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Tour of Oman 2011 | Stage 4
Belgian Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s rider Tom Boonen (L) talks to fellow Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx before competing in second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 11.3km time-trial at the Lusail motorcycle track near the capital Doha, on February 6, 2012. The American team Garmin won the second stage, finishing the time-trial ahead of Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Sky. (via Photo from Getty Images)
Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx talks on his mobile phone before the start of the second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 11.3km time-trial at the Lusail motorcycle track near the capital Doha, on February 6, 2012. The American team Garmin won the second stage, finishing the time-trial ahead of Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Sky. (via Photo from Getty Images)
Dutch cyclist Kirsten Wild receives the leader’s gold jersey from Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx after she won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar women’s cycling race in al-Khor, north of 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)
Ahead of the Tour of Qatar, Eddy Merckx joined Team Sky on their training ride.
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)