Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) took a dominant victory in the time trial at the Tour of Qatar. He rode the 11-kilometre course in a time of 13:26.98, beating the long-standing time of Jos Van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo) by 25 seconds. BMC’s Manuel Quinziato put in a strong performance to finish third.
Boasson Hagen began the day in fifth place at 18 seconds down on his teammate and race leader Mark Cavendish. However, his ride was strong enough to not only leapfrog Cavendish but ensure himself a buffer of 26 seconds going into the final two stages. Cavendish was the final rider off the ramp in the leader’s gold jersey. The Manxman had played down any chances of keeping the jersey after the stage but put in a solid performance to finish seventh on the day and keep himself within sight of a podium finish.
Edvald Boasson logro una contudente victoria en la jornada contra reloj individual en el Tur de Qatar….rodando los 11 kilometros de recorrido en 13.26.98 para superar a Jos Van Emden de Lotto, que termino 25 segundos después y relegando a Manuel Quinziato de BMC quien finalizo tercero…
Boasson del Dimension Data, arranco la jornda en elq uinto lugar a 18 segundos del líder Mark Cavendish, quien termino en septimo lugar en la jornada…a 44 segundos del ganador.
