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Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a
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former
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, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in
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, having previously competed in the
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. Boonen won the 2005 UCI World Road Race Championships, and was a single-day road specialist with a strong finishing sprint. He won the cycling monuments
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
4 times and the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
3 times, among many other prestigious victories, such as prevailing 5 times in the
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...
, winning 6 stages of the
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and winning the Overall title of the
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
4 times.


Career


Early years

At the start of 2002 Boonen rode for , finishing third in
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
after an early breakaway. Fellow
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Johan Museeuw Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and No ...
had escaped to a solo victory. Team captain
George Hincapie George Anthony Hincapie (born June 29, 1973) is an American former racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1994 and 2012. Hincapie was a key domestique of Lance Armstrong. Hincapie was also a domestique for Alberto Contador in 2007 a ...
crashed in a slippery section of the course leaving Boonen to ride for himself. Boonen's performance led Museeuw – his childhood hero – to declare Boonen his successor. Boonen said US Postal did not give him enough chances to ride for himself. Towards the end of the year he said he would leave, despite being under contract, and joined at the start of 2003. The 2003 season, however, did not go well, with lacklustre performance due to fatigue and knee injury. Museeuw was team leader for the spring classics. During the 2004 season Boonen won the
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...
,
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
and the
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. He also won two stages of the
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including the
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in
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, as Museeuw did in 1990.


2005: Winning Ronde, Roubaix and Worlds

In 2005 Boonen won the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
, Paris–Roubaix and the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, and came second in the
Omloop "Het Volk" Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
behind teammate
Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens (born 5 May 1980) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for in the UCI World Tour. His biggest wins included the semi-classics Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk, Paris–Brussels and the cla ...
. He was first to win the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, and the
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in the same season. In the Tour of Flanders Boonen appeared to be the strongest sprinter in the final group. However, he attacked a few kilometers from the finish to the surprise of others and stayed away. Erik Dekker said: ''"I'm happy that I am near the end of my career, since with a cyclist like Boonen the spring classics will be rather boring the coming years"''. In Paris–Roubaix, Boonen entered the velodrome in the leading trio, and waited until the last moment before outsprinting George Hincapie and the Spaniard,
Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (born 17 September 1977) is an Argentine-born Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2000 and 2013. Flecha had a reputation of being a Classics specialist and to ride ...
. In the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
, Boonen won the second and third stages, taking the lead in the
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. He retired after stage 11 due to injuries sustained in crashes. On 25 September Boonen became the 21st
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road
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. He won the race in
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, after the leading six riders were caught. He outsprinted
Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009 ...
to become the first Belgian since Museeuw, in 1996, to wear the
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. He came second in the 2005 UCI ProTour rankings. At the end of the year Boonen won several awards: Kristallen Fiets (Crystal Bicycle),
Vélo d'Or The Vélo d'Or (French for "Golden Bicycle") is a cycle racing award, created in 1992 by the French cycling magazine ''Vélo Magazine''. The award is given annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year and since 2022 th ...
(Golden Bicycle), Trofee voor Sportverdienste (Trophy For Sporting Merit),
Belgian Sportsman of the year The Belgian Sportsman of the Year is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners, annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghm ...
and
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.


2006

In 2006, Boonen won the Tour of Flanders and came second in
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
the following week.
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,
Peter Van Petegem Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970 in Brakel, Belgium) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to ...
and Vladimir Gusev placed second to fourth at Roubaix but were disqualified for riding through a closed level-crossing before a train passed. This promoted Boonen to second, behind
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara (born 18 March 1981), nicknamed "Spartacus", is a Swiss cycling executive, businessman and former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was born in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland. Cancellara began r ...
. Boonen won the second and the third stages of the
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. Before the
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he claimed himself to be the strongest and smartest sprinter. However, he did not win a stage in the first week, beaten by
Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen (born 24 June 1972) is an Australian former professional road cyclist. McEwen is a three-time winner of the Tour de France points classification and, at the peak of his career, was considered the world's fastest sprinter. He las ...
and
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...
. However he wore the yellow jersey for the first time, losing it in the first time trial to Sergei Honchar. Boonen abandoned the Tour during the 15th stage – 187 km from Gap to l'Alpe d'Huez – when he was unable to reach the summit of the
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. Boonen won three stages of the Eneco Tour of Benelux but could not keep his title at the
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, held on a circuit that was hillier than in Madrid 2005.
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won and Boonen came ninth.


