Qatar Daily News

Stage 1
Team Sky blitz the team time trial and Edvald Boasson-Hagen pulls on the leaders yellow jersey after an 8.2km circuit around West Bay Lagoon.

Stage 2
Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen) shocks the peloton claiming the stage win from a break formed early in the race. Wouter Mol (Vaconsoleil), his breakaway companion, takes the yellow jersey.

2010 Tour of Qatar Stages:
Stage 1: West Bay Lagoon West Bay Lagoon TTT 8.2 km
Stage 2: Camel Race Track Qatar Foundation 147 km
Stage 3: Dukhan Mesaieed 136.5 km
Stage 4: The Pearl Al Khor Corniche 146.5 km
Stage 5: Lusail Madinat Al Shamal 142 km
Stage 6: Al Wakra Doha Corniche 123.5 km
Total: 704 km