Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen (* October 15, 1980 in Mol ) is a Belgian racing cyclist. He is with numerous stage wins in Tours and success in one-day races as one of the best sprinters and classics riders of the 2000s. 2009 saw Boonen by a " cocaine affair" sensation.
Career
2001-2003
Boonen was in 2001 when professional team U.S. Postal Service in the year. His breakthrough came the Belgians, the equally convincing as a classic rider and sprint specialist, at Paris- Roubaix in 2002, where the 21 -year-old won the outstanding third place. Since then, Boonen was in his homeland as the designated successor to Johan Museeuw, perhaps the most successful classic hunters of the 1990s. For the 2003 season he moved to Team Quick Step - Davitamon, where he among other things, a stage of the Tour of Belgium decided for themselves.
2004
In 2004, Boonen could finally establish himself in the best in the world of cycling: In the spring, he won a number of important Flemish -day races mostly in the mass sprint, including the ProTour race Gent- Wevelgem and the semi- classic E3 Price Harelbeke and Scheldt price. In Germany Tour and the 2004 Tour de France he won two stages in the mass sprint for themselves. With a total of 20 stage wins Boonen was after winning the second most successful cyclist of the 2004 season ( behind Alessandro Petacchi with 21 wins ).
2005
On April 2, 2005 Boonen finally won the Tour of Flanders for the first time a monument of cycling, after he had solved a few kilometers from the finish of the six -man lead group. A week later, then Boonen could also secure the victory in the north of France, " Queen of the Classics " Paris -Roubaix. This he achieved with only 24 years, the youngest driver since 1923, the prestigious cobbled Double that Peter Van Petegem last in 2003, Roger De Vlaeminck 1977 Rik Van Looy and 1962 had won.
At the Tour de France 2005, he won the second and third stage in a bunch sprint for themselves. To cap the 2005 season he was finally in Madrid road world champion.
2006
In 2006, Boonen repeat his success in the Tour of Flanders. In the 2006 Tour de France he won the third stage, the yellow jersey of the leader in the overall standings and wore it four days before he weakened during the 15th stage to L' Alpe d' Huez gave up due to stomach discomfort.
2007
In 2007, Tom Boonen for the season opener four stages of the Tour of Qatar and the points classification win. He also won the first two semi- classics Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne and Dwars door Vlaanderen, he also defended his title at E3 Price Harelbeke, he won for the fourth time in a row for themselves. At the Tour de France in July, he toyed with two stage successes in the list of winners and could for the first time in his career to win the green jersey.
2008
In 2008 he celebrated his first victory in the race Paris -Roubaix. In June it was announced that Boonen was tested before the Tour of Belgium tested positive for cocaine. Since the positive test was taken more than three days before the start of the tour, it was not doping. However, Boonen threatened criminal prosecution .. Then, the organizer of the Tour de Suisse in 2008 and the Tour de France invited Boonen from 2008. Although Boonen apologized for wrongdoing, he denied a conscious use of cocaine; during a visit to a bar the drug he had been secretly mixed in his drink.
2009
Boonen won for the third time, the Tour of Qatar, for the second time Kuurne -Brussels- Kuurne and for the third time Paris -Roubaix. Just days after winning the classic Paris -Roubaix Boonen was again tested positive for cocaine and was suspended on 9 May 2009 by his team Quick Step. On June 18 it was announced that in the opinion of independent experts, the Belgian Tom Boonen did not snorted the drug. A hair analysis in the University of Leuven showed that the amount was too low and Boonen had the cocaine consequently not fed through the nose. According to the experts it is merely come to the " indirect contact " with the drug.
2010
The year 2010 started very well for Tom Boonen, he could enter two stage wins at the Tour of Qatar. Also he won a stage at the Tour of Oman. His highlight in 2010 was to win a stage at Tirreno- Adriatico. At the 2010 Tour de France he could not compete due to knee problems.
2011
In 2011 he was again able to win a stage of the Tour of Qatar, it could also for the second time winning the Gent- Wevelgem race. In the 2011 Tour de France he had to give up after a fall on the 5th stage during the 7th stage.
