Belgier Boonen gewinnt Katar-Auftakt

Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step) hat den Auftakt der 11. Katar-Rundfahrt gewonnen.

Der 31-jährige Belgier konnte sich nach 142,5 Kilometern von den Barzan-Türmen (Barzan Towers) zum Doha Golf Club gegen den Briten Adam Blythe (BMC Racing) und den Slowaken Peter Sagan (Liquigas) durchsetzen. Bester Deutscher der Auftaktetappe wurde der Magdeburger Robert Wagner (RadioShack-Nissan) auf Platz zehn.

Mit seinem zweiten Saisonerfolg konnte Tagessieger Boonen zugleich das Gelbe Trikot des Gesamtführenden übernehmen. Ingesamt war der Boonens 19. Tageserfolg bei der Rundfahrt durch den Wüstenstaat am Persischen Golf. Dreimal konnte der Sprinter zudem die Gesamtwertung des Rennens für sich entscheiden.

11. Tour of Qatar (UCI-Kat. 2.1, 5. – 10. Februar 2012, Katar)
Resultat 1. Etappe, Barzan Towers – Doha Golf Club 142,5 km:

1. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 3:11:32 Stunden
2. Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
4. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
5. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
6. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank
7. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
8. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky
9. Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
10. Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
11. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
12. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
13. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
14. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
15. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
16. John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4i
17. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
18. Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
19. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
20. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
21. Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
22. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
23. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System
24. Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha
25. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling
26. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha
27. Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i
28. Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-BigMat
29. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
30. David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
31. Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
32. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha
33. Tom Veelers (Ned) Project 1t4i
34. Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
35. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
36. Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
37. Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
38. Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
39. Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System
40. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank
41. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
42. Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i
43. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda
44. Michaël Barry (Can) Sky Procycling
45. Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion System
46. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team
47. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
48. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-BigMat
49. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
50. Navardauskas GRM Ramunas
51. Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
52. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky Procycling
53. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
54. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha
55. Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
56. Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
57. Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha
58. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
59. Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
60. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
61. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
62. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
63. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
64. Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i
65. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i
66. David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team
67. Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
68. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
69. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
70. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
71. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
72. Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System
73. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
74. Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
75. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
76. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha
77. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
78. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
79. Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
80. Joss Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
81. Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team
82. Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
83. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
84. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
85. Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team
86. Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
87. Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan
88. Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
89. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
90. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
91. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Barracuda
92. Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
93. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
94. Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team
95. Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
96. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team
97. Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team
98. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
99. Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
100. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
101. Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan
102. Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
103. Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System
104. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
105. Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling
106. Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i
107. Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i
108. Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
109. Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 0:00:21
110. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 0:00:23
111. Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 0:00:29
112. Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor 0:00:31
113. Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System 0:00:33
114. Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor 0:00:37
115. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
116. Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:44
117. Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Barracuda
118. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
119. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:04
120. Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System 0:02:54
121. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha
122. Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
123. Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team 0:03:18
124. Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team 0:12:38
125. Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team
126. Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team

Gesamtwertung nach der 1. Etappe:

1. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 3:11:22 Stunden
2. Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team 0:00:04 zurück
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:06
4. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:07
5. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team
6. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling 0:00:08
7. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha
8. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank 0:00:09
9. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
10. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:10
11. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
12. Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
13. Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
14. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
15. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
16. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
17. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
18. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
19. John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4i
20. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
21. Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
22. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
23. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
24. Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
25. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
26. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System
27. Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha
28. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling
29. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha
30. Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i
31. Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-BigMat
32. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
33. David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
34. Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
35. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha
36. Tom Veelers (Ned) Project 1t4i
37. Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
38. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
39. Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
40. Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
41. Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
42. Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System
43. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank
44. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
45. Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i
46. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda
47. Michaël Barry (Can) Sky Procycling
48. Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion System
49. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team
50. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-BigMat
51. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
52. Navardauskas GRM Ramunas
53. Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
54. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky Procycling
55. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
56. Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
57. Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
58. Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha
59. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
60. Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
61. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
62. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
63. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
64. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
65. Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i
66. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i
67. David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team
68. Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
69. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
70. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
71. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
72. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
73. Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System
74. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
75. Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
76. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
77. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha
78. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
79. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
80. Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
81. Joss Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
82. Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team
83. Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
84. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
85. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
86. Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team
87. Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
88. Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan
89. Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
90. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-BigMat
91. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
92. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Barracuda
93. Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
94. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
95. Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team
96. Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
97. Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team
98. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
99. Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
100. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
101. Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan
102. Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
103. Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System
104. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
105. Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling
106. Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i
107. Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i
108. Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
109. Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 0:00:31
110. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 0:00:33
111. Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor 0:00:41
112. Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System 0:00:43
113. Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor 0:00:47
114. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
115. Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:54
116. Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Barracuda
117. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
118. Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 0:00:59
119. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:14
120. Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System 0:03:04
121. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha
122. Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
123. Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team 0:03:28
124. Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team 0:12:48
125. Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team
126. Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team

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