Cervelo TestTeam's sprinter ace Kirsten Wild earlier today won the last stage of the 2010 Women's Tour of Qatar today and thanks to this stage win was also victorious in the final overall tour rankings. As well as successfully defending her championship from last year, Wild also provided Cervelo TestTeam with their first victory in 2010 very early in the new season.

"It was a pretty exciting day today," race winner Kirsten Wild said after the stage. "We started with 4 seconds behind leader Bronzini and I was able to close that gap by 1 second in the intermediate sprints. Then I knew that it all depended on the last sprint. My teammates (Sarah Düster and Regina Bruins, ed.) did an incredible good job in the final. They brought me into the perfect position and I was able to win the sprint."

"This was a great team effort and a perfect start for the 2010 season. I came through the winter well and with this team we are really confident about the season ahead. Tomorrow we travel to Portugal to prepare ourselves for the classics season that begin on February 28 with the Omloop het Nieuwsblad."

"It was an exciting race today, early in the stage there was a break from Lisa Brennauer (German National Team)," Cervelo TestTeam sports director Egon van Kessel commented. van Kessel added "She achieved a maximum gap of three and half minutes and then the other teams forced us to close the gap. After we took her back Emilia Fahlin (HTC - Columbia) attacked and because she was still dangerous in the General Classification, leader Giorgia Bronzini's team (Italian National Team) was forced to close the gap, That took a lot of effort on their part and in the final we took over the lead and brought Kirsten into a perfect position where she was able to win both the stage and the GC."

Cervelo TestTeam's Elizabeth "Lizzie" Armitstead, who crashed in stage 1 is recovering fast from her crash and will fly back to Europe with her teammates after celebrating the race victory tonight.

Februar 5, 2010: Sealine Beach Resort - Doha Corniche (95 km):
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 02:45:40
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy
3 Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team
4 Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands
5 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France
6 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany
7 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands
8 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
9 Angela Hennig (Ger) Germany
10 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
11 Sophie Creux (Fra) France
12 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
13 Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team
14 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
15 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia
16 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany
17 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italy
18 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
19 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany
20 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women
21 Sinead Miller (USA) US National Team
22 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women
23 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team
24 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women
25 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team
26 Liesbeth De Vocht (Ger) Nederland Bloeit
27 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team
28 Kim Schoonbaert (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team
29 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia
30 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team
31 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
32 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women
33 Carly Light (Aus) Australia
34 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team MTN
35 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France
36 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia
37 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
38 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:16
39 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy
40 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:26
41 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Netherlands
42 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy
43 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
44 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
45 Janel Holcomb (USA) US National Team 0:00:44
46 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy
47 Inge Klep (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:00:51
48 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
49 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia 0:00:54
50 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:57
51 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
52 Pascale Schnider (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:24
53 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italy
54 Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN 0:01:30
55 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
56 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
57 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team
58 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia
59 Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands 0:08:25
60 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands
61 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany
62 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam
63 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France
64 Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:09:21
65 Elise Van Hage (Ned) Netherlands
66 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Switzerland
67 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
68 Emma Silversides (GBr) Red Sun Cycling Team
69 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team
70 Florence Girardet (Fra) France
71 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France 0:19:16
72 Elizabeth Hatch (USA) Lotto Ladies Team
73 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
74 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:19:16
75 Yiu Wong Wan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
76 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland
77 Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
78 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Team MTN
79 Chrissie Viljoen (RSA) Team MTN
DNF Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Columbia Women
DNF Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team
DNS Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team MTN
DNS Bianca Purath (Ger) Germany

Final overall rankings:
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 08:18:39
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy 0:00:04
3 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:00:17
4 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 0:00:19
5 Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:23
6 Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team
7 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women
8 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia
9 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:24
10 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
11 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:26
12 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France 0:00:27
13 Angela Hennig (Ger) Germany
14 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
15 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
16 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia
17 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany
18 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany
19 Sophie Creux (Fra) France
20 Liesbeth De Vocht (Ger) Nederland Bloeit
21 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women
22 Kim Schoonbaert (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team
23 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italy
24 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women
25 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
26 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women
27 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany
28 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy
29 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team MTN
30 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team
31 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
32 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia
33 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:00:33
34 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:39
35 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia
36 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy
37 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:43
38 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy 0:00:51
39 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:57
40 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 0:01:09
41 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:01:18
42 Inge Klep (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team
43 Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN 0:01:57
44 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italy 0:02:07
45 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:02:25
46 Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team 0:02:26
47 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team
48 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team
49 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
50 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:31
51 Elizabeth Hatch (USA) Lotto Ladies Team 0:02:46
52 Janel Holcomb (USA) US National Team 0:03:10
53 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia 0:03:20
54 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:03:23
55 Carly Light (Aus) Australia 0:03:52
56 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany 0:09:04
57 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:09:16
58 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Switzerland 0:09:48
59 Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands 0:10:51
60 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France
61 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team 0:11:47
62 Elise Van Hage (Ned) Netherlands
63 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
64 Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
65 Florence Girardet (Fra) France
66 Sinead Miller (USA) US National Team 0:15:10
67 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France
68 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team
69 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan
70 Pascale Schnider (Swi) Switzerland 0:16:34
71 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Team MTN 0:21:36
72 Chrissie Viljoen (RSA) Team MTN 0:21:42
73 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands 0:23:35
74 Emma Silversides (GBr) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:24:31
75 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France 0:34:26
76 Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
77 Yiu Wong Wan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:35:47
78 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:39:33
79 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland 0:39:36