2007

In his 2007, Boonen won five stages of the
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and came second in the general classification behind teammate
Wilfried Cretskens Wilfried Cretskens (born 10 July 1976) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He rode most of his career for the team, where he was a domestique for the team leaders in the classic races, among others Tom Boonen. His most notable career win w ...
. He won
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
and E3 Prijs Vlaanderen but he didn't win one of the five cycling monuments. His best placing was third in
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
. Boonen won stages 6 and 12 of the Tour de France in the absence of
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and Robbie McEwen. He won the
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, the first Belgian since
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in 1988 to do so.


2008

Boonen began 2008 by winning four stages and the overall and points classifications in the Tour of Qatar. In the Tour of Flanders, he took on a defensive role when his teammate
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escaped and won. A week later, he outsprinted Fabian Cancellara and
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in the final 500m to win the
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
. On 10 June 2008, reports said Boonen was negotiating a team place for him and other riders at , a French team. Its
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,
Jean-René Bernaudeau Jean-René Bernaudeau (born 8 July 1956) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally from 1978 to 1988. Bernaudeau currently works as the general manager for UCI ProTeam . In 1982, he said that dope controls in cycling wer ...
, confirmed the report.
Wilfried Cretskens Wilfried Cretskens (born 10 July 1976) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He rode most of his career for the team, where he was a domestique for the team leaders in the classic races, among others Tom Boonen. His most notable career win w ...
and
Kevin Hulsmans Kevin Hulsmans (born 11 April 1978 in Lommel) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2015. Major results ;2000 :1st Stage 9 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt ;2002 :1st Stage 1 Circuit Franco-Belge ...
were named as the others involved. Negotiations ended when Boonen tested positive for
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. Cocaine was not a performance-enhancing drug and Boonen faced no sanctions by the UCI or WADA. He apologized to his Quick Step manager, Patrick Lefévère at a press conference next day. Lefévère said Quick Step kept its confidence in him. But Boonen was barred from the
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and the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
. In February 2009 a Belgian court found him guilty of cocaine use but decided against sanctions, saying he has "been punished enough".


2009

Boonen began 2009 by winning a stage and the overall and points classifications in the
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. He also won
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
for the second time. In the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
he had to take on a defensive role when his teammate Stijn Devolder escaped and won for the second time. The following week Boonen won
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
for the third time in his career. On 27 April, Boonen tested positive for cocaine for the third time (the first, in November 2007, had not previously been made public). He was suspended by his team, , on 9 May. He began racing again in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. In June, he won the national championship. After initiating legal proceedings he was allowed to compete in the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
, just one day before the start on 3 July 2009. He pulled out, due to illness on 18 July, before the 15th stage. He returned to racing in the
Eneco Tour The Benelux Tour (previously known as the Eneco Tour and the BinckBank Tour) is a road bicycle racing stage-race that is part of the UCI World Tour. The race was established in 2005 and was originally known as the Eneco Tour, named after the orig ...
where he won the third stage by beating
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in the sprint. After that he entered the
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to prepare for the final part of the season. There, he finished second in the prologue behind Cancellara. He crashed in the seventh stage, a 30 km time trial, losing by 1m 03s and ended the day second overall behind Cancellara. He withdrew during the 13th stage, due to the lasting effects of his crash in the seventh stage. He finished his season with a second place in Paris–Tours, beaten in a sprint of three by fellow countryman and defending champion
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.


