Posts Tagged ‘Tour of Qatar 2008’

The crash at the end of Stage 5 at the Tour of Qatar 2008 and the final sprint:

Highlights from the final stage of the 2008 Tour of Qatar:

Dortmund, 01 February 2008. The German ProTour Team MILRAM finished off the Tour of Qatar /27.01 – 01.02, UCI 2.1) with an 18th place finish by Marco Velo. The sprinter teams controlled the sixth and last stage of the desert race, as expected. The day’s victory after 120 km went to overall winner Tom Boonen, [...]

Convincing performance by the MILRAM duo on the longest stage on the Persian Gulf Dortmund, 31 January 2008.   The fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar (27.01.-01.02. / UCI 2.1) was again one for the sprinters around favorite  Tom Boonen.  Many riders tried their luck on the 170 kilometer longest stage between Al Khor Academy [...]

Highlights from Stage 4 of the 2008 Tour of Qatar from the Khalifa Stadium to Al Khor Corniche.

Youngster Niki Terpstra pushes himself into the Top Ten of the Best Young Rider Ranking Dortmund, 30 January 2008. MILRAM’s Niki Terpstra rode into the top ten in the Best Young Rider ranking with an admirable peformance in the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar (UCI 2.1). About 12 kilometers before the finish line, [...]

Highlights from the third stage of the 2008 Tour of Qatar.

Dortmund, 29 January 2008. Team Milram came in to the finish with the first large group in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar. The stage win went again to Belgian Tom Boonen (Quick-Step), who will continue to wear the leader’s golden jersey. He won in a mass sprint ahead of Italian Danilo Napolitano [...]

Highlights from the opening stage of the 2008 Tour of Qatar, a team trial in Doha.

Dortmund, 28 January 2008. Two flat tires ended Team MILRAM’s hopes of a success in the second stage of the Tour of Qatar (UCI 2.1). Alberto Ongarato and Marco Velo were both in promising position in the 137,5 km flat stage when the defects kept them from staying with the leaders.





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