DOHA: Dutch rider Niki Terpstra of the Omega Pharma team clinched overall victory on the Tour of Qatar on Friday as Frenchman Arnaud Demare won the concluding stage.

Demare, of the FDJ team, secured the sixth and final stage at Doha Corniche in a sprint finish after a 113.5 kilometer ride from Sealine Beach Resort.

Terpstra, who had been out in front since winning the opening stage, finished ahead of his teammate Tom Boonen, the Belgian who fell just short of winning the event for the fifth time.