Video & Report & Photos: Cavendish wins in Qatar

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Former World Champion Mark Cavendish, Omega Pharma-Quick Step has won his second race of 2013 on stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar, UCI 2.1 between Al Wakra and Mesaieed, 143 km

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The stage saw a large break get established including powerful riders such as Matt Hayman (Sky) and Andreas Schillinger (NetApp-Endura) and they managed to hold off the chasing sprint teams until there was around 15 miles to go where after a very messy and dangerous run in, the Quickstep team helped get their man Cavendish to this launching pad in the finish straight where the Manxman showed why he is the fastest man in the world.

050213 OPQS-Tour Qatar-Cavendish Arrival_Tim De Waele

Winners are happy people and Cavendish is certainly with win number 2 for 2013. photo: OPQS/Tim de Waele

Video of the Final 5 Kilometres

Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Press Release
Whilst the Quickstep team did nothing short of escort Mark Cavendish to the sprint position in the final kilometres of Tour of Qatar stage, it still took some agile moves (see the video) by the Manx Missile to get his second sprint victory of 2013. Other teams did everything they could to prevent the OPQS leadout from getting a perfect position in the final kilometres where Niki Terpstra was left to take Cavendish to the front for the bunch sprint battle.

Cavendish exploded up the right side of the final 350 meters, and his final kick in the long sprint sealed the win. Barry Markus (Vacansoleil) was 2nd, and Aidis Kruopis (Orica GreenEDGE) was 3rd. “Guillaume Van Keirsbulck was my last man today, but about 2 or 3 kilometers to go he snapped a spoke so we lost him,” Cavendish said. “We were a man short, so we had to put Niki to work with 1200 meters to go. That’s too much work for any one guy, but Niki put me in very good position with one kilometer to go and I was able to use other trains to go for the win.”

“I really had to kick at 350 meters, I was so far back,” Cavendish said about the sprint. “I was about 12 riders back so I knew I had to go then, I knew I could get there faster than the other guys when I felt good from that distance. I was surprised I was able to get it, there was a late surge from Kruopis so I had to kick again. I felt really strong, so I have to thank my team. They really kept me protected, kept me out of trouble the whole time and gave me energy for the sprint. ”

050213 OPQS-Tour of Qatar 2013-Stage 3-Cavendish podium (c)Tim De Waele

Win number 2 for Mark Cavendish in 2013. photo: OPQS/Tim de Waele

“If there’s a headwind, I don’t feel it at all,” Cavendish continued about his team support. “I ride behind them, and they can ride strong and fast. It’s so important to be at the front around the corners here, because you don’t know where the wind is coming from every time. We have guys who are committed to putting me in the best position more than once. If they can do that each race, I’m in good position.”

As far as GC contention goes, Cavendish said it’s more important to focus on each stage. He is currently 4th, 8″ back. “It is absolutely important that we take it day by day,” Cavendish said. “I think we’ve come here with multiple options, but I think it’s reasonable to be going for the bunch sprints. Especially with the wind dying down a bit at the end of the week.”

“If we had strong guys here like Tom Boonen, Niki, or the other Belgians, we could come here with the GC more in mind. They can do well in the smaller groups. With me as a sprinter, I’m not going to likely be in those small groups at the end. I’m looking for the time bonuses. I think it’s best to come here, focus on the stage wins, and hope the GC can come from that.”

Wind Not A Big Factor says BMC
When seven riders escaped early in the 143-kilometre race on a looping circuit, the BMC Racing Team worked hard to keep the gap from growing too large. Yannick Eijssen, who helped Cadel Evans win the Critérium International last year, said it was not a difficult day.

“We had things under control,” he said. Also, the wind was less than it was the first day. It’s not enough to make echelons to the finish. I think it is going to be like this every day for the last three days.”

Cavendish moved into fourth overall, eight seconds behind Bookwalter, while BMC Racing Team’s Taylor Phinney (six seconds back) and Adam Blythe (seven seconds behind) remain second and third overall, respectively.

