Team Sky and Hagen take early lead in Qatar

Britain's Team Sky won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday with Norwegian rider Edvald Boasson Hagen taking the leader's yellow jersey after finishing first in the opening 8.2-kilometre time trial.

Sky are 8 seconds ahead of last year's winners Garmin with Danish team Saxo Bank back in third place.

The wiss based  Cervelo TestTeam was given a one-minute penalty and demoted to last place for an illegal changeover.

Belgian rider and defending champion Tom Boonen was 20 seconds off the lead as his Quick Step team finished in fifth place.

The 147-kilometre second stage takes place on Monday.

Results on Sunday from the Tour of Qatar's first final stage - a 8.2-kilometre (5-mile) time trial around West Bay Lagoon:

Stage 1: 8.2km TT, West Bay Lagoon.

1. Sky 9 min 41 sec, 2. Garmin at 8, 3. Saxo Bank 13, 4. Columbia 18, 5. Quick Step 20, 6. Saur-Sojasun 21, 7. Liquigas 21, 8. BMC 21, 9. Vacansoleil 22, 10. Milram 25, 11. Katusha 33, 12. Omega Pharma 33, 13. Topsport 33, 14. AG2R 37, 15. Trek 39, 16. Cervelo 1:08

General classification:

1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky 9min 41 sec, 2. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Team Sky s.t, 3. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky s.t, 4. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky s.t, 5. Lars-Peter Nordhaug (NOR) Team Sky s.t, 6. Russel Downing (GBR) Team Sky at 2sec, 7. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin at 8, 8. Martijn Maaskant (NED) Garmin 8, 9. Murilo Fischer (BRA) Garmin 8, 10. Svein Tuft (CAN) Garmin 8

Selected: 27. Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step 20