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Tom Boonen
Boonen at the2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Personal information
Full nameTom Boonen
Born(1980-10-15)15 October 1980(age 44)
Mol,Belgium
Height1.92 m (6 ft3+1⁄2in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Sprinter
Professional teams
2002U.S. Postal Service
2003–2017Quick-Step–Davitamon
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification(2007)
6 individual stages (2004,2005,2007)
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2008)

Stage races

Tour of Belgium(2005)
Tour de Picardie(2004)
Tour of Qatar(2006,2008,2009,2012)
World Ports Classic(2012)

One-day races and Classics

World Road Race Championships(2005)
National Road Race Championships(2009, 2012)
Tour of Flanders(2005,2006,2012)
Paris–Roubaix(2005,2008,2009,2012)
E3 Harelbeke(2004,2005,2006,2007,2012)
Gent–Wevelgem(2004,2011,2012)
Scheldeprijs(2004,2006)
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne(2007, 2009,2014)
Dwars door Vlaanderen(2007)
Paris–Brussels(2012, 2016)
Münsterland Giro(2015)
London–Surrey Classic(2016)

Other

Vélo d'Or(2005)
Medal record
Men'sroad bicycle racing
RepresentingBelgium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madrid Road Race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Doha Road Race
RepresentingOmega Pharma–Quick-Step(2012, 2014)
Etixx–Quick-Step(2015)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Valkenburg Team Time Trial
Silver medal – second place 2015 Richmond Team Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Ponferrada Team Time Trial

Tom Boonen(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈtɔmˈboːnə(n)];born 15 October 1980) is aBelgianformerroad bicycle racer,[1]who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for theU.S. Postal ServiceandQuick-Step Floorsteams and a professional racing driver who currently competes inBelcar,having previously competed in theNASCAR Whelen Euro Series.Boonen won the2005 UCI World Road Race Championships,and was a single-day road specialist with a strong finishingsprint.He won the cycling monumentsParis–Roubaix4 times and theTour of Flanders3 times, among many other prestigious victories, such as prevailing 5 times in theE3 Harelbeke,winning 6 stages of theTour de Franceand winning the Overall title of theTour of Qatar4 times.[2]

Career

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Early years

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At the start of 2002 Boonen rode forU.S. Postal Service,finishing third inParis–Roubaixafter an early breakaway. FellowBelgianJohan Museeuwhad escaped to a solo victory. Team captainGeorge Hincapiecrashed 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.[3]

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 joinedQuick-Step–Davitamonat the start of 2003.[4]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 theE3 Prijs Vlaanderen,Gent–Wevelgemand theScheldeprijs.He also won two stages of theTour de Franceincluding thefinal stagein Paris, as Museeuw did in 1990.

2005: Winning Ronde, Roubaix and Worlds

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Boonen wearing the Green Jersey at the2005 Tour de France

In 2005 Boonen won theTour of Flanders,Paris–Roubaix and the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, and came second in theOmloop "Het Volk"behind teammateNick Nuyens.He was first to win the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, and theWorld Cycling Championshipin the same season.

In the Tour of Flanders Boonen appeared to be the strongestsprinterin the final group. However, he attacked a few kilometers from the finish to the surprise of others and stayed away.Erik Dekkersaid:"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".[5]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.

In theTour de France,Boonen won the second and third stages, taking the lead in thepoints classification.He retired after stage 11 due to injuries sustained in crashes. On 25 September Boonen became the 21stBelgianroadworld champion.He won the race inMadrid,after the leading six riders were caught. He outsprintedAlejandro Valverdeto become the first Belgian since Museeuw, in 1996, to wear therainbow jersey.He came second in the2005 UCI ProTourrankings.

At the end of the year Boonen won several awards:Kristallen Fiets(Crystal Bicycle),Vélo d'Or(Golden Bicycle),Trofee voor Sportverdienste(Trophy For Sporting Merit),Belgian Sportsman of the yearandBelgian Sports Personality of the Year.

2006

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Boonen signing in atTarbesduring the2006 Tour de France

In 2006, Boonen won the Tour of Flanders and came second inParis–Roubaixthe following week.Leif Hoste,Peter Van PetegemandVladimir Gusevplaced second to fourth at Roubaix but were disqualified for riding through a closed level-crossing before a train passed. This promoted Boonen to second, behindFabian Cancellara.

Boonen won the second and the third stages of theTour of Belgium.Before theTour de Francehe claimed himself to be the strongest and smartest sprinter[citation needed].However, he did not win a stage in the first week, beaten byRobbie McEwenandÓscar Freire.However he wore the yellow jersey for the first time, losing it in the first time trial toSergei 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 theCol du Lautaret.

Boonen won three stages of theEneco Tour of Beneluxbut could not keep his title at theworld championship,held on a circuit that was hillier than in Madrid 2005.Paolo Bettiniwon and Boonen came ninth.

