Drużyna Garmin – Barracuda wykręciła najlepszy czas podczas drużynowej czasówki na 2. etapie Tour of Qatar. Liderem pozostał jednak Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma – Quick Step).
Każda drużyna musiała pokonać dziś 11,3 kilometra po krętej trasie w Lusali. Najszybciej z tym dystansem uporali się zawodnicy amerykańskiej drużyny Garmin-Barracuda, którzy potrzebowali na to 12 minut i 38 sekund. Drugie miejsce przypadło dla lidera wyścigu Toma Boonena i jego kolegów z Omega Pharma – Quick Step. Belgom do zwycięstwa zabrakło 7 sekund. Z kolei trzecie miejsce na etapie ze stratą 9 sekund zajął brytyjski Sky Team.
W klasyfikacji generalnej z takim samym czasem prowadzi Boonen przed Tylerem Farrarem (Garmin-Barracuda). Trzeci jest jego klubowy kolega, były zwycięzca Tour de Pologne Johan Van Summeren, który do swojego prowadzącego rodaka ma 3 sekundy.
Liquigas-Cannondale z Maciejem Bodnarem w składzie wykręcili 5. czas, co przesunęło Polaka na 30. miejsce w generalce. Kolarz z Chrząstawy Małej, do lidera traci 16 sekund.
Wyniki:
| 1 | Garmin – Barracuda | 0:12:38 | |
| 2 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:07 | |
| 3 | Sky Procycling | 0:00:09 | |
| 4 | Katusha Team | ||
| 5 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:13 | |
| 6 | RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:14 | |
| 7 | GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:16 | |
| 8 | BMC Racing Team | ||
| 9 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:17 | |
| 10 | Lotto-Belisol Team | ||
| 11 | FDJ-Bigmat | 0:00:23 | |
| 12 | Project 1t4i | 0:00:24 | |
| 13 | Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:00:31 | |
| 14 | Champion System | 0:01:03 | |
| 15 | Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:11 | |
| 16 | RTS Racing Team | 0:01:34 |
Klasyfikacja generalna:
| 1 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep | 3:24:07 | |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| 3 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda | 0:00:03 | |
| 4 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| 5 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| 6 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| 7 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:00:10 | |
| 8 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 9 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 11 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha | ||
| 12 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 13 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 14 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:12 | |
| 15 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha | ||
| 16 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha | ||
| 17 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | ||
| 18 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha | ||
| 19 | Michaël Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | ||
| 20 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 21 | Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky Procycling | ||
| 22 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha | ||
| 23 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha | ||
| 24 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | ||
| 25 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:13 | |
| 26 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | 0:00:15 | |
| 27 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:16 | |
| 28 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 29 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 30 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 31 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 32 | Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:17 | |
| 33 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 34 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 35 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 36 | Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 37 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 38 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank | 0:00:19 | |
| 39 | Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 40 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 41 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 42 | Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 43 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 44 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 46 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 47 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 48 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 49 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 50 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:20 | |
| 51 | Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 52 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 53 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank | ||
| 54 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | ||
| 55 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 56 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 57 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 58 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 59 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:23 | |
| 60 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | 0:00:26 | |
| 61 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 62 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 63 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 64 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 65 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 66 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 67 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | ||
| 68 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:00:27 | |
| 69 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Project 1t4i | ||
| 70 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i | ||
| 71 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i | ||
| 72 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | ||
| 73 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i | ||
| 74 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i | 0:00:29 | |
| 75 | Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:00:34 | |
| 76 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | ||
| 77 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | ||
| 78 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | ||
| 79 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:37 | |
| 80 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:44 | |
| 81 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Barracuda | 0:00:47 | |
| 82 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:00:55 | |
| 83 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:00:57 | |
| 84 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System | 0:01:06 | |
| 85 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System | ||
| 86 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion System | ||
| 87 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | ||
| 88 | Joss Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 89 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:11 | |
| 90 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 91 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 92 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin-Barracuda | 0:01:13 | |
| 93 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:14 | |
| 94 | Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | ||
| 95 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | ||
| 96 | Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | ||
| 97 | Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | ||
| 98 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:01:21 | |
| 99 | Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:01:23 | |
| 100 | David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team | 0:01:37 | |
| 101 | Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team | ||
| 102 | Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team | ||
| 103 | Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team | ||
| 104 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System | 0:01:39 | |
| 105 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:45 | |
| 106 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | 0:01:48 | |
| 107 | Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:50 | |
| 108 | Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:51 | |
| 109 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:01:56 | |
| 110 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 111 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:02:02 | |
| 112 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:02:03 | |
| 113 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:02:12 | |
| 114 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:02:16 | |
| 115 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:02:18 | |
| 116 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:02:23 | |
| 117 | Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:02:42 | |
| 118 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System | 0:02:48 | |
| 119 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha | 0:03:09 | |
| 120 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:03:56 | |
| 121 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:04:08 | |
| 122 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:04:55 | |
| 123 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System | 0:05:31 | |
| 124 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:14:15 | |
| 125 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team | 0:14:30 |
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