On the eve of Wednesday’s 160 km stage, the longest of the six-day race, Bookwalter said he is not concerned about losing his lead. “We’re still in a good place with five guys in the top 10 and two of them – Taylor and Adam – who are really good in the sprints,” he said.

BMC Racing Team Assistant Director Jackson Stewart said having so many strong riders so close to the lead (Greg Van Avermaet is fifth and Michael Schär is sixth, both 10 seconds back) does give the team options. “We have a lot of cards to play,” Stewart said, “but if we keep waiting for the sprints, we give away 10 seconds every time we don’t win.”

Stage 3

1 CAVENDISH Mark OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 3h 05′ 14″
2 MARKUS Barry VACANSOLEIL-DCM
3 KRUOPIS Aidis ORICA GREENEDGE
4 BOUHANNI Nacer FDJ
5 HAUSSLER Heinrich IAM CYCLING
6 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald SKY PROCYCLING
7 KLUGE Roger TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
8 DEGENKOLB John TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
9 FORTIN Filippo BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
10 SOUPE GEOFFREY FDJ
11 GUARDINI Andrea ASTANA PRO TEAM
12 KRISTOFF Alexander KATUSHA TEAM
13 HUTAROVICH Yauheni AG2R LA MONDIALE
14 JARC Blaz TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
15 VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert VACANSOLEIL-DCM
16 DOWNING Russell TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
17 BOZIC Borut ASTANA PRO TEAM
18 SHIMIZU Miyataka JAPAN
19 TERPSTRA Niki OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
20 PORSEV Alexander KATUSHA TEAM
21 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC RACING TEAM
22 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
23 STYBAR Zdenek OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
24 MOL Wouter VACANSOLEIL-DCM
25 BENNATI Daniele TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
26 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC RACING TEAM
27 OFFREDO Yoann FDJ
28 HALLER Marco KATUSHA TEAM
29 TRAKSEL Bobbie CHAMPION SYSTEM
30 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM
31 GUARNIERI Jacopo ASTANA PRO TEAM
32 DELLE STELLE Christian BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
33 HAYMAN Mathew SKY PROCYCLING
34 SCHÄR Michael BMC RACING TEAM
35 POPOVYCH Yaroslav RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
36 THOMAS Geraint SKY PROCYCLING
37 VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE
38 ELMIGER Martin IAM CYCLING
39 LADAGNOUS Matthieu FDJ
40 ROWE Luke SKY PROCYCLING
41 BOIVIN Guillaume CANNONDALE
42 SUTTON Christopher SKY PROCYCLING
43 BRAMMEIER Matt CHAMPION SYSTEM
44 BLYTHE Adam BMC RACING TEAM
45 MOURIS Jens ORICA GREENEDGE
46 SUZUKI Yuzuru JAPAN
47 DALL’ANTONIA Tiziano CANNONDALE
48 JORGENSEN Jonas Aaen TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
49 CURVERS Roy TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
50 FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil FDJ
51 DE KORT Koen TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
52 HOULE Hugo AG2R LA MONDIALE
53 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
54 PHINNEY Taylor BMC RACING TEAM
55 DEMPSTER Zakkari TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
56 VEELERS Tom TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
57 COOKE Baden ORICA GREENEDGE
58 TOSATTO Matteo TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
59 RASCH Gabriel SKY PROCYCLING
60 BEPPU Fumiyuki ORICA GREENEDGE
61 IRIZAR Markel RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
62 JANG Chan Jae CHAMPION SYSTEM
63 BRESCHEL Matti TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
64 EISEL Bernhard SKY PROCYCLING
