Tom Boonen skipping Tour de France ESPN AP BRUSSELS -- Tom Boonen, the season's top one-day racer, has decided to skip the Tour de France to focus on Olympic gold in London. The winner of Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders says the Olympic road race is tougher than it looks. Boonen to skip Tour de France for OlympicsYahoo! Sports
Boonen looking forward to Worlds Cyclingnews.com After his exploits in this year's Spring Classics, where he achieved an unprecedented run of success, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) is currently in the middle of a well-earned break from competitive cycling. But the Belgian star is already ...
Julian Dean advised to race in Tour of Poland Sunday Star Times But according to Belgium's Tom Boonen, it's better to skip the Tour de France and race in the Tour of Poland instead. Top Kiwi rider Julian Dean, who broke his leg in March, is in a race against time to be riding again before the Tour de France and ...
May races see big changes in IG Pro Cycling Index Cyclingnews.com Belgium's Philippe Gilbert is still clinging on to top spot, but Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) has taken second place from Gilbert's countryman Tom Boonen following his fourth place in stage 7 and third in stage 8 at the Giro d'Italia.
Josh Atkins up with the best Auckland stuff.co.nz After yesterday's fourth stage, Atkins, 19, was 10th on general classification with cycling heavy-hitters Jens Voigt, of Germany, Tom Boonen, of Belgium, Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie and Chris Horner, of the United States, and Cameron Meyer and ...
Cyclingnews and IG Pro Cycling Index team up Cyclingnews.com Belgium's BMC rider Philippe Gilbert currently lies at the top of the standings ahead of compatriot Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), with Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) in third. The Index is a 12-month rolling ranking system designed to ...
Omega Pharma ? Quick Step riders spend day with Specialized Bikes staff Bike World News ?I look around a lot, especially now,? Tom Boonen said of the scenery enjoyed while riding. ?Today was a pretty easy ride in the sunshine. We enjoyed the views and appreciate the time we had to ride around this beautiful environment.
International Capsules: Zmeskal inducted into gymnastics hall of fame Brownsville Herald Tom Boonen of Belgium, the current No. 1-ranked cyclist, finished second in the final stage, trailing by a half-length. Gerald Ciolek of Germany placed third. "The last kilometer was very fast and the last turn was dangerous," said Sagan.
Pocket rocket retires as Gesink takes Tour ABC Online Tom Boonen of Belgium, a former world road race champion currently ranked number one in the world, finished a close second while Germany's Gerald Ciolek was third. Zabriskie finished second overall, while his countryman Tom Danielson was third.