February 1, 2006 – Quick.Step’s Tom Boonen took another victory in the Tour of Qatar, and continues to lead. Here are the results.

Stage 3: Sealine Beach Resort – Khalifa Stadium, 160 km

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step Innergetic 3.34.50 (44.685 km/h)
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
3 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC
4 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria
5 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
6 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step Innergetic
7 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
8 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
9 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
10 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux
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118 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems

Overall
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step Innergetic 10.02.00
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 0.12
3 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.18
4 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.26
5 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 0.27
6 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step Innergetic
7 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.29
8 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.30
9 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
10 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano
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109 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems