The Tour of Qatar kicked off today with Tom Boonen taking victory at the end of a 142km stage from Barzan Towers to Doha Golf Club. British rider Adam Blythe (BMC Racing) finish an impressive 2nd with Peter Sagan taking third. World Road Race Champion and local Mark Cavendish came home in 49th with 108 riders all at the same time. Tomorows stage is a 11km time trial. Good luck to Cav and everyone at Team Sky for the remainder of the race. More from Cyclingnews.com here. Meanwhile neo pro Andy Fenn won the first stage of Mallorca Challenge with neo pro Luke Rowe finishing 13th.