2007

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In his 2007, Boonen won five stages of theTour of Qatarand came second in the general classification behind teammateWilfried Cretskens.He wonKuurne–Brussels–Kuurneand E3 Prijs Vlaanderen but he didn't win one of the five cycling monuments. His best placing was third inMilan–San Remo.

Boonen won stages 6 and 12 of the Tour de France in the absence ofAlessandro Petacchiand Robbie McEwen. He won thepoints classification in the Tour de France,the first Belgian sinceEddy Planckaertin 1988 to do so.

2008

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Boonen at the2008 Paris–Roubaix

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 teammateStijn Devolderescaped and won. A week later, he outsprinted Fabian Cancellara andAlessandro Ballanin the final 500m to win theParis–Roubaix.On 10 June 2008, reports said Boonen was negotiating a team place for him and other riders atBouygues Télécom,a French team. Itssporting director,Jean-René Bernaudeau,confirmed the report.Wilfried CretskensandKevin Hulsmanswere named as the others involved.[6]

Negotiations ended when Boonen tested positive forcocaine.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 theTour of Switzerlandand theTour de France.[7][8]In February 2009 a Belgian court found him guilty of cocaine use but decided against sanctions, saying he has "been punished enough".[9][10]

2009

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Boonen celebrating victory in the2009 Paris–Roubaix;his third victory at the race.

Boonen began 2009 by winning a stage and the overall and points classifications in theTour of Qatar.He also wonKuurne–Brussels–Kuurnefor the second time. In theTour of Flandershe had to take on a defensive role when his teammate Stijn Devolder escaped and won for the second time. The following week Boonen wonParis–Roubaixfor 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,Quick-Step,on 9 May.[11]He began racing again in theCritérium du Dauphiné Libéré.In June, he won the national championship. After initiating legal proceedings he was allowed to compete in theTour de France,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 theEneco Tourwhere he won the third stage by beatingTyler Farrarin the sprint. After that he entered theVuelta a Españato 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 inParis–Tours,beaten in a sprint of three by fellow countryman and defending championPhilippe Gilbert.

2010

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Boonen in the2010 Tour of Flanders

Boonen became third in theTour of Qatar,winning two stages, then won stage five of theTour of Oman.He won the second stage ofTirreno–Adriatico,before finishing second toÓscar FreireinMilan–San Remo.Boonen came second to Fabian Cancellara in theE3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke,[12]a result replicated at theTour of Flanders.He came fifth inParis–Roubaixthe following week.

Boonen missed most of the rest of the season – including theTour de France,theBelgianand theworld championships– due totendinitisin his left knee caused by crashes at theTour of Californiaand theTour de Suisse.He returned to racing in October at theCircuit Franco-BelgeandParis–Tours.

2011

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Boonen began the season by winning the opening stage of the2011 Tour of Qatar.He wonGent–Wevelgem,came fourth in theTour of Flandersand dropped out ofParis–Roubaixafter 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 theVuelta a España,which made him miss theworld championship.

2012

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Boonen won2012 Paris–Roubaixfor the fourth time, tying the record held byRoger De Vlaeminck.

Boonen began 2012 season by winning stage seven of his first race, theTour de San Luis.In February, he won theTour of Qatar,winning two stages and the points classification, and finished second toSep VanmarckeinOmloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Boonen won the second stage ofParis–Nice.He won theE3 HarelbekeandGent–Wevelgemtwo days later. He was favourite for theTour of Flanders,which he won in a sprint againstFilippo PozzatoandAlessandro Ballan.His third victory equalled those ofAchiel Buysse,Fiorenzo Magni,Eric LemanandJohan Museeuw.His fourth win in Paris–Roubaix equalledRoger De Vlaeminck.Boonen was first to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix double twice. He is also the first to winE3 Harelbeke,Gent–Wevelgem,Tour of FlandersandParis–Roubaixin the same year.

Boonen returned to racing at theTour of California.He won the national championship title in June, taking the tricolor jersey fromPhilippe Gilbert.[13]

Boonen skipped theTour de Franceto prepare for theOlympic road race,riding the shorterTour of Polandinstead. He crashed in the first stage and withdrew on the fifth[14]with a broken rib,.[15]He recovered in time for the Olympics, and came 28th.[16]

Trophy won by Tom Boonen at2012 E3 Harelbeke(collectionKOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)

Boonen won the first edition of the two-day stage raceWorld 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.[17]One week later Boonen wonParis–Brussels.

