Tour of Qatar stage 6: Sealine Beach > Doha, 114kms

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The peloton speeds past some gas refineries in pursuit of a four-man escape...

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Who says so..?

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Marcus Burghardt leads the escape towards Doha, but their lead is less than two-minutes...

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Katusha leads the peloton in sincere pursuit - their leader Kristoff has a chance at winning the race overall..!

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Boem and Pirazzi are the two Bardiani riders trying to stay away...

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The peloton has the teams of Katusha, Green Edge, Movistar and FDJ in command....

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Kristoff and Terpstra eye each other on the Doha Corniche - there's a bonus sprint coming up..!

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Tinkoff and Katusha fly past the Emir's palace, but Kristoff will take some bonus seconds in the sprint...

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Iljo Keisse and Gijs Van Hoecke have attacked after the sprint in a plan to deny Katusha a chance at the second sprint - and it worked!

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The peloton has settled down for the past few laps with only the Doha skyline to amuse them...

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Fabian Cancellara leads a Trek train with almost two laps to go...

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Cancellara leads Trek across the finish-line for the final lap - Jasper Stuyven is their man with a hope today...

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Guardini (right) has been overtaken by a man in black, and Bouhanni's not far behind either...

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Sam Bennett wins stage six from Guardini and Bouhanni - bravo for the Irishman..!

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Niki Terpstra celebrates his second-consecutive Tour of Qatar win with Maciej Bodnar and Alexander Kristoff...