Doha Team

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Doha Team
Team information
UCI codeDOT
Registered Qatar
Founded2007
Disbanded2009
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental
Bicycles Wilier Triestina
Key personnel
General managerAhmed Alhemaidi
Team manager(s)Mustapha Allal Faci
Aziz Merzoug
Team name history
2007–2009
Doha Team

The Doha Team was a Qatari UCI Continental road cycling team that existed from 2007 to 2009. [1] The team was sponsored by Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

Contents

2009 roster

RiderBirth dateNationality2008 Team
Khaleel Abduljanan 10.04.1983Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Rdhwan Al-Moraqab 01.01.1977Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Taha Alawi 31.12.1986Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Néo-pro
Farid Belhani 12.03.1984Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Néo-pro
Ayman Ben Hassine 08.11.1980Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Rafaâ Chtioui 26.01.1986Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Ahmed Elbourdainy 04.04.1990Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Néo-pro
Tareq Esmaeili 03.03.1977Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Abdelbasset Hannachi 02.02.1985Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Omar Hasanein 09.11.1978Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Azzedine Lagab 18.09.1986Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Néo-pro
Abdelmalek Madani 28.02.1983Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Néo-pro
Badr Mirza 07.01.1984Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Yousif Mirza 08.10.1988Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Néo-pro
Said Moosa 11.04.1988Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Fadi Khan Shikhoni 03.05.1985Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Néo-pro

Major wins

2008
Tour of Libya, Omar Hasanein (2008)
International Grand Prix Al-Khor, Rafaâ Chtioui (2008)
International Grand Prix Losail, Abdelbasset Hannachi (2008)
International Grand Prix Messaeed, Ayman Ben Hassine (2008)
International Grand Prix Doha, Ayman Ben Hassine (2008)
H. H. Vice-President's Cup, Badr Mohamed Mirza Bani Hammad
2009
Emirates Cup, Ayman Ben Hassine
H. H. Vice-President's Cup, Ayman Ben Hassine

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References

  1. "Doha Team". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 March 2021.