Cycling: The Tour of Qatar and the Ladies Tour of Qatar will not take place in 2017. According to the UCI, a lack of sponsorship funds forced the organizers to make the last-minute cancellations, leaving a gap in the spring cycling calendar and potentially causing problems for the Dubai Tour and the Tour of Oman as well. The Tour of Qatar, launched in 2002, was only scheduled for this year… read more
Cycling: The Tour of Qatar starts this afternoon for the 15th time – a glance at the start list reveals the absence of Etixx-Quick-Step this year. While only 12 of the 18 WorldTour teams are participating in the desert race, Etixx-Quick-Step has been a regular participant in the past and has repeatedly emphasized the importance of Qatar for their… read more
Cycling: The Tour of Qatar takes place once again from February 8th to 13th (stage overview). German cycling will be well represented at the tour on the Arabian Peninsula. A total of 12 German professionals have been nominated, and two German teams, Giant-Alpecin and Bora-Argon 18, will also be competing. Marcel Kittel, … read more
Cycling: It was originally announced that Bradley Wiggins would start the new season at the Mallorca Challenge. Now Team Sky has revealed that they will field Wiggins at the Tour of Qatar. Team Sky is sending its time trial world champion, Sir Bradley Wiggins, to Qatar instead of Mallorca as expected. Thus, Wiggins will wear his rainbow jersey in… read more
