Crashes won't derail IAM Cycling at Tour of Qatar

IAM Cycling sprinter Heinrich Haussler says he's fit and ready for stage five, despite hitting the tarmac on stage four of the Tour of Qatar

Cyclists crashed on stage four of the 2015 Tour of Qatar

(Image credit: Watson)

Crashes may have brought five of their squad to the sandy tarmac on stage four, but IAM Cycling remain confident of finishing the Tour of Qatar relatively unscathed.

Organisers were clearly worried about the wind, and the possibility of sandstorms, bringing the start time forward by over an hour, but the conditions were still hairy enough to bring a few jitters to the peloton.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.