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Boonen Wins Tirreno-Adriatico Second Stage
Belgian Tom Boonen of Quick Step won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Thursday after a 165-kilometre ride from Rosignano to Montecatini Terme.
Boonen saw off German Paul Martens of Rabobank and Italian Daniele Bennati of Liquigas in a sprint finish with his win making up for the disappointment of [...]
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- Boonen With Stage 5 At Tour of Oman
February 18th, 2010After his two stage wins at the Tour of Qatar, Tom Boonen won the fifth stage in the Tour of Oman today. Boonen won the stage in a bunch sprint after some hard work of his team mates. The riders of Wilfried Peeters started the chase at 3 early escapees, with 25 kilometres to go [...]
- Mol Wins Tour of Qatar
February 12th, 2010DOHA, Qatar, Feb 12, 2010 (AFP) – Dutchman Wouter Mol won the Tour of Qatar cycling race on Friday after the sixth and final stage was claimed by Italian Francesco Chicchi.
Winning a second stage following his victory on Wednesday, Chicchi beat American Tyler Farrar into second place over the [...] - Boonen Strikes Twice At Tour of Qatar
February 11th, 2010Belgian Tom Boonen won the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar cycle race on Thursday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol held on to the leader’s yellow jersey.
It was the second stage success so far for Boonen, who edged out Italian Danilo Napolitano and Norwegian Edvald Boasson in the final sprint at [...] - Gerald Ciolek Breaks Collarbone In Qatar Crash
February 9th, 2010Roger Kluge defends white jersey at the Tour of Qatar
Dortmund, 9. February 2010. Gerald Ciolek crashed heavily during the mass sprint finish of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar (February 7-12 / UCI 2.1). The 23-year-old went down in the closing sprint after 136 kilometers from Dukhan to Mesaieed and broke [...] - Boonen Takes Third Stage of Tour of Qatar
February 9th, 2010DOHA, Feb 9, 2010 (AFP) – Defending champion Tom Boonen of Belgium sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol held on to the leader’s yellow jersey.
Boonen edged out Heinrich Haussler of Germany and Australian Baden Cooke at the [...]
- Philippe Gilbert Wins Paris-Tours – Again
October 11th, 2009TOURS, France, Oct 11, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert, riding for Silence, on Sunday won the Paris-Tours semi classic race over 230km for the second straight year.
Gilbert saw off compatriot Tom Boonen and Slovenia’s Borut Bozic in a three-man dash for the line with Italian Filippo Pozzato beating [...] - Boonen Wins Third Stage Of Franco-Belge
October 4th, 2009ICHTEGEM, Belgium, Oct 2, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team won the third stage of the Franco-Belge stage race on Saturday in a sprint finish ahead of England’s Roger Hammond and American Tyler Farrar.
Garmin rider Farrar holds the overall race lead after winning [...] - Farrar Opens Up Franco-Belge With Sprint Win
October 1st, 2009MOUSCRON, Belgium, Oct 1, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar continued his successful end of season by beating sprint rivals Danilo Napolitano and Tom Boonen to win the first stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge Thursday.
Garmin sprinter Farrar will start the race’s second stage, held over 225km between Maubeuge in [...] - Valverde Facing Tough Road To Rainbow Jersey Win
September 26th, 2009by Justin Davis
MENDRISIO, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde will find out on Sunday whether his recent Tour of Spain triumph costs him the chance to finally be crowned world champion.
The Spaniard begins the blue riband event of the world road race championships, a 262.2km [...] - Gilbert Heads Up Belgian World Champs Team
September 15th, 2009BRUSSELS, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Philippe Gilbert will lead the Belgian cycling team at the upcoming world road race championships it was announced by coach Carlo Bomans on Monday.
Bomans explained that Gilbert would be their main hope because he believed that the route for the road race on September 27 [...] - Boonen To Pay Fine And Cocaine Charges Dropped
August 26th, 2009Top Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen has been told that all criminal charges relating to his use of cocaine will be dropped if he pays a 1000 euro fine, the public prosecutor in Turnhout said Wednesday.
