Boonen Winds It Up – 2010 Tour of Qatar Stage 3
Nothing in cycling, as in life, is certain. But a few things, like Mark Cavendish delivering in a sprint, Fabian Cancellara dominating in a time trial, and Lance Armstrong contending in the Tour de France, come close.
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) serving it up in Qatar can easily be added to that list.
Coming into today's 136.5km Stage 3 from Dukhan to Mesaieed, Boonen had won an amazing 15 stages - excluding a pair of team time trial victories - and three Tour of Qatar titles (2006, 2008, & 2009). The 29-year-old Tornado, flying the Belgian colors and a pair of red Sidi shoes, would add to that total today in seemingly easy fashion, besting Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo Test Team) and Team Saxo Bank's Baden Cooke.
Despite Boonen's overwhelming victory, Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) retained the lead in the General Classification. Two more riders, Kirk Carlsen (Team Garmin-Transitions) and Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) would suffer race ending injuries in the form of a broken scaphoid and a broken collarbone, respectively.
Stage 3 Results
1. Tom Boonen (Quick Step)
2. Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo TestTeam)
3. Baden Cooke (Team Saxo Bank)
General Classification After Stage 3
1. Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)
2. Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator)
3. Tom Boonen (Quick Step)
4. Roger Kluge (Team Milram)
5. Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team)
6. Danilo Napolitano (Team Katusha)
7. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma - Lotto)
8. Stuart O'Grady (Team Saxo Bank)
9. Tyler Farrar (Team Garmin-Transitions)
10. Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo TestTeam)
Next: Stage 4 - The Pearl to Al Khor Corniche (146.5 km)
Photo: KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images
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