The Ladies Tour of Qatar got the season underway
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Ludivine Henrion (Redsun Cycling Team) in the Belgian champion jersey.
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Reigning world champion Tatiana Guderzo (Italy) shows off the rainbow
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Trine Schmidt (MTN) and Veronica Andreasson (Lotto Ladies Team) tried
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The chase to the leaders was given some urgency by Kirsten Wild's Cervelo
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Regina Bruins and Cervelo TestTeam teammates drive the bunch chase to
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Trine Schmidt (MTN) and Veronica Andreasson (Lotto Ladies Team) are about
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi-Pasta Zara) claims the stage, about half a wheel
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The bunch in pursuit of Lindberg, including Italian champion Monia Baccaille
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Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) and Adrie Visser (Columbia - HTC Women)
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Columbia - HTC Women's Emilia Fahlin winds up the pace with 3km to go.
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Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) sprints against Chloe Hosking (Columbia - HTC
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The young rider competition is also led by race and points competition
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Legend and patron of the race, Eddy Merckx, presented the stage prize
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi-Pasta Zara) is helped into the race leader's gold
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi-Pasta Zara) in the race leader's gold jersey.
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The bunch was stretched out by an acceleration and a strong headwind.
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Defending champion Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) in the bunch.
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Elizabeth Armitstead (Cervelo TestTeam) leads fellow new-signing, Iris
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The Cervelo TestTeam took control of the sprint.
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) salutes after her victory in Al Khor.
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Head down, Hosking is disappointed to finish third behind Rasa Leleivyte
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Chloe Hosking (HTC) heads to the line on stage 1
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The sprint in Al Khor on stage 1 of the Ladies Tour of Qatar
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) was excited after her first win.
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) accepts the prize of overall leader after
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) claimed the overall lead in Qatar.
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) dons the points leader's jersey.
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) won the first stage.
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Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) took the best young rider's jersey.
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A late-race attempt to go solo was made by Marie Lindberg (Redsun Cycling
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The Safi-Pasta Zara Pinarellos, sporting matching red saddles, are ready
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Martine Bras (Netherlands) has last minute adjustments made to her bike.
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Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) is led out for the first intermediate
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The bunch was long and splits appeared after the first sprint point in
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The silver points competition jersey was also taken by Rasa Leleivyte
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