The court said if Boonen, a former world champion and Tour de France stage [...] - Davis Given Chance To Make Amends On Tour of Spain
August 25th, 2009PARIS, Aug 25, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Allan Davis will have the chance to make amends for missing the Tour de France in July after he was named in Quick Step’s squad for the upcoming Tour of Spain.
Davis, a sprinter, was Quick Step’s ‘tenth man’ for the Tour in [...] - Farrar Retains Lead As Boonen Wins Stage Three Of Eneco Tour
August 21st, 2009HASSELT, Belgium, Aug 21, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Tom Boonen, riding for Quick Step, won the third stage of the Eneco Tour at Hasselt on Friday, seeing off overall leader Tyler Farrar of Garmin in a sprint finish which saw Italian Francesco Chicchi take third spot.
“I had earmarked this [...] - Chavanel Powers To Eneco Tour Prologue Win
August 18th, 2009ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug 18, 2009 (AFP) – French rider Sylvain Chavanel of the Quick Step team took the leader’s jersey after winning the prologue of the seven-stage Eneco Tour ProTour cycling race being held in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Chavanel covered the 4.4km in 4min 55sec to finish one second [...] - Sickness Forces Boonen Out Of Tour
July 19th, 2009Belgian rider Tom Boonen has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of the 15th stage because of sickness, his Quick Step team said on Sunday.
The Paris-Roubaix champion vomitted during the night and had a fever, according to the team.
The 28-year-old Belgian sprint specialist was [...] - Boonen Desperate To Challenge Cavendish
July 15th, 2009Belgium’s Tom Boonen admitted he is desperate to step out of the shadow of rival Mark Cavendish after the Briton continued to dominate the Tour de France bunch sprints on Wednesday.
Cavendish claimed his fourth stage victory of this year’s race and eighth of his fledgling career when he [...] - Rogers, Boonen, and Sastre Get Caught Up In The Stage Six Crashes
July 9th, 2009Australian Michael Rogers was among the big name riders who crashed on the rain-hit sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
Rogers, riding for the Columbia team, appeared to take down Cervelo sprinter Heinrich Haussler and American David Zabriskie of Garmin as the peloton negotiated a roundabout.
[...] - Columbia’s Breakaway Surprised Us All, Admits Boonen
July 6th, 2009LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian sprint specialist Tom Boonen admitted he was impressed by the speed of Columbia’s breakaway 30km before the finish line of Monday’s third stage of the Tour de France.
The 28-year-old was part of the peloton and along with some leading [...] - Caution Before Glory For Sprinter Boonen
July 5th, 2009BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen said Sunday he was more concerned about staying on his bike than sprinting for victory after a crash just before the finish of the second stage of the Tour de France.
A right hand bend just under two kilometers before [...] - Tour Stress Takes Toll On Sickly Boonen
July 4th, 2009MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen, who was only given the green light to ride in Saturday’s opening stage of the Tour de France the day before, has been beset by diarrhea and abdominal pains.
The 2009 Tour begin with a 15.5km time-trial around the Principality, [...] - Boonen Gets Shock 11th Hour Tour Reprieve
July 3rd, 2009MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has been granted a shock eleventh hour reprieve to compete in the Tour de France which starts here Saturday, his team confirmed.
Quick Step’s former world road race champion had been barred from the Tour by organizers following a [...] - Tom Boonen Will Find His Tour Destiny On Friday
July 2nd, 2009Tom Boonen will find out on Friday whether he has been granted a last minute reprieve to compete in the Tour de France which starts in Monaco on Saturday.
The former world road race champion from Belgium was barred from the Tour following a positive test for cocaine in [...] - French Courts Ears Are Closed In Boonen Case
June 30th, 2009Tom Boonen’s attempt to overturn the ban on him competing in the 2009 Tour de France next month has hit another big hurdle with the decision by a French court deciding not to hear Boonen’s case.
The former world road race champion from Belgium was banned from racing the [...] - Boonen Claims Belgian Road Title
June 28th, 2009AYWAILLE, Belgium, June 28, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step rider Tom Boonen became Belgian road cycling champion here on Sunday after defeating Philippe Gilbert and Kristoff Goddart in a sprint finish.
