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• Boonen and Gilbert Lead Belgium’s Worlds Charge
  September 13th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, 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, 2008
  

  PUERTOLLANO, 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, 2008
  

  CORDOBA, 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, 2008
  

  ARDOOIE, 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, 2008
  

  Results 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, 2008
  

  ROERMOND, 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, 2008
  

  BOURG-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, 2008
  

  PARIS, 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, 2008
  

  SAINT-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, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, 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 [...]