▁also ▁sent ▁squad s ▁to ▁the ▁GP ▁O uest - France , ▁the ▁Memorial ▁R ik ▁Van ▁Ste en ber gen , ▁Paris – Br uss els , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Cy cl iste ▁de ▁Montr éal , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁de ▁Wall onie , ▁the ▁K ampio ensch ap ▁van ▁V la ander en , ▁Bin che – T our na i – B in che , ▁Paris – T ours ▁and ▁the ▁G iro ▁di ▁Lomb ard ia , ▁but ▁finished ▁no ▁higher ▁than ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁races . ▁ ▁Stage ▁races ▁Just ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁years , ▁Bo onen ▁opened ▁his ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁Q atar . ▁He ▁was ▁immediately ▁effective , ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁road ▁race ▁stage ▁ahead ▁of ▁per enn ial ▁Q atar ▁rival ▁Heinrich ▁Haus s ler . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁ 1 8 th ▁career ▁Tour ▁of ▁Q atar ▁stage ▁win , ▁and ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁solid ▁pro log ue ▁time ▁trial , ▁Bo onen ▁took ▁the ▁overall ▁race ▁leadership . ▁In ▁stage ▁ 3 , ▁Bo onen ▁fl atted ▁at ▁a ▁critical ▁moment ▁when ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁was ▁at ▁its ▁top ▁speed ▁and ▁lost ▁three ▁minutes ▁to ▁stage ▁winner ▁Hu ass ler , ▁losing ▁any ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁time . ▁Bo onen ▁cont ested ▁the ▁s print ▁to ▁stage ▁ 4 , ▁finishing ▁third , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁figure ▁into ▁the ▁Tour ' s ▁final ▁stage , ▁c eding