Tour of Qatar

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The Tour of Qatar was a professional road cycling stage race held annually in Qatar, known for its flat, wind-exposed routes that favored sprinters and classics specialists.

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Surface form As subject As object
Ladies Tour of Qatar 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sporting event
professional cycling race
road cycling stage race
cancellationReason financial difficulties
characteristic wind-exposed routes
climateCondition hot and dry weather
continent Asia
country Qatar
discipline road
editionCount 15
favours classics specialists
sprinters
firstEdition 2002
frequency annual
governingBody Union Cycliste Internationale
hasClassification general classification
points classification
teams classification
young rider classification
hasGenderCategory men
inception 2002
jerseyColorForLeader gold jersey
jerseyColorForPointsLeader silver jersey
jerseyColorForYoungRiderLeader white jersey
lastEdition 2016
mostOverallWinsRecord 4 overall victories
notableFeature strong crosswinds often split the peloton
used by European teams as early-season preparation
notableRiderType cobble classics specialists
organiser Amaury Sport Organisation
Qatar Cycling Federation
partOf UCI Continental Circuits
surface form: UCI Asia Tour
raceFormat stage race
region Qatar
relatedEvent Tour of Qatar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ladies Tour of Qatar
sport road cycling
startType mass-start road stages
status discontinued
surface paved roads
terrain flat
timeTrialInSomeEditions yes
typicalStageType flat sprinters’ stages
uciCategory 2.1
2.HC
usualMonthHeld February
windCondition strong desert winds

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Amaury Sport Organisation organises Tour of Qatar
ASO organizes Tour of Qatar
subject surface form: Amaury Sport Organisation
Tour of Qatar relatedEvent Tour of Qatar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ladies Tour of Qatar