It was the 28-year-old’s first senior national title in his home country, after he was named under-23 road champion [...] - Boonen To Face No Criminal Charges Over Cocaine Use
June 20th, 2009BRUSSELS, June 20, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has escaped the threat of criminal charges from a first positive test for cocaine, in May 2008, despite a second positive test in April, local media claimed Saturday.
However the former world champion and winner of the sprinters’ green [...] - Boonen And Team To Take Legal Route Over Tour de France Ban
June 19th, 2009BRUSSELS, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Ace Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen and his Quick Step team are to contest his ban from the Tour de France by the race organizers ASO (Amaury Sport Organization) they announced on Friday.
The 28-year-old three-time Paris-Roubaix winner had been barred by ASO on Thursday [...] - Boonen Banned From Tour, But UCI Takes No Action
June 18th, 2009PARIS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has been banned from competing in the Tour de France following his positive drug test for cocaine, organizers ASO (Amaury Sport Organization) announced on Thursday.
The 28-year-old Quick Step rider tested positive for cocaine in April, less than a [...] - Boonen “Didn’t Ingest Cocaine” – Experts Say
June 18th, 2009BRUSSELS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian star Tom Boonen seemingly did not ingest cocaine, the substance for which he tested positive six weeks ago for the second time in a year, Belgian media Thursday quoted a panel of independent experts as saying.
The panel based their conclusion on the [...] - Tom Boonen To Be Given A Chance To Race At Tour de France
June 10th, 2009PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian star Tom Boonen has been given a chance to compete in next month’s Tour de France despite a recent, second positive test for cocaine.
Quick Step star Boonen, the winner of major one-day classics and Tour de France stages, sparked controversy last month [...] - Markus Zberg Takes Impressive 2nd In Dauphiné Sprint Finish
June 8th, 2009In another satisfying day for the BMC Racing Team, Markus Zberg earned second place on the stage in an exciting sprint finish.
Missing out on the victory only by a whisker, the team is extremely satisfied with the recent successes not the least of which is this second place in a Pro Tour sprint. [...] - Boonen Still Hopeful Of Racing In Tour de France
June 2nd, 2009GULLEGEM, Belgium, June 2, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen still hopes to ride in the Tour de France in July, contradicting officials who said he would not race after he tested positive for cocaine earlier this year.
“I hope to take part in the Tour and we are [...] - Boonen Could Still Make Tour de France, Says UCI’s Pat McQuaid
May 27th, 2009BRUSSELS, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen could still take part in the Tour de France despite his recent positive test for cocaine, according to Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI).
“There is no reason to ban Tom Boonen from the Tour. From the [...] - Belgians Blast The UCI Decision To Sanction Tom Boonen Over Cocaine
May 14th, 2009BRUSSELS, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling federation president Laurent De Backer has hit out at the president of world cycling, Pat McQuaid, following the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) decision to sanction Tom Boonen.
Belgian star Boonen, who recently claimed a third victory in the prestigious Paris-Roubaix one-day classic, [...] - No Mr. Boonen At Tour de France, So Says Organizers
May 12th, 2009SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA, Italy, May 12, 2009 (AFP) – Embattled cycling star Tom Boonen could face a six-month ban from the sport after his second positive test for cocaine, according to cycling’s world ruling body.
Boonen, who recently claimed a third victory in the prestigious Paris-Roubaix one-day classic, tested [...] - Quick Step Say Boonen Needs Treatment But Stand By Him
May 11th, 2009BRUSSELS, May 11, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step cycling team bosses on Sunday urged Tom Boonen to have treatment after his second positive test for cocaine but added they would stand by him while he serves a suspension.
Boonen, Belgium’s top cyclist, is facing up to what could be a [...] - Quick Step’s Team Boss Will Not Plead Boonen’s Tour Case After Cocaine Use
May 10th, 2009:
BRUSSELS, May 10, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step cycling team bosses said Sunday they would not beg Tour de France chiefs to allow Tom Boonen to be included in this year’s race.
Boonen, Belgium’s top cyclist, is facing up to what could be a premature end to his impressive [...] - Tom Boonen Faces His Cycling Demise After Second Cocaine Positive
May 9th, 2009by Benoit Noel
BRUSSELS, May 9, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s top cyclist Tom Boonen admitted he had a “problem” on Saturday after a second positive test for cocaine threw his career into serious jeopardy.
