The Middle Eastern race was recently upgraded to WorldTour status and its cancellation comes as a surprise.

German Trixi Worrack and her Canyon-SRAM team are off to a good start with a win at Ladies Tour of Qatar.

Ellen van Dijk solos away from a large breakaway to win stage 3 of Ladies Tour of Qatar; Trixi Worrack assumes GC lead.

Australian Katrin Garfoot wins day two of the Ladies Tour of Qatar as Kirsten Wild suffers bad luck and loses time.

Kirsten Wild sprints to her 10th career stage win at the Ladies Tour of Qatar in Doha.

Emma Johansson has used Shimano for 10 years and continues to use it as a member of Wiggle High5, which is sponsored by Campagnolo.

The Ladies Tour of Qatar names its 2016 teams, and the Cervelo-Bigla team is a surprising omission.

Shelley Olds finds new motivation for 2015 after successful Ladies Tour of Qatar with team Bigla

Another windy day in Doha serves up a sprint finish that's won by Armitstead, whose two consecutive victories confirm her GC title

Armitstead becomes first Briton to win the Ladies Tour of Qatar, but she's quick to credit her Dutch team's support and experience