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Ladies Tour of Qatar

Tour of Qatar
Tour of Qatar logo
Date January–February
Region Qatar
Discipline Road
Type Stage race
Organiser Amaury Sport Organisation
First edition 2002 (2002)
Editions 15 (as of 2016)
First winner  Thorsten Wilhelms (GER)
Most wins  Tom Boonen (BEL) (4 wins)
Most recent  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
Ladies Tour of Qatar
Ladies Tour of Qatar logo
Date February
Region Qatar
Discipline Road
Type Stage race
Organiser Amaury Sport Organisation
First edition 2009 (2009)
Editions 8 (as of 2016)
First winner  Kirsten Wild (NED)
Most wins  Kirsten Wild (NED) (4 wins)
Most recent  Trixi Worrack (GER)

The Tour of Qatar is an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the first time, but it was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.

The event consists of a men's competition over five stages, and, since 2009, a women's competition over four stages – held a week before the men's race. Because Qatar is entirely flat, the tour is almost always won by a sprinter or classics specialist. Belgian Tom Boonen and Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild hold the record with four overall wins, in the men's and ladies' competition respectively.


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