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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
