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2017 Tour of Qatar Races Cancelled

The 2017 Tour of Qatar has been cancelled due to lack of a sponsor, cycling's ruling body announced

The 2017 Tour of Qatar is a road cycling stage race that was scheduled to take place between February 6-10th. It would have been the 16th edition of the Tour of Qatar and will be the third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.

It would have been the first time that the race is included in the UCI World Tour calendar. The stage race was won this year by Mark Cavendish.

"The ICU has received today notice of the cancellation of the Tour of Qatar and of the women's Tour of Qatar," a statement from the International Cycling Union said.

"It's understood this decision follows difficulties they've had in attracting sponsors."

The UCI has also confirmed that the 2017 Tour of Qatar and the Ladies Tour of Qatar will not go ahead, citing difficulties in finding financial backing.

Running since 2002, the race was promoted to WorldTour status during the UCI’s reshuffle of racing’s top tier events. The Women’s WorldTour equivalent will also not be held for the same reasons. Their is now a gap in the 2017 WorldTour calendar.

An official received from the UCI said: “The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has today received notice of the cancellation of both the Tour of Qatar and Ladies Tour of Qatar. It is understood the decision follows difficulty attracting sponsor financial support.”

The 2017 Tour of Qatar, February 6-10th, has been cancelled due to lack of a sponsor

 
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