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Tom Boonen

Key Stats
Palmares
world road champion 2005
1st, Paris-Roubaix 2005, 2008, 2009
1st, Tour of Flanders 2005, 2006
1st, points competition, Tour de France 2007
2009
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Belgium road championships
1st, Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
1st overall, Tour of Qatar (1 stage win)
2008
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, stages 16 and 3, Vuelta a Espana
1st, stage 2, Tour of California
1st overall, Tour of Qatar (plus stages 1, 2, 3 and 6)
2nd, stage 4, Tour of Qatar
3rd, stage 5, Tour of Qatar
2007
1st, points competition, Tour de France (plus stages 6 and 12)
1st, points competition, Tour of Qatar (plus stages 3, 4 and 6)
1st, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
1st, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
1st, Tour of Qatar
1st, stage 5, Tour of Belgium
1st, stage 4, Ruta del Sol
2nd, Belgian road championship
2nd overall, Tour of Qatar
2006
1st, stages 1,2 and 4, Paris-Nice
1st, E3 Prijs Vlananderen
2nd, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Veenendaal-Veenendaal
1st, stage 1, Tour of Switzerland
1st, Tour of Flanders
1st, Doha International GP
1st, Scheldeprijs Valaanderen
1st, points competition, Tour of Belgium (plus stage 2 and 3b)
1st, points competition, Tour of Qatar (plus stages 1, 2, 3 and 5)
1st, stage 1, 3 and 5, Tour of Benelux
1st, stage 6, Tour of Britain
1st, stage 5, Vuelta a Andalucia
2nd, Paris-Roubaix
2005
1st, world road championship
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Tour of Flanders
1st, E3 Prijs Vlananderen
1st overall, Tour of Belgium (plus stages 1 and 2)
1st, points competition, Tour of Qatar (plus stages 1 and 2)
1st, stage 2, Tour de Picardie
1st, stages 1 and 2, Paris-Nice
2004
1st Ghent-Wevelgem
1st, E3 Prijs Vlananderen
1st, Grote Scheldeprijs
1st overall, Tour de Picardie
1st, points competition, Tour de Picardie (plus stages 1 and 2)
1st, points competition, Ster Elektrotoer (plus stag 1)
1st, points competition, Tour of Qatar (plus prologue and stage 2)
1st, best young rider, Tour of Qatar
1st, stages 6 and 20, Tour de France
1st, stages 2 and 7, Tour of Germany
1st, stage 2, Tour of Belgium
1st, stage 3 and 4, Circuit Franco-Belge
1st, stage 3, Tour of Britain
1st, stage 1, Ruta del sol
2003
1st, mountain competition, Tour of Belgium (plus stage 3)
2002
1st, best young rider, Circuit Franco-Belge
1st, stage 2, International Uniqa Classic
3rd, Paris-Roubaix
7th, Ghent-Wevelgem
Biography
Boonen's results, personality and looks turned him into Belgium's primary male sports idol at the turn of the century. He turned pro with U.S. Postal in 2002. Riding in support of George Hincapie, Boonen finished 3rd in his first Paris-Roubaix. The following year he moved to the Belgian Quick Step squad.Related Articles
- Feb. 1, 2008Boonen takes 2nd Tour of Qatar title
- Jan. 28, 2008Quick Step storms Qatar
- Jan. 27, 2008Quick Step pips Slipstream in Qatar TTT
- Jan. 11, 2008Boonen eyes team pursuit
- Jan. 31, 2007Boonen scores again in Qatar Tour
- Oct. 19, 2006Boonen to try his hand at auto racing
- Aug. 19, 2006Boonen nails another at Eneco
- Jul. 4, 2006A look ahead: In yellow, Boonen now wants a stage win
- Apr. 2, 2006Boonen repeats at Flanders; Hincapie third
- Mar. 30, 2006A conversation with Tom Boonen
- Mar. 7, 2006Boonen dusts Davis again at Paris-Nice
- Feb. 3, 2006Boonen collects final stage, overall in Qatar
- Feb. 1, 2006Boonen scores hat trick in Qatar
- Jan. 31, 2006Boonen doubles up in Qatar
- Sep. 25, 2005Boonen finds the end of the rainbow
- Jul. 5, 2005A look ahead: Who can beat Boonen?
- Apr. 10, 2005Oh so close: Boonen takes Roubaix ahead of Hincapie
- Apr. 5, 2005Already on a roll, can Boonen repeat at Ghent?
- Apr. 3, 2005Big, big win for Boonen at Flanders
- Mar. 7, 2005Boonen takes first stage at Paris-Nice
- Jul. 25, 2004Armstrong makes it six; Boonen wins on the Champs-Élysées


