The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in

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. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the

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until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the

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for the first time, but it was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support. The event consisted of a men's competition over five stages, and, since

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, a women's competition over four stages – held a week before the men's race. Because Qatar is entirely flat, the tour was almost always won by a sprinter or classics specialist. Belgian

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and Dutchwoman

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hold the record with four overall wins, in the men's and ladies' competition respectively.

Men's past winners

General classification

Points classification

Stage wins

Ladies' past winners

General classification

Points classification

2017 Cancellation

The 2017 Tour of Qatar was scheduled to take place between 6 and 10 February 2017. However, in December 2016, the event was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support. It would have been the 16th edition of the race and third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. It was included in the UCI World Tour calendar for the first time.

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References

External links

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Statistics
at ''the-sports.org''
Tour of Qatar
at ''cqranking.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour of Qatar Cycle races in Qatar UCI World Tour races UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2002 2002 establishments in Qatar Women's road bicycle races