2nd Tour of Qatar - 2.3

Qatar, January 31-February 4, 2003

2002 Results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners

The Stages

Stage 1 - January 31: Doha (Corniche) - Doha (Corniche), 90 km
Stage 2 - February 1: Ras Laffan - Doha (Corniche), 137 km
Stage 3 - February 2: Camel Race Track - Doha (Corniche), 187.5 km
Stage 4 - February 3: Al Wakra - Doha (Corniche), 151.5 km
Stage 5 - February 4: Sealine Beach Resort - Doha (Corniche), 144 km

Preview

Despite the threat of war looming in the Gulf, the second edition of the Tour of Qatar will go ahead as planned, with the opening 90 km stage starting and finishing in the capital Doha on January 31. The remaining four stages take the riders in various directions over the rest of the peninsula, each time finishing in Doha. The main obstacle that will have to be faced is the wind, rather than any kind of hill.

120 riders from 15 teams will contest the five day, UCI 2.3 event, which has 106,810 euros in prize money. The teams are as follows

Start list

Team Coast                           Quick Step-Davitamon
 
1 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger)            11 Richard Virenque (Fra)
2 Stefan Adamsson (Swe)              12 Frederic Amorison (Bel)
3 Daniel Becke (Ger)                 13 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun)
4 Thomas Liese (Ger)                 14 Aurélien Clerc (Swi)
5 Steffen Radochla (Ger)             15 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel)
6 Thorsten Rund (Ger)                16 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz)
7 Malte Urban (Ger)                  17 Servais Knaven (Ned)
8 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger)    18 Nick Nuyens (Bel)
 
ONCE-Eroski                          Rabobank
 
21 Jorg Jaksche (Ger)                31 Marc Wauters (Bel)
22 René Andrle (Cze)                 32 Bram De Groot (Ned)
23 José Azevedo (Por)                33 Kevin De Weert (Bel)
24 Gorka Beloki (Spa)                34 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned)
25 Angel Castresana (Spa)            35 Karsten Kroon (Ned)
26 Rafael Diaz (Spa)                 36 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned)
27 Isidro Nozal (Spa)                37 Roy Sentjens (Ned)
28 Mikel Pradera (Spa)               38 Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
 
Lotto-Domo                           Credit Agricole
 
41 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)              51 Thor Hushovd (Nor)
42 Christophe Detilloux (Bel)        52 Stéphane Auge (Fra)
43 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel)               53 Sébastien Hinault (Fra)
44 Leif Hoste (Bel)                  54 Mads Kaggestad (Nor)
45 Koos Moerenhout (Ned)             55 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra)
46 Leon Van Bon (Ned)                56 Anthony Morin (Fra)
47 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned)             57 Benoit Poilvet (Fra)
48 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel)
 
Saeco                                CSC
 
61 Ivan Quaranta (Ita)               71 Lars Michaelsen (Den)
62 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita)        72 Michaël Blaudzun (Den)
63 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita)               73 Julian Dean (NZl)
64 Antonio Bucciero (Ita)            74 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra)
65 Alessio Galletti (Ita)            75 Frank Schleck (Lux)
66 Igor Pugaci (Mda)                 76 Michael Sandstod (Den)
67 Alexandr Shefer (Kaz)             77 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel)
68 Gilberto Simoni (Ita)
 
FDJeux.com                           Lampre-Daikin
 
81 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra)             91 Jan Svorada (Cze)
82 Sandy Casar (Fra)                 92 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita)
83 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra)              93 Milan Kadlec (Cze)
84 Philippe Gilbert (Bel)            94 Alberto Loddo (Ita)
85 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra)            95 Mariano Piccoli (Ita)
86 Christophe Mengin (Fra)           96 Manuel Quinziato (Ita)
87 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)            97 Eddy Ratti (Ita)
88 Bradley Wiggins (GBr)             98 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol)
 
Gerolsteiner                         Sidermec-Saunier Duval
 
101 Olaf Pollack (Ger)               111 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)
102 Daniele Contrini (Ita)           112 Massimo Apollonio (Ita)
103 Rene Haselbacher (Aut)           113 Gabriele Balducci (Ita)
104 Sebastian Lang (Ger)             114 Paolo Bossoni (Ita)
105 Torsten Nitsche (Ger)            115 Patrick Calcagni (Swi)
106 Volker Ordowski (Ger)            116 Mauro Gerosa (Ita)
107 Steffen Weigold (Ger)            117 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita)
108 Peter Wrolich (Aut)              118 Gianluca Sironi (Ita)
 
Brioches la Boulangere               Phonak Hearing Systems
 
121 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra)         131 Massimo Strazzer (Ita)
122 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra)           132 Denis Bertolini (Ita)
123 Anthony Geslin (Fra)             133 Cyril Dessel (Fra)
124 Christophe Kern (Fra)            134 Martin Elmiger (Swi)
125 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra)           135 Fabrice Gougot (Fra)
126 Damien Nazon (Fra)               136 Bert Grabsch (Ger)
127 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra)         137 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger)
128 Thomas Voeckler (Fra)            138 Benoit Salmon (Fra)
 
Vlaanderen-T Interim
 
141 Stijn Devolder (Bel)
142 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)
143 Jan Kuyckx (Bel)
144 David Meys (Bel)
145 James Vanlandshoot (Bel)
146 Wouter Vanmechelen (Bel)
147 Ruud Verbakel (Bel)
148 Jan Verstraeten (Bel)

Past winners

2002 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Team Coast
 
Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com