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Dimension Data team leader, Britain's Mark Cavendish (L), leads the pack ahead of Norway's Katusha team leader Alexander Kristoff (2ndL), Bora's German Christophe Pfingsten (2ndR) and BMC racing team's Italian Manuel Quinziato (R) during the first stage of the 2016 Tour of Qatar, between Dukhan and Al Khor Corniche on February 8, 2016. Cavendish, the former world road race champion, took the gold jersey and covered the 175 kilometres from Dukhan to the Al Khor corniche, north of the capital Doha, in 3hrs 28.31secs, eight seconds in front of Modolo and 11 seconds ahead of Guardini. / AFP / ERIC FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

Dimension Data team leader, Britain's Mark Cavendish (L), leads the pack ahead of Norway's Katusha team leader Alexander Kristoff (2ndL), Bora's German Christophe Pfingsten (2ndR) and BMC racing team's Italian Manuel Quinziato (R) during the first stage of the 2016 Tour of Qatar, between Dukhan and Al Khor Corniche on February 8, 2016. Cavendish, the former world road race champion, took the gold jersey and covered the 175 kilometres from Dukhan to the Al Khor corniche, north of the capital Doha, in 3hrs 28.31secs, eight seconds in front of Modolo and 11 seconds ahead of Guardini. / AFP / ERIC FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
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