65 KEUKELEIRE Jens ORICA GREENEDGE
66 RAST Gregory RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
67 ROLLIN Dominique FDJ
68 VOSS Paul TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
69 LANG Pirmin IAM CYCLING
70 SMUKULIS Gatis KATUSHA TEAM
71 SELIG Rüdiger KATUSHA TEAM
72 STANNARD Ian SKY PROCYCLING
73 APPOLLONIO Davide AG2R LA MONDIALE
74 BAGDONAS Gediminas AG2R LA MONDIALE
75 KAMYSHEV Arman ASTANA PRO TEAM
76 HINAULT Sébastien IAM CYCLING
77 COLBRELLI Sonny BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
78 SCHORN Daniel TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
79 HOLLENSTEIN Reto IAM CYCLING
80 NISHITANI Taiji JAPAN
81 DEVOLDER Stijn RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
82 BODNAR Maciej CANNONDALE
83 BOUCHER David FDJ
84 VANDENBERGH Stijn OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
85 EIJSSEN Yannick BMC RACING TEAM
86 WARBASSE Lawrence BMC RACING TEAM
87 COLEDAN Marco BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
88 MORI Kazuhiro JAPAN
89 LAGUTIN Sergey VACANSOLEIL-DCM
90 CANOLA Marco BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
91 RUIJGH Rob VACANSOLEIL-DCM
92 PASQUALON Andrea BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
93 KREDER Wesley VACANSOLEIL-DCM
94 IGLINSKIY Valentin AG2R LA MONDIALE
95 GODDAERT Kristof IAM CYCLING
96 BERARD Julien AG2R LA MONDIALE
97 FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio VACANSOLEIL-DCM
98 OTHMAN Muhamad Adiq Husainie CHAMPION SYSTEM
99 ROULSTON Hayden RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
100 ARNDT Nikias TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 00′ 16″
101 SABATINI Fabio CANNONDALE + 00′ 24″
102 SINKELDAM Ramon TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 00′ 25″
103 MEZGEC Luka TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 00′ 27″
104 KUMP Marko TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 00′ 27″
105 DE MARCHI Alessandro CANNONDALE + 00′ 30″
106 JIAO Pengda CHAMPION SYSTEM + 00′ 32″
107 FENG Chun Kai CHAMPION SYSTEM
108 HATANAKA Yusuke JAPAN
109 MINARD Sébastien AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 33″
110 FUMEAUX JONATHAN IAM CYCLING
111 UCHIMA Kohei JAPAN
112 FRIEDEMANN Matthias CHAMPION SYSTEM
113 SANTOS OLIVEIRA Nelson RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 00′ 37″
114 CANTWELL Jonathan TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 00′ 42″
115 LANCASTER Brett Daniel ORICA GREENEDGE + 00′ 53″
116 DAVIS Allan ORICA GREENEDGE
117 MURAVYEV Dmitriy ASTANA PRO TEAM
118 CANCELLARA Fabian RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
119 GRUZDEV Dmitriy ASTANA PRO TEAM
120 SANO Junya JAPAN + 01′ 05″
121 KOREN Kristijan CANNONDALE + 01′ 07″
122 CUMMINGS Stephen BMC RACING TEAM + 01′ 12″
123 BRUTT Pavel KATUSHA TEAM
124 RATTO Daniele CANNONDALE
125 VELITS Martin OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
126 LUND Anders TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
127 KEISSE Iljo OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
128 EICHLER Markus TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
129 TRENTIN Matteo OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 01′ 21″
130 MARCATO Marco VACANSOLEIL-DCM
131 BANDIERA Marco IAM CYCLING
132 LE BON Johan FDJ
133 DI CORRADO Andrea BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX
134 SCHILLINGER Andreas TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 01′ 35″
135 STAMSNIJDER Tom TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 01′ 35″
136 CHAINEL Steve AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 42″
137 KUCHYNSKI Aliaksandr KATUSHA TEAM + 02′ 17″
138 ISAICHEV Vladimir KATUSHA TEAM
139 HUFFMAN EVAN ASTANA PRO TEAM