2012
Boonen started stronger in the season than in previous years and was therefore classified as top favorite for the spring classics. This favorite role, he was impressively justice and a whole host records on and adjust. As the first driver ever he could E3 Price Harelbeke, Ghent - Wevelgem, the Tour of Flanders and Paris -Roubaix in the same season win, the latter after a 52- km-long solo ride. As the first driver, he managed to repeat the double Tour of Flanders and Paris -Roubaix. In all four races he completed after Siegen number to each record holder to or during E3 Harelbeke price he is now the sole record holder.
2013
After a botched pre-season to Boonen, Milan - Sanremo decided not to go to the end after the race weather-related interruption. At Gent- Wevelgem he came shortly before the Kemmel to case and pulled to a slight knee injury. In the Tour of Flanders Boonen crashed again and was injured, so he could not run at Paris- Roubaix.
Achievements
- Paris -Tours ( U23 )
- Two stages Grand Prix Tell
- Belgian Champion - Road Race ( U23 )
- Team time trial Tour of Catalonia
- A stage in Tour of Belgium
- A stage in Tour of Qatar
- A stage Ruta del Sol
- E3 Price Harelbeke
- Gent- Wevelgem
- Overall and two stages of the Tour de Picardie
- A stage in Tour of Belgium
- Two stages Germany Tour
- Prologue and a stage Ster Elektrotoer
- Two stages of the Tour de France
- A stage UK tour
- GP van Steenbergen
- Two stages Circuit Franco -Belge
- Two stages of Tour of Qatar
- Two stages of Paris-Nice
- E3 Price Harelbeke
- Tour of Flanders
- Paris -Roubaix
- A stage of the Tour de Picardie
- Overall and two stages of Tour of Belgium
- Two stages of the Tour de France
- World Champion - Road Race
- Doha International Grand Prix
- Appreciation and four stages of Tour of Qatar
- A stage Ruta del Sol
- Three stages of Paris-Nice
- E3 Price Harelbeke
- Tour of Flanders
- Flanders Scheldt Price
- Two stages of Tour of Belgium
- Veenendaal Veenendaal -
- A stage in the Tour de Suisse
- Three stages Eneco Tour
- A stage in the Tour of Britain
- Four stages and team time trial Tour of Qatar
- A stage Andalusia Tour
- Kuurne -Brussels- Kuurne
- Across Flanders
- E3 Price Harelbeke
- A stage in Tour of Belgium
- Two stages and the Tour de France green jersey
- Appreciation, three stages and team time trial Tour of Qatar
- A stage in Tour of California
- Paris -Roubaix
- A stage in Tour of Belgium
- A stage Ster Elektrotoer
- A stage in Tour of Austria
- A stage Wallonia Tour
- Two stages Eneco Tour
- Two stages of the Vuelta
- A stage Circuit Franco -Belge
- Appreciation and a stage Tour of Qatar
- Kuurne -Brussels- Kuurne
- Paris -Roubaix
- Belgian Champion - Road Race
- A stage Eneco Tour
- A stage Circuit Franco -Belge
- Two stages of Tour of Qatar
- A stage in the Tour of Oman
- A stage of Tirreno- Adriatico
- A stage in Tour of Qatar
- Gent- Wevelgem
- A stage of the Tour de San Luis
- Overall and two stages of Tour of Qatar
- A stage of Paris-Nice
- E3 Price Harelbeke
- Gent- Wevelgem
- Tour of Flanders
- Paris -Roubaix
- Belgian Champion - Road Race
- A stage and Appreciation World Ports Classic
- Paris -Brussels
- World Champion - Team Time Trial
- A stage of the Tour de Wallonie
- World Champion - Team Time Trial
- Two stages and points classification Tour of Qatar
- Kuurne -Brussels- Kuurne
Awards
- Vélo d' Or 2005
Team
- 2002 U.S. Postal
- 2003 Quick Step - Davitamon
- 2004 Quick Step - Davitamon
- 2005 Quickstep Innergetic
- 2006 Quickstep Innergetic
- 2007 Quickstep Innergetic
- 2008 Quick Step
- 2009 Quick Step
- 2010 Quick Step
- 2011 Quick Step
- 2012 Omega Pharma- Quick Step
- 2013 Omega Pharma- Quick-Step
- 2014 Omega Pharma- Quick-Step