Tom Boonen edged closer to winning his fourth Tour of Qatar title when
he grabbed the fourth stage ahead of Tom Veelers and Fabian Cancellara
on Wednesday.Read Full Story
Robbie McEwen won the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France. The first stage was a flat flat 126-mile route out to flat Canterbury -- and it came down to a massive sprint. Robbie McEwen's final time was 4 hours, 39 minutes, 1 second and Robbie was followed by Norway's Thor Hushovd was second and Belgium's Tom Boonen.Read Full Story
Gert Steegmans has won the second regular stage of the Tour de France. Steegmans beat his captain Tom Boonen in the final sprint. But Team CSC rider Fabian Cancellara still maintains his overall lead.Read Full Story
Tom Boonen will not participate in the upcoming World Championships in Copenhagen and will have to conclude his 2011 season in advance. This afternoon the champion from Quick-Step Cycling Team underwent his last check up at the Herentals clinic. In addition to the fracture already identified during last week’s tests, they found a further fissure to his left hand’s scaphoid which was impossible to detect up until now. Tom Boonen will have to wear a cast for the next two weeks, after which his...Read Full Story
BELGIUM'S Tom Boonen, riding for Omega Pharma-Quick Step, has won the Tour of Qatar for the fourth time. Frenchman Arnaud Demare of FDJ negotiated a sprint finish to land yesterday's sixth and final stage. Boonen, who also won the race in 2006, 2008 and ...
outsprinted Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) and Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) to cross the line first to claim his maiden professional stage victory. Boonen claimed his fourth Tour of Qatar title ahead of Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) and Cavendish’s Team Sky ...
DOHA, Qatar - Tom Boonen of Belgium won his fourth Tour of Qatar title ... Boonen and his Omega-Pharms Quick Step were careful to protect his lead on the sixth and last stage, 75 miles from Sealine Beach Resort into Doha Corniche.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Tom Boonen edged closer to winning his fourth Tour of Qatar title when he grabbed the fourth stage ahead of Tom Veelers and Fabian Cancellara on Wednesday. Riding under clear skies unlike the previous day, Boonen timed his ...
Tom Boonen is a professional cyclist competing in the Tour de France. LeTour is one of the Grand Tours in road bicycle racing and is part of the Triple Crown of Cycling.