Overall

1 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC RACING TEAM 6h 49′ 58″
2 PHINNEY Taylor BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 06″
3 BLYTHE Adam BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 07″
4 CAVENDISH Mark OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 08″
5 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 10″
6 SCHÄR Michael BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 10″
7 EISEL Bernhard SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 11″
8 HAYMAN Mathew SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 12″
9 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 14″
10 THOMAS Geraint SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 15″
11 ROWE Luke SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 15″
12 TERPSTRA Niki OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 20″
13 STYBAR Zdenek OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 20″
14 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 00′ 21″
15 KRISTOFF Alexander KATUSHA TEAM + 00′ 23″
16 PORSEV Alexander KATUSHA TEAM + 00′ 25″
17 HALLER Marco KATUSHA TEAM + 00′ 25″
18 GUARNIERI Jacopo ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 27″
19 KRUOPIS Aidis ORICA GREENEDGE + 00′ 29″
20 LADAGNOUS Matthieu FDJ + 00′ 33″
21 KEUKELEIRE Jens ORICA GREENEDGE + 00′ 33″
22 COOKE Baden ORICA GREENEDGE + 00′ 33″
23 VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE + 00′ 34″
24 DALL’ANTONIA Tiziano CANNONDALE + 00′ 34″
25 BRESCHEL Matti TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 00′ 36″
26 JORGENSEN Jonas Aaen TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 00′ 36″
27 STANNARD Ian SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 36″
28 DEGENKOLB John TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 00′ 38″
29 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 38″
30 ROLLIN Dominique FDJ + 00′ 39″
31 VEELERS Tom TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 00′ 40″
32 DE KORT Koen TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 00′ 40″
33 ELMIGER Martin IAM CYCLING + 00′ 41″
34 VANDENBERGH Stijn OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 41″
35 OFFREDO Yoann FDJ + 00′ 42″
36 IRIZAR Markel RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 00′ 42″
37 KLUGE Roger TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 00′ 43″
38 HUTAROVICH Yauheni AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 43″
39 SMUKULIS Gatis KATUSHA TEAM + 00′ 46″
40 HAUSSLER Heinrich IAM CYCLING + 00′ 47″
41 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 53″
42 VOSS Paul TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 00′ 54″
43 BENNATI Daniele TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 00′ 57″
44 HOLLENSTEIN Reto IAM CYCLING + 00′ 58″
45 VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 01′ 01″
46 CURVERS Roy TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 01′ 01″
47 RUIJGH Rob VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 01′ 01″
48 FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 01′ 01″
49 TOSATTO Matteo TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 01′ 18″
50 POPOVYCH Yaroslav RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 01′ 23″
51 RAST Gregory RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 01′ 32″
52 LAGUTIN Sergey VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 01′ 34″
53 DEMPSTER Zakkari TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 01′ 36″
54 BRAMMEIER Matt CHAMPION SYSTEM + 01′ 37″
55 MINARD Sébastien AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 37″
56 CANCELLARA Fabian RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 01′ 41″
57 FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil FDJ + 01′ 45″
58 KEISSE Iljo OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 02′ 04″
59 LE BON Johan FDJ + 02′ 15″
60 BRUTT Pavel KATUSHA TEAM + 02′ 19″
61 HINAULT Sébastien IAM CYCLING + 02′ 20″
62 VELITS Martin OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 02′ 20″
63 SCHORN Daniel TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 02′ 24″
64 SINKELDAM Ramon TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 02′ 27″
