2009 Tour of Qatar
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| Dates | 1–6February | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 55' 25" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Tom Boonen (BEL)
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(Quick Step) | |
| Second |
 Heinrich Haussler (GER)
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(Cervélo TestTeam) | |
| Third |
 Roger Hammond (GBR)
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(Cervélo TestTeam) | |
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| Points |
Heinrich Haussler (GER)
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(Cervélo TestTeam) | |
| Youth |
Heinrich Haussler (GER)
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(Cervélo TestTeam) | |
| Team | Cervélo TestTeam | ||
The 2009 Tour of Qatar was held from 1 February to 6 February 2009 in Qatar. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 685 kilometres (426 mi) and was part of the 2008-2009 UCI Asia Tour. The Race was won by Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team.
During the night after stage 4 Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf of the Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator team died in his sleep of a suspected heart attack. The organisers cancelled stage 5 and held a 'cycling procession' instead.
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