2010

Boonen became third in the
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, winning two stages, then won stage five of the
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. He won the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, before finishing second to
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...
in
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
. Boonen came second to Fabian Cancellara in the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, a result replicated at the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
. He came fifth in
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
the following week. Boonen missed most of the rest of the season – including the
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, the
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and the
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 – due to
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in his left knee caused by crashes at the
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and the
Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
. He returned to racing in October at the
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and Paris–Tours.


2011

Boonen began the season by winning the opening stage of the
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. He won
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
, came fourth in the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
and dropped out of
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
after crashing. Boonen also crashed on stage five of the Tour de France. His injuries forced him to abandon on stage seven. Boonen fell again in the
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...
, which made him miss the
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.


2012

Boonen began 2012 season by winning stage seven of his first race, the
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. In February, he won the
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, winning two stages and the points classification, and finished second to
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in
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
. Boonen won the second stage of
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
. He won the
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...
and
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
two days later. He was favourite for the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
, which he won in a sprint against
Filippo Pozzato Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , , , , , and two spells with the / teams. A northern classics specialist, Pozzato finished in se ...
and
Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team . He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in ...
. His third victory equalled those of Achiel Buysse,
Fiorenzo Magni Fiorenzo Magni (; 7 December 1920 – 19 October 2012) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Biography Magni was born to Giuseppe Magni and Giulia Caciolli, and had an elder sister Fiorenza. Bulbarelli, pp. 14–15 He started c ...
,
Eric Leman Eric Leman (born 17 July 1946) is a former professional road racing cyclist from West Flanders, Belgium. He won the prestigious Tour of Flanders three times.LaroussTour des Flandres " Les Belges Achille Bruyne, Éric Leman, Johan Museeuw, Tom Bo ...
and
Johan Museeuw Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and No ...
. His fourth win in Paris–Roubaix equalled
Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck (; born 24 August 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed “The Gypsy” because he was bo ...
. Boonen was first to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix double twice. He is also the first to win
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...
,
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
,
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
and
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
in the same year. Boonen returned to racing at the
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. He won the national championship title in June, taking the tricolor jersey from
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...
. Boonen skipped the
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to prepare for the Olympic road race, riding the shorter Tour of Poland instead. He crashed in the first stage and withdrew on the fifth with a broken rib,. He recovered in time for the Olympics, and came 28th. Boonen won the first edition of the two-day stage race World Ports Classic, winning the first stage in a sprint. He won the points classification and the overall lead after coming third on the second stage. One week later Boonen won
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.


2013

In January, Boonen spent a week in hospital with a serious infection after suffering a wound on his elbow. He returned to action in February in the
Tour of Oman The Tour of Oman is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Oman since 2010 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was scheduled to become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020, but both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled d ...
but could finish only 83rd in the General Classification. In March, he retired from both
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
and the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
following crashes. He did not take the start of
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
when a fractured rib was diagnosed. Boonen won his first race of the year at the Heiste Pijl, an event not classified by the UCI, then was the victor of the second stage of the
Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...
in July.


2014

The season started well for Boonen as he took the second place overall behind his teammate
Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra (; born 18 May 1984) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra. He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won both of the cobbled Monument spring classics, Paris–R ...
and the points classification jersey in the mostly flat
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. His next feat came at
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
, where he was part of a breakaway of 10 containing 4 of his teammates and 3 riders. The breakaway made it home and Boonen had the better of
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in the sprint by a slim margin. He placed well in
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
and the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
, coming in tenth and seventh position, respectively.