News of Boonen’s positive test was confirmed by the public prosecutor’s office earlier on [...] - Roubaix Just Too Tough For History-Making Chinese Rider
April 15th, 2009by Justin Davis
COMPIEGNE, France, April 15, 2009 (AFP) – China’s Jin Long made history for
his country here on Sunday by competing in arguably the world’s toughest
one-day classic bike race, the prestigious Paris-Roubaix.
Unfortunately for Jin, his pre-race fears of not being able to negotiate
the 27 sections of bone-shaking cobblestones peppered [...] - Pozzato Applauds Boonen’s Win, But Slams Flecha & The Flemish Fans
April 12th, 2009Italian Filippo Pozzato admitted defeat to a triumphant Tom Boonen on Sunday as the Flemish-speaking Belgian star powered to his third victory in the prestigious Paris-Roubaix classic.
However the Italian, who races for the Russian-backed Katusha team, was less gracious about Spaniard Juan Antonio Flecha and the Flemish fans who [...] - Boonen Survives Crash-Fest To Three Peat Roubaix
April 12th, 2009by Justin Davis
ROUBAIX, France, April 12, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian star Tom Boonen joined an elite club of three-time Paris-Roubaix winners by surviving one-day cycling’s toughest battle of the fittest here on Sunday.
In a race marked by a dramatic finale in which three big favorites hit [...] - Hincapie Has High Hopes In Hell For The 14th Time In Roubaix
April 11th, 2009by Justin Davis
If prizes were given for obstinacy George Hincapie might already have given up his lifelong quest to stand atop one of cycling’s most prestigious podiums.
But as the 35-year-old New Yorker admits, Paris-Roubaix is never a race you win with ease.
On Sunday [...] - Rivals Warning Boonen of A Tough Ride Into Hell
April 11th, 2009Belgian Tom Boonen has been given ample warning not to expect an easy six hours in the saddle when he puts his title, and his pride, on the line at the prestigious Paris-Roubaix classic on Sunday.
Boonen’s Quick Step team appear to be one of the strongest on paper, but [...] - Tom Boonen Gets His Classics Campaign Off Right
March 2nd, 2009Belgian star Tom Boonen claimed his first big spring classics win of the season at the Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne semi-classic here Sunday.
The 2005 world champion, who rides for Quick Step, finished ahead of Columbia sprinter Bernhard Eisel of Austria and Britain’s Jeremy Hunt, who was third in a bunch sprint [...] - Cavendish Beats Boonen In Head to Head Sprint On Stage 5
February 19th, 2009Britain’s Mark Cavendish of Columbia won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday, his second
straight sprint finish triumph in the race. Cavendish had marked this stage on his race calender as one he wanted to win. Team Columbia did everything right today, and delivered Cavendish in perfect position with [...] - No Keeping it from Cavendish Today – Captures Stage 4 of Tour of California
February 18th, 2009Yesterday Mark Cavendish got cut out in the end by team Cervelo Test, but not today. Riding through a cloud of dust at the finish, Cavendish held off Boonen to win it for team Columbia Highroad.
- Tom Boonen Breaks Clear Of Cocaine Charges
February 3rd, 2009BRUSSELS, Feb 3, 2009 (AFP) – A Belgian court on Tuesday ruled that one of the country’s biggest cycling stars, Tom Boonen, would not face criminal charges relating to a positive test for cocaine.
Boonen, a former world champion and winner of such prestigious races as Paris-Roubaix and the Tour [...] - Boonen Wins Stage 3 And Takes Overall Lead In Qatar
February 3rd, 2009DOHA, Feb 3, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Tom Boonen claimed his first stage win of this year’s Tour of Qatar Tuesday, in the process taking the leader’s jersey from Britain’s Roger Hammond.
Boonen, of Quick Step, won a bunch sprint at the end of the third stage ahead of Italian [...] - Tom Boonen Trial Decision Expected On February 3
January 6th, 2009Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen will know on February 3 if he has to face criminal charges over his positive test for cocaine, the judge investigating his case in the northern city of Turnhout
said Tuesday.
