Tour of Qatar kicks off Sunday

February 5th, 2010 admin

If the classics are known for the cobbles and the bergs, the Tour of Qatar is known for the wind. The six-day men’s race is dead flat, yet the field can often be shattered by ferocious desert crosswinds. The preceding three-day Ladies Tour of Qatar has already had a taste of the sideways forces, with stage 2 shortened for conditions Thursday. Many of the biggest …


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