2017 Tour of Qatar

2017 Tour of Qatar
2017 UCI World Tour
Race details
Dates 6–10 February 2017
Stages 5

The 2017 Tour of Qatar was a planned road cycling stage race that was originally scheduled to take place between 6 and 10 February 2017. However, in December 2016, the event was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.[1][2]

It would have been the 16th edition of the Tour of Qatar and the third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[3] It had originally been included in the UCI World Tour calendar for the first time.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "UCI statement on Tour of Qatar". UCI. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tour of Qatar and Ladies Tour of Qatar cancelled". Cycling News. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tour of Qatar: 2017 edition of race is cancelled over lack of sponsorship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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