Tom Boonen Cyclist

Tom Boonen (born 15 October 1980 in Mol) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint. His personality and looks, combined with his successes, also turned him into Belgium's main male sports idol of the mid-2000s, but he incurred censure after testing positive twice for the use of cocaine.

Personal facts

Tom Boonen
Birth dateOctober 15, 1980
Birth place
Belgium , Mol Belgium
Height (meters)1.92
Weight (Kilograms)82.0

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External resources

  1. http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=11
  2. http://www.quickstepcycling.com
  3. http://www.tomboonen.be