3 Tunis Team              2.58
4 Dukla Trencin Merida    3.04
5 Qatar Team                  
6 Team Physiodom          4.47
7 Egypt Team             14.26
8 Al Araby Team          14.39
9 Bahrain Team           23.15
10 Cosmote Katro         49.11