65 RASCH Gabriel SKY PROCYCLING + 02′ 52″
66 LANG Pirmin IAM CYCLING + 03′ 10″
67 MURAVYEV Dmitriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 03′ 17″
68 SCHILLINGER Andreas TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 03′ 21″
69 ARNDT Nikias TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 03′ 25″
70 CHAINEL Steve AG2R LA MONDIALE + 03′ 26″
71 SELIG Rüdiger KATUSHA TEAM + 04′ 07″
72 STAMSNIJDER Tom TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 04′ 44″
73 DEVOLDER Stijn RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 16′ 23″
74 BOZIC Borut ASTANA PRO TEAM + 16′ 29″
75 SOUPE GEOFFREY FDJ + 16′ 35″
76 BEPPU Fumiyuki ORICA GREENEDGE + 16′ 35″
77 MOURIS Jens ORICA GREENEDGE + 16′ 35″
78 WARBASSE Lawrence BMC RACING TEAM + 16′ 44″
79 BODNAR Maciej CANNONDALE + 16′ 44″
80 JARC Blaz TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 16′ 45″
81 HOULE Hugo AG2R LA MONDIALE + 16′ 45″
82 BAGDONAS Gediminas AG2R LA MONDIALE + 16′ 45″
83 APPOLLONIO Davide AG2R LA MONDIALE + 16′ 45″
84 GUARDINI Andrea ASTANA PRO TEAM + 16′ 46″
85 GODDAERT Kristof IAM CYCLING + 16′ 49″
86 EIJSSEN Yannick BMC RACING TEAM + 16′ 51″
87 BOUHANNI Nacer FDJ + 16′ 55″
88 MARKUS Barry VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 16′ 57″
89 SANTOS OLIVEIRA Nelson RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 17′ 00″
90 SABATINI Fabio CANNONDALE + 17′ 06″
91 DE MARCHI Alessandro CANNONDALE + 17′ 06″
92 MEZGEC Luka TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 17′ 09″
93 FORTIN Filippo BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 17′ 11″
94 CANOLA Marco BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 17′ 11″
95 COLEDAN Marco BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 17′ 11″
96 PASQUALON Andrea BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 17′ 11″
97 KREDER Wesley VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 17′ 11″
98 DOWNING Russell TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 17′ 14″
99 GRUZDEV Dmitriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 17′ 21″
100 JANG Chan Jae CHAMPION SYSTEM + 17′ 26″
101 TRAKSEL Bobbie CHAMPION SYSTEM + 17′ 28″
102 COLBRELLI Sonny BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 17′ 34″
103 ROULSTON Hayden RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 17′ 38″
104 KOREN Kristijan CANNONDALE + 17′ 43″
105 MOL Wouter VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 17′ 45″
106 BOUCHER David FDJ + 17′ 47″
107 RATTO Daniele CANNONDALE + 17′ 48″
108 EICHLER Markus TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 17′ 57″
109 CUMMINGS Stephen BMC RACING TEAM + 17′ 57″
110 SHIMIZU Miyataka JAPAN + 18′ 00″
111 NISHITANI Taiji JAPAN + 18′ 00″
112 MORI Kazuhiro JAPAN + 18′ 00″
113 FENG Chun Kai CHAMPION SYSTEM + 18′ 00″
114 FRIEDEMANN Matthias CHAMPION SYSTEM + 18′ 01″
115 KAMYSHEV Arman ASTANA PRO TEAM + 18′ 05″
116 JIAO Pengda CHAMPION SYSTEM + 18′ 10″
117 BANDIERA Marco IAM CYCLING + 18′ 10″
118 BERARD Julien AG2R LA MONDIALE + 18′ 14″
119 IGLINSKIY Valentin AG2R LA MONDIALE + 18′ 14″
120 SUZUKI Yuzuru JAPAN + 18′ 15″
121 TRENTIN Matteo OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 18′ 24″
122 HATANAKA Yusuke JAPAN + 18′ 32″
123 DI CORRADO Andrea BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 18′ 32″
124 SUTTON Christopher SKY PROCYCLING + 18′ 33″
125 ISAICHEV Vladimir KATUSHA TEAM + 18′ 44″
126 DAVIS Allan ORICA GREENEDGE + 18′ 46″
127 HUFFMAN EVAN ASTANA PRO TEAM + 18′ 46″
128 LANCASTER Brett Daniel ORICA GREENEDGE + 18′ 46″
129 OTHMAN Muhamad Adiq Husainie CHAMPION SYSTEM + 19′ 00″
130 BOIVIN Guillaume CANNONDALE + 19′ 05″
131 SANO Junya JAPAN + 19′ 05″
132 UCHIMA Kohei JAPAN + 19′ 19″
133 DELLE STELLE Christian BARDIANI VALVOLE-CSF INOX + 19′ 24″
134 FUMEAUX JONATHAN IAM CYCLING + 19′ 28″
135 KUMP Marko TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 19′ 40″
136 CANTWELL Jonathan TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 19′ 55″
137 MARCATO Marco VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 19′ 59″
138 LUND Anders TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 20′ 25″
139 KUCHYNSKI Aliaksandr KATUSHA TEAM + 20′ 26″

 

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