Tour of Qatar - Prologue: Cultural Village 2km

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Tour of Qatar - Prologue: Cultural Village 2km

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Start 13:45 CET

Predicted finish time 15:55 CET

Quickstep Cycling Team
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
2 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
3 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
4 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
5 Frederique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
6 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team
7 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
8 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team

HTC-Highroad
11 Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad
12 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad
13 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad
15 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad
16 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad
17 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad
18 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad

Lampre - ISD 21
Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD
22 Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD
23 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD
24 Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
25 Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
26 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
27 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD

Leopard Trek
31 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek
32 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek
33 Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek
34 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek
35 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek
36 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek
37 Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek
38 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek

Katusha Team
41 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team
42 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team
43 Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team
44 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team
45 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
46 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
47 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team
48 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team

Skil - Shimano
51 Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano
52 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano
53 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano
54 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano
55 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano
56 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano
57 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano
58 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano

Rabobank Cycling Team
61 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
62 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
63 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
64 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
65 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
66 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
67 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
68 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team

Sky Procycling
71 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
72 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling
73 Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling
74 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling
75 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling
76 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling
77 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
78 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling

Team Garmin-Cervelo
81 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo
82 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo
83 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo
84 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo
85 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo
86 Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo
87 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo
88 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo

Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
91 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
92 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
93 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
94 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
95 Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
96 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
97 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
98 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator

BMC Racing Team
101 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
102 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team
103 Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team
104 John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team
105 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
106 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
107 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
108 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team

FDJ
111 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ
112 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ
113 Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ
114 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ
115 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
116 Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ
117 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ
118 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) FDJ

Pro Team Astana
121 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana
122 Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana
123 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
124 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana
125 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
126 Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana
127 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana

Geox-TMC
131 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC
132 Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC
133 Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMC
134 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Geox-TMC
135 David Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC
136 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC
137 Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC
138 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC

Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
141 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
142 Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
143 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
144 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
145 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
146 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
147 Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
148 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli

An Post - Sean Kelly
151 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly
152 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly
153 Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly
154 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly
155 Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly
156 Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly
157 Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly
158 Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly


No other details available though there should be a few live feeds avaliable.

 

[stefank]

Tour of Qatar - Prologue: Cultural Village 2km

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81 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo

So who is slow on the uptake?????

 

[The Hitch]

Vamos Tom Boonen
Allez Taylor Phinney

Rabos Boom and Tjangeli should do well.

But since i want to pick people who dont get picked much. THe official Cycling news forum prediction for Tour of Quatar prologue is

Rick Flens

 

[Ryaguas]

Just 2km??

Easy win for the Pr*ck (Cancellara)?

 

[blaxland]

And the winner is Jack Bobridge.....

 

[Eric8-A]

Fabio all the way

Also expecting Boonen to be in the top 5

 

[Sasquatch]

Dowsett

Boom

Cancellara

 

[Ferminal]

Boonen
Cancellara
Boom

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Vamos Tom Boonen
Allez Taylor Phinney

Rabos Boom and Tjangeli should do well.

But since i want to pick people who dont get picked much. THe official Cycling news forum prediction for Tour of Quatar prologue is

Rick Flens

meh, maybe to short for Tjallingii.
boom should do well, but like dt mentioned he is so very inconsistent.
as for flens, he has had success in prolouges before, so ya never know hitch (doubt it tho).

personally i think Ignatiev could have a very high finish here.

 

[craig1985]

Is Yoann Offredo still starting?

 

[Ferminal]

Hmm, anyone got the starting order yet?

I guess it doesn't matter as it will all be over in an hour (30s intervals?).

 

[Barrus]

Vamos Tom Boonen
Allez Taylor Phinney

Rabos Boom and Tjangeli should do well.

But since i want to pick people who dont get picked much. THe official Cycling news forum prediction for Tour of Quatar prologue is

Rick Flens

Wait, I thought that Phinney was out because of an injury?

 

[Sasquatch]

Tjallingi came 4th in a 4.7km prologue last year.

So he can do the short ones. 12 corners over 2 k's might be good for him.

What about Guardini? lol

 

[Ferminal]

What about Brownie

 

[Spare Tyre]

Tour of Qatar - Prologue: Cultural Village 2km

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Start 13:45 CET

Predicted finish time 15:55 CET

I think the start & finish times are local to Doha, ie, Arabia Standard Time, which is two hours ahead of CET.

 

[theyoungest]

meh, maybe to short for Tjallingii.
boom should do well, but like dt mentioned he is so very inconsistent.
as for flens, he has had success in prolouges before, so ya never know hitch (doubt it tho).

personally i think Ignatiev could have a very high finish here.

Meh, he's not that inconsistent, he just needs a course that suits him. Lots of corners to accelerate out of, and preferrably some hills.

 

[Roland Rat]

2.5km is too short for a pursuiter to be at an advantage so I don't think it's nailed on that Bobridge will win, and it's certainly too short for Dowsett. If Cav was in form I'd pick him, but maybe Chicchi. Pozzato could be a dark horse too, as he has that short sharp power and has been training on the track all winter.

 

[Sasquatch]

Chicchi is a good selection. Totally overlooked him.

 

[Sasquatch]

Lars Bak is another name people are forgetting.

Bernard Eisel

All in all, it's anyone's prologue.

 

[Roland Rat]

According to Dowsett's twitter, it has a few corners and some cobbles, so it sounds quite technical and may therefore favour someone with good sprint power and who likes cobbles. I'm going for Pozzato, then.

 

[will10]

Boonen and Russ Downing

 

[ak-zaaf]

I think the start & finish times are local to Doha, ie, Arabia Standard Time, which is two hours ahead of CET.

Idd, Eurosport website says coverage will begin at 1300 CET.

 

[simo1733]

Boonen and Russ Downing

Cancellara
Bobridge
Boom
Dowsett
Cavendish
Boonen

 

[Boardslide]

2.5km is too short for a pursuiter to be at an advantage so I don't think it's nailed on that Bobridge will win, and it's certainly too short for Dowsett. If Cav was in form I'd pick him, but maybe Chicchi. Pozzato could be a dark horse too, as he has that short sharp power and has been training on the track all winter.

Cav might be a dark horse as he was training at the Manchester velodrome all last week from Friday to Wednesday before flying out on Thursday

 

[jens_attacks]

go bobridge & pozzato!!!