Road Bike Racing - Tour of Qatar

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DXchulo
01-31-06, 04:09 PM
Boonen won the first two stages.

Check out the fun camel pictures: http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/9442.0.html

Cypress
01-31-06, 04:51 PM
Does this race have any climbs?
gcasillo
01-31-06, 06:59 PM
Does this race have any climbs?
In the desert? No, it's flat as a pancake with some stiff crosswinds. Perfect early season tune up.

MacMan
01-31-06, 07:48 PM
In the desert? No, it's flat as a pancake with some stiff crosswinds. Perfect early season tune up.

Those winds are nasty. Every year you see pictures of multiple groups all echeloned over the road. Then when the gaps grow trying to bridge is a nightmare - no hills required!
climbo
01-31-06, 07:49 PM
3 from 3 - Boonen is the man !
ed073
01-31-06, 10:11 PM
www.grahamwatson.com has the best photos from Qatar...
YMCA
02-01-06, 08:07 AM
Love this race. It's all about the crosswinds.
lala
02-01-06, 08:16 AM
Go Boonen, go Boonen, go Boonen!
bashy-smashy
02-02-06, 10:30 PM
How is he winning so early in the season?? Granted he is a worthy world champ, but already? Do sprinters try to peak for the grand tours like the GC guys, or is sprinting a different discipline entirely?
ed073
02-02-06, 10:35 PM
How is he winning so early in the season??


Because this guy is THE one-day rider of the moment. You don't win the Ronde, Roubaix and Worlds in one season unless you're pretty special.

Expect another massive haul of wins in 06 from the the world champ.
Snicklefritz
02-03-06, 12:13 AM
Isn't Boonen just barely out of the cradle? Like what 25 or 26?
why can't he be 30-something and single? :)