Boonen, a former world champion and winner of such prestigious races as
Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, tested [...] - Tom Boonen To Face Charges For Cocaine Use
December 8th, 2008BRUSSELS, Dec 8, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen risks facing criminal charges over his positive test for cocaine, according to public prosecutors in Turnhout on Monday.
Boonen, a former world champion and winner of such prestigious races as Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, tested positive for [...] - Boonen Scores The Double, As Contador Keeps Gold Jersey
September 16th, 2008ZAMORA, Spain, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen dominated a bunch sprint on the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, held over 186.4km between Pontferrada and here on Tuesday, to claim his second win of this year’s race.
Spaniard Alberto Contador, of the Astana team, retained the [...] - Boonen and Gilbert Lead Belgium’s Worlds Charge
September 13th, 2008BRUSSELS, Sept 12, 2008 (AFP) – Former world champion Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium’s bid for the world road race championships’ rainbow jersey later this month.
Both riders are among a strong nine-man team, announced by the Belgian cycling league (RLVB) Friday, which also includes tyro Greg [...] - Bennati Wins Tour of Spain Fourth Stage, Retains Overall Lead
September 2nd, 2008PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 2, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas retained the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain after winning the fourth stage, a 170.3 km ride from Cordoba to here on Tuesday.
He finished the stage, which featured two climbs early in [...] - Tom Boonen Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
September 1st, 2008CORDOBA, Spain, Sept 1, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas took the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain on Monday despite finishing the third stage in second place behind Belgium’s Tom Boonen.
Quick Step rider Boonen finished the 168.6-kilometre (105-mile) ride between Jaen and [...] - Tom Boonen of Quick Step Wins Eneco Tour 4th Stage
August 24th, 2008ARDOOIE, Belgium, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team won a sprint finish for Sunday’s fourth stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux.
Dutch rider Kenny van Hummel finished second and Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen in third.
Germany’s Andre Greipel took [...] - Tour of Benelux Results
August 21st, 2008Results after the 173.8km first stage of the Tour of Benelux cycling race on Thursday:
1st stage
1. Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step 4hr 16min 17sec, 2. Daniele Bennati (ITA) same time, 3. Fabio Sabatini (ITA) s.t., 4. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) s.t., 5.
Heinrich Haussler (GER) s.t.
[...] - Tom Boonen Wins The First Stage of The Tour of Benelux
August 21st, 2008ROERMOND, The Netherlands, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen, who rides for Quick Step, won the first stage of the Tour du Benelux here on Thursday.
Spain’s Jose Ivan Gutierrez, of the Caisse d’Epargne team, retained the yellow jersey after winning Wednesday’s prologue.
[...] - Sylvain Chavanel Agrees To Deal With Quick Step
July 24th, 2008BOURG-D’OISANS, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) – France’s biggest cycling star Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis has agreed a two-year deal with the Belgian Quick Step team, it was confirmed here Thursday.
Cofidis manager Eric Boyer said prior to the 18th stage of the Tour de France that his team leader [...] - Tom Boonen Set To Compete In Ster Elekotrotoer Race
June 16th, 2008PARIS, June 16, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen will compete for the first time since the revelation of his positive test for cocaine, when he takes part in this week’s Ster Elektrotoer race, his Quick Step team confirmed on Monday.
Boonen, 27, will be team leader in [...] - Tom Boonen of Quick Step Out of Tour de France, Says Race Director
June 11th, 2008SAINT-PAUL-EN-JAREZ, France, June 11, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France green jersey champion Tom Boonen has been barred from next month’s race in the wake of a positive test for cocaine.
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme told AFP on Wednesday that Boonen would not be at the Brest [...] - Tom Boonen opts for Italian stage race over Paris-Nice
February 29th, 2008BRUSSELS, Feb 29, 2008 (AFP) – Belgium’s former world champion Tom Boonen has opted to race at the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race instead of Paris-Nice, his Quick Step team said Friday.
Boonen, a one-day specialist who would use either race as preparation for the upcoming classics season, says the profile of the French ‘Race to the [...]
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