Brent Bookwalter (BMC) won Stage 1 of 2013 Tour of Qatar sprinting ahead of his breakaway companions. Martin Elmiger (IAM) and Grégory Rast (RLT) rounded up the podium after the peloton had missed out on closing the gap in desert crosswinds.

Bookwalter, Martin Elmiger (IAM Pro Cycling) and Gregory Rast (Radioshack Leopard) slipped away from the peloton with 11 km to go just as the front of the race was reforming after being sliced into pieces in the desert crosswinds. The trio rapidly gained 30 seconds, saw its lead peak at 45 seconds and barely held off the chase by the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team in the final kilometers of the 145.2 km race. Bookwalter said he was hoping his breakaway companions would start sprinting farther out. “But they left it really late – they’re both smart, really strong riders,” he said. “But I was able to tuck in just for a second and get around them. I had been telling myself (in the final kilometers) that I was going to win, but it was a shock to see my wheel go over that line first. It was a feeling I haven’t had in a really long time so it was really special and exciting.”

Race Results

Tour of Qatar (2013) - Stage 1

Katara Cultural Village to Dukhan Beach (143km)
3 Feb 2013
Stage 6  |  Stage 5  |  Stage 4  |  Stage 3  |  Stage 2  |  Stage 1


Stage
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 BOOKWALTER, Brent USA BMC RACING 3:28:47
2 ELMIGER, Martin SUI IAM 0
3 RAST, Grégory SUI Radioshack Leopard
4 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING
5 VIVIANI, Elia ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
6 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
7 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff
8 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING
9 HAUSSLER, Heinrich AUS IAM
10 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
11 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni BLR AG2R LA MONDIALE
12 DEGENKOLB, John GER ARG
13 KRUOPIS, Aidis LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE
14 KLUGE, Roger GER TNE
15 KRISTOFF, Alexander NOR KATUSHA
16 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
17 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald NOR SKY PROCYCLING
18 BLYTHE, Adam GBR BMC RACING
19 FISCHER, Murilo Antonio BRA FDJ-BIG MAT
20 KEUKELEIRE, Jens BEL ORICA-GREENEDGE
21 THOMAS, Geraint GBR SKY PROCYCLING
22 HAYMAN, Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING
23 GUARNIERI, Jacopo ITA ASTANA
24 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
25 TERPSTRA, Niki NED OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
26 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
27 PORSEV, Alexander RUS KATUSHA
28 GALLOPIN, Tony FRA Radioshack Leopard
29 RUIJGH, Rob NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
30 VEELERS, Tom NED ARG
31 VAN AVERMAET, Greg BEL BMC RACING
32 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
33 ROWE, Luke GBR SKY PROCYCLING
34 COOKE, Baden AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
35 STYBAR, Zdenek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
36 SCHÄR, Michael SUI BMC RACING
37 DE KORT, Koen NED ARG
38 JÖRGENSEN, Jonas Aaen DEN Saxo Tinkoff
39 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM
40 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TNE
41 OFFREDO, Yoann FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 9
42 CHAINEL, Steve FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
43 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR ASTANA 11
44 VOSS, Paul GER TNE
45 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto SUI IAM
46 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM
47 RASCH, Gabriel NOR SKY PROCYCLING 21
48 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
49 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel ESP Radioshack Leopard
50 MURAVYEV, Dmitriy KAZ ASTANA
51 STANNARD, Ian GBR SKY PROCYCLING
52 KEISSE, Iljo BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
53 SMUKULIS, Gatis LAT KATUSHA
54 BENNATI, Daniele ITA Saxo Tinkoff