2015

At the 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Boonen made the decisive break with teammates
Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra (; born 18 May 1984) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra. He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won both of the cobbled Monument spring classics, Paris–R ...
and
Stijn Vandenbergh Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020 for the , , and teams. Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh, as a first year professional, won the first sta ...
, along with
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(
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). With 4.5 km remaining Boonen attacked but was gradually brought back by Stannard. After Terpstra's immediate counter-attack failed, Boonen was unable to follow Stannard's own attack, and finished third as Stannard outsprinted Terpstra for victory. On 9 March Boonen crashed out of
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, suffering a dislocated shoulder which ruled him out of the rest of the classics season. Boonen returned to racing in late April, at the
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, where his role was to lead-out his teammate
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. He was preparing in Turkey for his first appearance in the Giro d'Italia. He abandoned the Giro after Stage 13 to participate to the
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
, where he won the opening stage by outsprinting Arnaud Démare. Boonen's season was brought to an end by a crash on the second stage of the
Abu Dhabi Tour The Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's cycling stage race that took place in the United Arab Emirates, held annually between 2015 and 2018. In 2019 The Abu Dhabi Tour merged with the Dubai Tour to become the UAE Tour. History When inaugurated, it was p ...
in October, which left him unconscious. He sustained a temporal fracture from the accident. After initially being told by doctors that it would take six months to recover, in a newspaper interview in December Boonen stated that he was training well two months after the crash without any trouble. However the accident had left him with permanent damage to his hearing. He also said that he was "100 per cent certain" that he would compete in
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after retiring from competitive cycling, with the aim of competing in the 24 Hours of Zolder.


2016

After enduring a relatively quiet series of performances through most of the cobbled classics, Boonen finished second at
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, being pipped on the line by
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. Despite not clinching the win, Boonen's aggressive performance in the race was acclaimed by former Paris–Roubaix champions
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and
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, who described him as "a warrior" and "magnificent" respectively. In July he announced that he had signed a short-term contract with Etixx-Quick Step and would retire immediately after the
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. Later that month, he won the London-Surrey Classic in a sprint finish, as well as the Brussels Cycling Classic. He ended the season with third place in the World Championship road race in
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, where he was beaten by reigning world champion
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and
Mark Cavendish Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Isle of Man, Manx professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialises in the Madison (cycling), madison, po ...
.


2017

At the very beginning of the season, Boonen won stage 2 of the
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. This was the first professional victory for a cyclist using
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s. However, he subsequently suffered a series of crashes at the
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,
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
and Tirreno-Adriatico. At Milan-San Remo, Boonen worked as a domestique for his teammates, helping
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to third place. He resumed his cobbled classics campaign at
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...
, where he animated the race with an attack on the Taaienberg on his way to an eighth-place finish. He followed this up with a sixth place at Gent-Wevelgem, which he described as a satisfactory result, and a good indicator of form going into the cobbled Monuments. At the
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, Boonen had an eventful race: he led the Quick-Step squad into the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, where he helped to force a breakaway group alongside team leader and eventual race winner Philippe Gilbert, and played a key part in enabling the group to distance the bunch. However his own hopes of scoring a podium finish were scuppered by a mechanical problem on the Taaienberg, and he finished the race in 37th place. He next raced at the
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, his last race in Belgium, which paid tribute to Boonen by starting in his hometown of Mol. He was part of the lead-out train which helped teammate
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take the win. At his final race, Paris-Roubaix, Boonen finished 13th: after being part of the lead group with 35 km to go, he encouraged teammate Zdenek Stybar to follow an attack by Daniel Oss, eventually enabling the Czech rider to finish the race as runner-up to Greg Van Avermaet.


After racing

In February 2018 it was announced that Boonen had joined forces with Quick Step's long-time Belgian rivals, , becoming a shareholder in the team and taking up the roles of technological adviser and ambassador for the team's Captains of Cycling supporters' programme, and linking up with his former agent Paul De Geyter, who had joined the squad as general manager in September 2017.


Motorsport career

In June 2017, Boonen was awarded his motor racing licence after passing the required tests. The following month he made his car racing debut in the Volkswagen Beetle-based Fun Cup, competing in the 25 Hours of the VW Fun Cup at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps: he and team-mates Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Ruben Van Gucht finished in 29th place out of 118 starters, 15 laps down on the winning team of Cédric Bollen, Fred Caprasse, Guillaume Mondron and Fred Bouvy. Boonen made his full season racing debut in 2018, competing in the
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for Braxx Racing in the Elite 2 class. Boonen scored a Top-10 finish in the second race of the season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia. He scored another Top-10 finish in the final race of the season at Circuit Zolder, Zolder and finished 13th in the standings with two Top-10 finishes throughout the year. For the 2019 season, he drove for Deldiche Racing in the
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championship. He escaped major injuries during a crash at TT Circuit Assen, Assen that year after he collided with Kenneth Heyer at high speed. Heyer's car was launched into the air and landed on top of Boonen's Norma Auto Concept, Norma M20FC, narrowly missing Boonen's head by centimeters. In addition to his Belcar campaign, he also initially signed a deal to compete part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with PK Carsport but the deal never materialized. Boonen won the Group CN division of the 2019 GT & Prototype Challenge in a Norma M20 FC.


Personal life

Boonen used to live in Balen, in the Flemish Region of Belgium until moving to Monaco in late 2005. He stayed there a few years until deciding to move back to Belgium in early 2012. In 2015, his longtime girlfriend Lore gave birth to twin girls. He tweeted the news saying: "Our family has been extended with two little princesses. Valentine and Jacqueline both weigh 2.4 kg. The babies and mom are doing fine". In 2016, Boonen paid back several million euros to the Belgian tax authorities for failing to declare his income while being a legal resident of Monaco. The investigators argued that Boonen spent most of his time in Belgium and was therefore required to pay taxes in accordance with Belgian tax law.


