It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 3 and 8 February 2013, in Qatar.

The race was won by Britain's Mark Cavendish,[1] of the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step team, winning the final four stages to take the victory.

Cavendish's winning margin over runner-up Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team) – the winners of the team time trial stage – was 25 seconds, and Brookwalter's teammate Taylor Phinney completed the podium, one second behind Brookwalter and 26 seconds down on Cavendish.

Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Tour of Qatar.

The teams that participated in the race were: [2] Official website