RACE REPORTS: TOUR OF QATAR STAGE 2: STEURS STEALS THE DAY

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RACE REPORTS: TOUR OF QATAR STAGE 2: STEURS STEALS THE DAY
Road Bike Action & AFP
February 8, 2010

(Photo: Roberto Bettini)

Belgian rider Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on Monday after edging Dutchman Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil), who assumed the overall lead. Steurs and Mol launched a breakaway after barely two kilometers of the 147-km course between the Camel Race Track and the Qatar Foundation, which is the longest of the race. The peloton crossed the line just under two minutes behind the lead pair.

Norwegian champion Kurt-Asle Arvesen, however, will play no further part as he hardly got the early birthday present he wanted - he will be 35 on Tuesday - crashing at the beginning of the stage and breaking his collarbone for the second time inside a year. The unfortunate Arvesen had also broken his collarbone in last year's Tour de France.

Tour of Qatar: Stage 2, Camel Race Track 147km
1. Geert Steurs (Bel/Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) 3:31:00
2. Wouter Mol (Ned/Vacansoleil) @ s.t.
3. Roger Kluge (Ger/Team Milram) @ 1:51
4. Heinrich Haussler (Ger/Cervélo) @ 1:54
5. Philippe Gilbert (Bel/Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 1:55
6. Roger Hammond (GBr/Cervélo) @ s.t.
7. Tom Boonen (Bel/Quick Step)
8. Jérémy Hunt (GBr/Cervélo)
9. Danilo Napolitano (Ita/Katusha)

Overall:
1. Wouter Mol (Ned/Vacansoleil) 3:40:51
2. Geert Steurs (Bel/Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) @ .09
3. Roger Kluge (Ger/Milram) @ 2:02
4. Tom Boonen (Bel/Quick Step) @ 2:05
5. Marcus Burghardt (Ger/BMC) @ 2:06
6. Philippe Gilbert (Bel/Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 2:18
7. Danilo Napolitano (Ita/Katusha) @ s.t.
8. Stuart O’Grady (Aus/Saxo Bank) @ 2:40
9. Tyler Farrar (USA/Garmin-Transitions) @ 2:41
10. Marco Velo (Ita/Quick Step) @ 2:47

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