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Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx poses with cyclists before the start of the first stage of the Tour of Qatar women’s cycling race in the capital Doha, on February 1, 2012. The route of the first stage covered 97 kms from the Camel Race Track in Doha to the Corniche of al-Khor. (Photo by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)

    Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx poses with cyclists before the start of the first stage of the Tour of Qatar women’s cycling race in the capital Doha, on February 1, 2012. The route of the first stage covered 97 kms from the Camel Race Track in Doha to the Corniche of al-Khor. (Photo by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)