Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- France3 video document:  Boonen vs. Cavendish in Qatar.  Merckx: "Cavendish is faster."  Prudhomme:  "It will be a great year for sprinters."  Boonen: "I'm not a true sprinter."  Watch here.  (01:20)  (Bernie S.)

- Stage 4 Tour of Qatar live streaming audio playing on Eurosport.

- For the latest 2009 Tour of Qatar video clips, see our Cycling videos section.

- The Tour of Qatar Stage 4 starts at 11:45am local time (09:45 CET or 3:45am U.S. Eastern).  Eurosport LIVE coverage of Stage 4 is scheduled to begin at 12:30 CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern).  There should be roughly 30 minutes of coverage.

- For Tour of Qatar (and cycling generally) via satellite info, check out our cycling via satellite blog by MJ Ray here.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Tour of Qatar.