The 2011 Tour of Qatar was the tenth edition of the

Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...

cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the

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, and was held from 6 February to 11 February 2011, in Qatar. The previous race was won by

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of .

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2011 Tour of Qatar. These included ten

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teams, five

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teams, and one Continental team. Each team entered a squad of eight riders, giving the Tour a

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of 158 riders. The teams participating in the race were: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli * *

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Stages

Prologue

;6 February 2011 - Cultural Village, ( ITT) Traditionally time trials are ridden on bicycles made specifically for these events. However, being as this was the only time trial in the tour - and a short one - the teams were not allowed to bring time trial bikes and helmets.

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won the short 2.5 km

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, edging world champion

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by 4 seconds.

Stage 1

;7 February 2011 - Dukhan to Al Khor Corniche,

Stage 2

;8 February 2011 - Camel Race Track to Doha Golf Club,

Stage 3

;9 February 2011 - Al Wakra to Mesaieed,

Stage 4

;10 February 2011 - West Bay Lagoon to Al Kharaitiyat,

Stage 5

;11 February 2011 - Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche,

Classification leadership

In the 2011 Tour of Qatar, three different jerseys are awarded. For the

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, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on each stage and in intermediate sprints, the leader receives a golden jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Tour of Qatar, and the winner is considered the winner of the Tour. Additionally, there is a

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, which awards a silver jersey. In the points classification, cyclists get points for finishing in the top three in an intermediate sprint or the top twenty of a stage. The first in an intermediate sprint gets 3 points, second 2, and third a single point. The stage win affords 30 points, second is worth 27 points, 25 for third, 23 for fourth, 21 for fifth, 19 for sixth, 17 for seventh, 15 for eighth, 13 for ninth, 11 for tenth, and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for twentieth. There is also a youth classification, which awards a blue jersey. This classification is calculated the same as the general classification, but only riders born on or after January 1, 1986, are eligible. The race also awards a teams classification, which is not represented by a jersey. The teams classification is calculated by adding the times of each team's best three riders per stage per day.

Teams

Stages

Prologue

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

See also

References

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