55 LANG, Pirmin SUI IAM
56 CURVERS, Roy NED ARG
57 VANDENBERGH, Stijn BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
58 MINARD, Sébastien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
59 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI Radioshack Leopard 27
60 VELITS, Martin SVK OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 33
61 SCHILLINGER, Andreas GER TNE
62 VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
63 DEMPSTER, Zakkari AUS TNE
64 LAGUTIN, Sergey UZB VACANSOLEIL-DCM
65 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav UKR Radioshack Leopard
66 BRUTT, Pavel RUS KATUSHA 42
67 SINKELDAM, Ramon NED ARG
68 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA Saxo Tinkoff
69 HINAULT, Sébastien FRA IAM
70 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA +2:00
71 STAMSNIJDER, Tom NED ARG +2:29
72 ARNDT, Nikias GER ARG
73 GODDAERT, Kristof BEL IAM +16:02
74 DEVOLDER, Stijn BEL Radioshack Leopard
75 KOREN, Kristijan SLO Cannondale Pro Cycling
76 DELLE STELLE, Christian ITA BAR
77 SOUPE, Geoffrey FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
78 SABATINI, Fabio ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
79 BOUCHER, David FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
80 FUMEAUX, Jonathan SUI IAM
81 COLBRELLI, Sonny ITA BAR
82 OTHMAN, Muhamad Adiq Husainie MYS CHAMPION SYSTEM
83 Jae JANG, Chan PRK CHAMPION SYSTEM
84 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
85 DOWNING, Russell GBR TNE
86 WARBASSE, Lawrence USA BMC RACING
87 HUFFMAN, Evan USA ASTANA
88 GUARDINI, Andrea ITA ASTANA
89 BOZIC, Borut SLO ASTANA
90 MARCATO, Marco ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM
91 CANOLA, Marco ITA BAR
92 SUTTON, Christopher AUS SKY PROCYCLING
93 BODNAR, Maciej POL Cannondale Pro Cycling
94 PASQUALON, Andrea ITA BAR
95 BERARD, Julien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
96 RATTO, Daniele ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
97 MODOLO, Sacha ITA BAR
98 DAVIS, Allan AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
99 COLEDAN, Marco ITA BAR
100 CANTWELL, Jonathan AUS Saxo Tinkoff
101 EICHLER, Markus GER TNE
102 FRIEDEMANN, Matthias GER CHAMPION SYSTEM
103 ISAICHEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
104 BEPPU, Fumiyuki JPN ORICA-GREENEDGE
105 HATANAKA, Yusuke JPN JPN
106 BAGDONAS, Gediminas LTU AG2R LA MONDIALE
107 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR Radioshack Leopard
108 FORTIN, Filippo ITA BAR
109 JARC, Blaz SLO TNE
110 DI CORRADO, Andrea ITA BAR
111 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
112 LANCASTER, Brett AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
113 IGLINSKIY, Valentin KAZ AG2R LA MONDIALE
114 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL Radioshack Leopard
115 KUSCHYNSKI, Aliaksandr BLR KATUSHA
116 SUZUKI, Yuzuru JPN JPN
117 BOIVIN, Guillaume CAN Cannondale Pro Cycling
118 GRUZDEV, Dmitriy KAZ ASTANA
119 HOULE, Hugo CAN AG2R LA MONDIALE
120 KAMYSHEV, Arman KAZ ASTANA
121 LUND, Anders DEN Saxo Tinkoff
122 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
123 TRAKSEL, Bobbie NED CHAMPION SYSTEM
124 APPOLLONIO, Davide ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
125 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG
126 MOURIS, Jens NED ORICA-GREENEDGE
127 SHIMIZU, Miyataka JPN JPN
128 KUMP, Marko SLO Saxo Tinkoff
129 FENG, Chun Kai TPE CHAMPION SYSTEM
130 SANO, Junya JPN JPN
131 EIJSSEN, Yannick BEL BMC RACING
132 KROON, Karsten NED Saxo Tinkoff
133 UCHIMA, Kohei JPN JPN
134 KREDER, Wesley NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
135 MOL, Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
136 DE MARCHI, Alessandro ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
137 MORI, Kazuhiro JPN JPN
138 NISHITANI, Taiji JPN JPN
139 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
140 BANDIERA, Marco ITA IAM
141 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
142 TRENTIN, Matteo ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
143 BEWLEY, Sam NZL ORICA-GREENEDGE DNF

General Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 BOOKWALTER, Brent USA BMC RACING 3:28:37
2 ELMIGER, Martin SUI IAM 4
3 RAST, Grégory SUI Radioshack Leopard 6
4 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING
5 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING
6 DEGENKOLB, John GER ARG 8
7 KRISTOFF, Alexander NOR KATUSHA
8 VIVIANI, Elia ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling 10
9 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
10 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff
11 HAUSSLER, Heinrich AUS IAM
12 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
13 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni BLR AG2R LA MONDIALE
14 KRUOPIS, Aidis LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE
15 KLUGE, Roger GER TNE
16 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
17 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald NOR SKY PROCYCLING
18 BLYTHE, Adam GBR BMC RACING
19 FISCHER, Murilo Antonio BRA FDJ-BIG MAT
20 KEUKELEIRE, Jens BEL ORICA-GREENEDGE
21 THOMAS, Geraint GBR SKY PROCYCLING
22 HAYMAN, Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING
23 GUARNIERI, Jacopo ITA ASTANA
24 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
25 TERPSTRA, Niki NED OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
26 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
27 PORSEV, Alexander RUS KATUSHA
28 GALLOPIN, Tony FRA Radioshack Leopard
29 RUIJGH, Rob NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
30 VEELERS, Tom NED ARG
31 VAN AVERMAET, Greg BEL BMC RACING
32 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
33 ROWE, Luke GBR SKY PROCYCLING
34 COOKE, Baden AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
35 STYBAR, Zdenek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
36 SCHÄR, Michael SUI BMC RACING
37 DE KORT, Koen NED ARG
38 JÖRGENSEN, Jonas Aaen DEN Saxo Tinkoff
39 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM
40 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TNE
41 OFFREDO, Yoann FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 19
42 CHAINEL, Steve FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
43 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR ASTANA 21
44 VOSS, Paul GER TNE
45 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto SUI IAM
46 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM
47 RASCH, Gabriel NOR SKY PROCYCLING 31
48 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
49 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel ESP Radioshack Leopard
50 MURAVYEV, Dmitriy KAZ ASTANA
51 STANNARD, Ian GBR SKY PROCYCLING
52 KEISSE, Iljo BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
53 SMUKULIS, Gatis LAT KATUSHA
54 BENNATI, Daniele ITA Saxo Tinkoff
55 LANG, Pirmin SUI IAM
56 CURVERS, Roy NED ARG
57 VANDENBERGH, Stijn BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
58 MINARD, Sébastien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
59 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI Radioshack Leopard 37
60 VELITS, Martin SVK OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 43
61 SCHILLINGER, Andreas GER TNE
62 VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
63 DEMPSTER, Zakkari AUS TNE
64 LAGUTIN, Sergey UZB VACANSOLEIL-DCM
65 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav UKR Radioshack Leopard
66 BRUTT, Pavel RUS KATUSHA 52
67 SINKELDAM, Ramon NED ARG
68 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA Saxo Tinkoff
69 HINAULT, Sébastien FRA IAM
70 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA +2:10
71 STAMSNIJDER, Tom NED ARG +2:39
72 ARNDT, Nikias GER ARG
73 GODDAERT, Kristof BEL IAM +16:12
74 DEVOLDER, Stijn BEL Radioshack Leopard
75 KOREN, Kristijan SLO Cannondale Pro Cycling
76 DELLE STELLE, Christian ITA BAR
77 SOUPE, Geoffrey FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
78 SABATINI, Fabio ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
79 BOUCHER, David FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
80 FUMEAUX, Jonathan SUI IAM
81 COLBRELLI, Sonny ITA BAR
82 OTHMAN, Muhamad Adiq Husainie MYS CHAMPION SYSTEM
83 Jae JANG, Chan PRK CHAMPION SYSTEM
84 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
85 DOWNING, Russell GBR TNE
86 WARBASSE, Lawrence USA BMC RACING
87 HUFFMAN, Evan USA ASTANA
88 GUARDINI, Andrea ITA ASTANA
89 BOZIC, Borut SLO ASTANA
90 MARCATO, Marco ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM
91 CANOLA, Marco ITA BAR
92 SUTTON, Christopher AUS SKY PROCYCLING
93 BODNAR, Maciej POL Cannondale Pro Cycling
94 PASQUALON, Andrea ITA BAR
95 BERARD, Julien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
96 RATTO, Daniele ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
97 MODOLO, Sacha ITA BAR
98 DAVIS, Allan AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
99 COLEDAN, Marco ITA BAR
100 CANTWELL, Jonathan AUS Saxo Tinkoff
101 EICHLER, Markus GER TNE
102 FRIEDEMANN, Matthias GER CHAMPION SYSTEM
103 ISAICHEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
104 BEPPU, Fumiyuki JPN ORICA-GREENEDGE
105 HATANAKA, Yusuke JPN JPN
106 BAGDONAS, Gediminas LTU AG2R LA MONDIALE
107 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR Radioshack Leopard
108 FORTIN, Filippo ITA BAR
109 JARC, Blaz SLO TNE
110 DI CORRADO, Andrea ITA BAR
111 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
112 LANCASTER, Brett AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
113 IGLINSKIY, Valentin KAZ AG2R LA MONDIALE
114 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL Radioshack Leopard
115 KUSCHYNSKI, Aliaksandr BLR KATUSHA
116 SUZUKI, Yuzuru JPN JPN
117 BOIVIN, Guillaume CAN Cannondale Pro Cycling
118 GRUZDEV, Dmitriy KAZ ASTANA
119 HOULE, Hugo CAN AG2R LA MONDIALE
120 KAMYSHEV, Arman KAZ ASTANA
121 LUND, Anders DEN Saxo Tinkoff
122 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
123 TRAKSEL, Bobbie NED CHAMPION SYSTEM
124 APPOLLONIO, Davide ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
125 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG
126 MOURIS, Jens NED ORICA-GREENEDGE
127 SHIMIZU, Miyataka JPN JPN
128 KUMP, Marko SLO Saxo Tinkoff
129 FENG, Chun Kai TPE CHAMPION SYSTEM
130 SANO, Junya JPN JPN
131 EIJSSEN, Yannick BEL BMC RACING
132 KROON, Karsten NED Saxo Tinkoff
133 UCHIMA, Kohei JPN JPN
134 KREDER, Wesley NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
135 MOL, Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
136 DE MARCHI, Alessandro ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
137 MORI, Kazuhiro JPN JPN
138 NISHITANI, Taiji JPN JPN
139 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
140 BANDIERA, Marco ITA IAM
141 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
142 TRENTIN, Matteo ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP

Sprint Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 BOOKWALTER, Brent USA BMC RACING 15

Young Rider Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING 3:28:43

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