Career achievements


Major results

;1998 : 3rd Belgian National Time Trial Championships, Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;1999 : 6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 10th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 ;2000 : 1st Paris–Tours Espoirs : 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ::1st Stage 1 : 7th Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;2001 : 1st Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Zellik–Galmaarden : 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig : 1st Stage 4a Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 : 2nd Circuit de Wallonie : 3rd Grand Prix de Waregem : 4th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 6th Flèche Ardennaise : 7th De Vlaamse Pijl : 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 : 9th Road race, 2001 European Road Championships, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Stage 1 (Team time trial, TTT) 2002 Volta a Catalunya, Volta a Catalunya : 1st Stage 2 Uniqa Classic : 2nd Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole, Circuit Franco-Belge ::1st Young rider classification : 3rd 2002 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix : 6th Classic Haribo : 6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 7th Overall 2002 Three Days of De Panne, Three Days of De Panne : 7th
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 7th 2002 Gent–Wevelgem, Gent–Wevelgem : 7th Schaal Sels ;2003 :
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd 2003 Gent–Wevelgem, Gent–Wevelgem : 5th 2003 Omloop Het Volk, Omloop Het Volk : 8th Overall
Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...
;2004 : 1st Overall Tour de Picardie ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st 2004 Gent–Wevelgem, Gent–Wevelgem : 1st 2004 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen : 1st 2004 Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs : 1st Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen, GP Rik Van Steenbergen :
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::1st Stages 6 & 20 : 2004 Deutschland Tour, Deutschland Tour ::1st Stages 2 & 7 : 1st Stage 1 2004 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st Stage 2
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
: 1st Stage 3 2004 Tour of Britain, Tour of Britain : 2nd International Grand Prix Doha : 3rd Overall
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Overall Ster ZLM Toer, Ster Elektrotoer ::1st Points classification ::1st Prologue & Stage 1 : 6th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole, Circuit Franco-Belge ::1st Stages 3 & 4 : 6th Tour de Rijke : 7th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Servais Knaven) : 9th
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 9th 2004 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix ;2005 : 1st 2005 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 2005 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 1st Overall
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st 2005 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix : 1st 2005 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders : 1st 2005 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 2005 Paris–Nice, Paris–Nice ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 2nd International Grand Prix Doha : 2nd 2005 Omloop Het Volk, Omloop Het Volk : 4th Overall
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 4th 2005 Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs : 8th 2005 Milan–San Remo, Milan–San Remo : 10th Overall Tour de Picardie ::1st Stage 2 : 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie ;2006 : 1st Overall
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::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 : 1st 2006 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders : 1st 2006 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen : 1st 2006 Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs : 1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic, Veenendaal–Veenendaal : 1st International Grand Prix Doha : 2006 Paris–Nice, Paris–Nice ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 4 : 2006 Eneco Tour, Eneco Tour ::1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 : 1st Stage 5 2006 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st Stage 1 2006 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 6 2006 Tour of Britain, Tour of Britain : 2nd 2006 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix : 2nd Brussels Cycling Classic, Paris–Brussels : 3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 4th Overall
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 3b : 4th 2006 Milan–San Remo, Milan–San Remo : 5th 2006 Dwars door Vlaanderen, Dwars door Vlaanderen : 9th 2006 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 2006 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie : 10th LuK Challenge Chrono (with Sébastien Rosseler) : 2006 Tour de France, Tour de France ::Held after Stages 3–6 ;2007 : 1st 2007 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen : 1st
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 1st 2007 Dwars door Vlaanderen, Dwars door Vlaanderen : 2007 Tour de France, Tour de France ::1st Points classification in the Tour de France, Points classification ::1st Stages 6 & 12 : 1st Stage 4 2007 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st Stage 5
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
: 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 (Team time trial, TTT), 2, 3, 4 & 6 : 3rd 2007 Omloop Het Volk, Omloop Het Volk : 3rd
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
: 6th 2007 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix ;2008 : 1st Overall 2008 Tour of Qatar, Tour of Qatar ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 (Team time trial, TTT), 2, 3 & 6 : 1st
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
: 2008 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 3 & 16 : 2008 Eneco Tour, Eneco Tour ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Stage 2 2008 Tour of California, Tour of California : 1st Stage 5
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...
: 1st Stage 4 Ster ZLM Toer, Ster Elektrotoer : 1st Stage 7 Tour of Austria : 1st Stage 1 2008 Tour de Wallonie, Tour de Wallonie : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Eurométropole, Circuit Franco-Belge : 2nd 2008 Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs : 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 4th
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 8th 2008 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen : 10th 2008 Paris–Tours, Paris–Tours ;2009 : 1st Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall 2009 Tour of Qatar, Tour of Qatar ::1st Stage 3 : 1st 2009 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix : 1st
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 1st Stage 3 2009 Eneco Tour, Eneco Tour : 2nd Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole, Circuit Franco-Belge ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd 2009 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen : 2nd 2009 Paris–Tours, Paris–Tours : 3rd 2009 Dwars door Vlaanderen, Dwars door Vlaanderen : 4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer, Ster Elektrotoer : 10th 2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 2010 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico : 1st Stage 5
Tour of Oman The Tour of Oman is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Oman since 2010 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was scheduled to become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020, but both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled d ...
: 2nd
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
: 2nd
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
: 2nd 2010 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen : 3rd Overall
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
::1st Stages 3 & 5 : 5th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
;2011 : 1st
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 1st Stage 1 2011 Tour of Qatar, Tour of Qatar : 4th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
: 9th 2011 Dwars door Vlaanderen, Dwars door Vlaanderen ;2012 : 1st 2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Team time trial, 2012 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 1st Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Overall 2012 World Ports Classic, World Ports Classic ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
: 1st
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
: 1st
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 1st
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...
: 1st Brussels Cycling Classic, Paris–Brussels : 1st Stage 2
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
: 1st Stage 7
Tour de San Luis The Tour de San Luis was a road cycling race that was held in San Luis Province, Argentina from 2007 to 2016. The race consisted of a competition over an individual time trial, and six stages. The competition carried a UCI rating of 2.1, and i ...
: 2nd
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
: 3rd 2012 UCI World Tour, UCI World Tour : 4th 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics, Vattenfall Cyclassics ;2013 : 1st Heistse Pijl : 1st Stage 2 2013 Tour de Wallonie, Tour de Wallonie : 7th 2013 E3 Harelbeke, E3 Harelbeke ;2014 : 1st
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...
: 1st Heistse Pijl : 2014 Tour of Belgium, Tour of Belgium ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 2nd Overall
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 3rd 2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Team time trial, 2014 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 5th 2014 Gent–Wevelgem, Gent–Wevelgem : 7th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
: 10th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
;2015 : 1st Rund um Köln : 1st Münsterland Giro : 2015 Tour of Belgium, Tour of Belgium ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 3 2015 Eneco Tour, Eneco Tour : 2nd 2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Team time trial, 2014 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 3rd 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad : 3rd Brussels Cycling Classic : 4th 2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics, Vattenfall Cyclassics : 4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 6th Cycling at the 2015 European Games – Men's road race, Road race, 2015 European Games, European Games : 9th Overall 2015 Tour of Qatar, Tour of Qatar ;2016 : 1st 2016 RideLondon–Surrey Classic, London–Surrey Classic : 1st Brussels Cycling Classic : 1st Stage 1 2016 Tour de Wallonie, Tour de Wallonie : 2nd
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
: 2nd Ronde van Limburg (Belgium), Ronde van Limburg : 3rd 2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 2016 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 3rd Tour de l'Eurométropole ;2017 : 1st Stage 2
Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is a road cycling race held in Argentina. The race consists of only a men's competition over seven stages. From 2017 to 2019, the race had a 2.1 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sp ...
: 6th 2017 Gent–Wevelgem, Gent–Wevelgem : 8th
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...


