en 2008 Tour of Qatar

The 2008 Tour of Qatar was held from 27 January to 1 February 2008 in Qatar. It is a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 712.5 kilometres and is part of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour.

Stage summary

Stage	Date	Start	Finish	Distance	Stage Top 3	Leading Top 3	Time
1	27 January	Doha Corniche	Doha Corniche	6 km	Quick-Step Team Slipstream Skil–Shimano	Matteo Tosatto Wilfried Cretskens Steven de Jongh	6:35 + 0:00 + 0:00
2	28 January	Zubarah	Doha Golf Club	137.5 km	Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Danilo Napolitano	Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet	2:34:59 + 0:09 + 0:14
3	29 January	Camel Race Track	Qatar Foundation	147.5 km	Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Steven de Jongh	Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet	6:04:30 + 0:13 + 0:24
4	30 January	Khalifa International Stadium	Al Khor Corniche	131.5 km	Alberto Loddo Tom Boonen Sebastian Siedler	Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet	8:48:57 + 0:16 + 0:28
5	31 January	Al Khor Academy	Al Khor Corniche	170 km	Danilo Napolitano Alberto Loddo Tom Boonen	Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet	12:38:07 + 0:17 + 0:30
6	1 February	Al Wakrah	Doha Corniche	120 km	Tom Boonen Alberto Loddo Luciano Pagliarini	Tom Boonen Steven de Jongh Greg Van Avermaet	15:27:44 + 0:27 + 0:40

Stage	Sprints	Pts	Under 23	Time	Teams	Time
1	no sprints	none	Christopher Sutton Martijn Maaskant Huub Duyn	6:37 + 0:00 + 0:00	Quick-Step Team Slipstream Skil–Shimano	6:35 + 0:02 + 0:05
2	Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Danilo Napolitano	33 27 25	Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts	2:35:13 + 0:01 + 0:06	Quick-Step Silence–Lotto Skil–Shimano	7:32:33 + 0:07 + 2:08
3	Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Greg Van Avermaet	63 52 51	Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts	6:04:53 + 0:03 + 0:09	Quick-Step Silence–Lotto Skil–Shimano	18:01:41 + 0:09 + 2:47
4	Tom Boonen Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton	90 69 64	Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts	8:49:23 + 0:06 + 0:10	Quick-Step Silence–Lotto Skil–Shimano	26:15:20 + 0:09 + 2:47
5	Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Greg Van Avermaet	115 92 79	Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts	12:38:37 + 0:06 + 0:10	Quick-Step Silence–Lotto Skil–Shimano	37:43:02 + 0:09 + 2:47
6	Tom Boonen Danilo Napolitano Alberto Loddo	145 105 97	Greg Van Avermaet Christopher Sutton Jürgen Roelandts	15:28:24 + 0:06 + 0:10	Quick-Step Silence–Lotto Skil–Shimano	46:12:23 + 0:09 + 2:47