The 2012 Tour of Qatar was the eleventh 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.HC event on the

UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ...

, and was held between 5 and 10 February 2012, in Qatar. The race was won for the fourth time by Belgium's

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, of the team, leading the race from start to finish and taking two stage victories along the way. Boonen's winning margin over runner-up

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() – the winners of the team time trial stage near the

Losail International Circuit The Losail International Circuit or Lusail International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة لوسيل الدولية) is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar. Built in just under a year by 1,000 workers ...

– was 28 seconds, and 's

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completed the podium, five seconds behind Farrar and 33 seconds down on Boonen. In the race's other classifications, Boonen also won the points classification, having held the lead of the standings from start to finish, Farrar's teammate

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won the white jersey for the youth classification, by placing eighth overall in the general classification, and finished at the head of the teams classification.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2012 Tour of Qatar. These included eleven

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teams, three

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teams, and two Continental teams. The teams that participated in the race were: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RTS Racing Team *

Stages

Stage 1

;5 February 2012 – Barzan Towers to College of the North Atlantic,

Stage 2

;6 February 2012 – Losail, team time trial (TTT)

Stage 3

;7 February 2012 –

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Al-Gharafa Stadium The Thani bin Jassim Stadium (), also known as the Al-Gharrafa Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Al Gharrafa district of Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Al-Gharrafa SC and Umm Salal SC play there. The st ...

Stage 4

;8 February 2012 – Al Thakhira to

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Stage 5

;9 February 2012 – Camel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche,

Stage 6

;10 February 2012 – Sealine Beach Resort to

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Classification leadership

References

External links

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