Classics & Monuments results timeline


Records

* Most Cobbled classics#Statistics, cobbled classics wins: 15 in 2005->2010, 2011 & 2012 * Most Paris–Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix wins: 4 in 2005 Paris–Roubaix, 2005, 2008 Paris–Roubaix, 2008, 2009 Paris–Roubaix, 2009 & 2012 Paris–Roubaix, 2012 (record shared with Roger De Vlaeminck, Roger de Vlaeminck) * Most
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
wins: 3 in 2005 Tour of Flanders, 2005, 2006 Tour of Flanders, 2006, 2012 Tour of Flanders, 2012 (shared record) * Most Gent–Wevelgem, Gent-Wevelgem wins: 3 in 2004 Gent–Wevelgem, 2004, 2011 Gent–Wevelgem, 2011 & 2012 Gent–Wevelgem, 2012 (shared record) * Most
E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...
wins: 5 in 2004 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 2004, 2005 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 2005, 2006 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 2006, 2007 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 2007 & 2012 E3 Harelbeke, 2012 * Most
Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...
wins: 4 in 2006, 2008 Tour of Qatar, 2008, 2009 Tour of Qatar, 2009 & 2012 Tour of Qatar, 2012 * Most Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne wins: 3 in 2007, 2009 & 2014 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, 2014


Awards and honours

* Crystal Bicycle Best Young Rider: 2001 * Crystal Bicycle Best Professional Cyclist: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 * :fr:Sprint_d'or, RTBF Sprint d'Or: 2004, 2005, 2006 * Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 2005 *
Belgian Sportsman of the year The Belgian Sportsman of the Year is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners, annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghm ...
: 2005, 2007, 2012 *
Belgian Sports Personality of the Year The Belgian Sports Personality of the Year is a defunct annual sports award that was given out in January by the Belgian newspaper ''Het Nieuwsblad'' to the greatest personality in Belgian sports. It was last handed out in 2008. For this award, no ...
: 2005 * Flandrien of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2012 * Vlaamse Reus: 2005 * Vélo d'Or, Vélo d'Or Mondial: 2005, Runner-up: 2012 * Cyclingnews.com Best Cyclist of the Year: 2005 * :fr:Mendrisio_d'or, Swiss Mendrisio d'Or: 2005 * La Gazzetta dello Sport Cycling Oscar: 2005 * International Herald Tribune Cyclist of the Year: 2005 * Honorary Citizen of Balen: 2006 * VeloNews Classics Rider of the Year: 2012 * :es:Salón_de_la_Fama_del_Ciclismo, UCI Top 100 of All Time: 5,130 points


Racing record


Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results


NASCAR


Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2

(Template:NASCAR driver results legend, key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). ''Italics'' - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.


References


External links

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