2013

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Boonen wearing the National Champion's jersey at the2013 E3 Harelbeke

In January, Boonen spent a week in hospital with a serious infection after suffering a wound on his elbow.[18]He returned to action in February in theTour of Omanbut could finish only 83rd in the General Classification.[19]In March, he retired from bothGent–Wevelgemand theTour of Flandersfollowing crashes.[20][21]He did not take the start ofParis–Roubaixwhen a fractured rib was diagnosed.[22]Boonen won his first race of the year at the Heiste Pijl, an event not classified by the UCI,[23]then was the victor of the second stage of theTour de Walloniein July.[24]

2014

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Boonen at the2014 Paris–Roubaix

The season started well for Boonen as he took the second place overall behind his teammateNiki Terpstraand the points classification jersey in the mostly flatTour of Qatar.[25]His next feat came atKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne,where he was part of a breakaway of 10 containing 4 of his teammates and 3Belkin Pro Cyclingriders. The breakaway made it home and Boonen had the better ofMoreno Hoflandin the sprint by a slim margin.[26]He placed well inParis–Roubaixand theTour of Flanders,coming in tenth and seventh position, respectively.

2015

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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2015:Niki Terpstra(2),Ian Stannard(1) & Tom Boonen (3).

At the2015 Omloop Het NieuwsbladBoonen made the decisive break with teammatesNiki TerpstraandStijn Vandenbergh,along withIan Stannard(Team Sky). 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.[27]On 9 March Boonen crashed out ofParis–Nice,suffering a dislocated shoulder which ruled him out of the rest of the classics season.[28]Boonen returned to racing in late April, at theTour of Turkey,where his role was to lead-out his teammateMark Cavendish.He was preparing in Turkey for his first appearance in the Giro d'Italia.[29]He abandoned the Giro after Stage 13 to participate to theTour of Belgium,where he won the opening stage by outsprintingArnaud Démare.[30]

Boonen's season was brought to an end by a crash on the second stage of theAbu Dhabi Tourin 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 inmotor racingafter retiring from competitive cycling, with the aim of competing in the24 Hours of Zolder.[31]

2016

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After enduring a relatively quiet series of performances through most of the cobbled classics,[32]Boonen finished second atParis–Roubaix,being pipped on the line byMat Hayman.[33]Despite not clinching the win, Boonen's aggressive performance in the race was acclaimed by former Paris–Roubaix championsBernard HinaultandGilbert Duclos-Lassalle,who described him as "a warrior" and "magnificent" respectively.[34]In July he announced that he had signed a short-term contract with Etixx-Quick Step and would retire immediately after the2017 Paris–Roubaix.[35]Later that month, he won theLondon-Surrey Classicin a sprint finish,[36]as well as theBrussels Cycling Classic.He ended the season with third place in theWorld Championship road raceinQatar,where he was beaten by reigning world championPeter SaganandMark Cavendish.[37]

2017

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At the very beginning of the season, Boonen won stage 2 of theVuelta a San Juan.[38]This was the first professional victory for a cyclist usingdisc brakes.[39]However, he subsequently suffered a series of crashes at theTour of Oman,Omloop Het NieuwsbladandTirreno–Adriatico.[40]AtMilan–San Remo,Boonen worked as a domestique for his teammates, helpingJulian Alaphilippeto third place.[41]He resumed his cobbled classics campaign atE3 Harelbeke,where he animated the race with an attack on the Taaienberg on his way to an eighth-place finish.[42]He followed this up with a sixth place atGent–Wevelgem,which he described as a satisfactory result, and a good indicator of form going into the cobbled Monuments.[43]

At theTour of Flanders,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.[44]He next raced at theScheldeprijs,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 teammateMarcel Kitteltake the win.[45]At his final race, Paris–Roubaix, Boonen finished 13th: after being part of the lead group with 35 km to go, he encouraged teammate Zdeněk Štybar to follow an attack by Daniel Oss, eventually enabling the Czech rider to finish the race as runner-up toGreg Van Avermaet.[46]

After racing

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In February 2018 it was announced that Boonen had joined forces with Quick Step's long-time Belgian rivals,Lotto–Soudal,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.[47][48]

Motorsport career

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In June 2017, Boonen was awarded his motor racing licence after passing the required tests.[49]The following month he made his car racing debut in theVolkswagen Beetle-basedFun Cup,competing in the 25 Hours of the VW Fun Cup at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps:he and team-matesAnthony 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 Mondronand Fred Bouvy.[50]

Boonen made his full season racing debut in 2018, competing in theNASCAR Whelen Euro Seriesfor Braxx Racing in the Elite 2 class.[51][52]Boonen scored a Top-10 finish in the second race of the season atValencia.He scored another Top-10 finish in the final race of the season atZolderand finished 13th in the standings with two Top-10 finishes throughout the year.

For the 2019 season, he drove for Deldiche Racing in theBelcarchampionship. He escaped major injuries during a crash atAssenthat year after he collided with Kenneth Heyer at high speed. Heyer's car was launched into the air and landed on top of Boonen'sNorma M20FC,narrowly missing Boonen's head by centimeters.[53][54]In addition to his Belcar campaign, he also initially signed a deal to compete part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series withPK Carsportbut the deal never materialized.[55]

Boonen won the Group CN division of the2019 GT & Prototype Challengein a Norma M20 FC and again in2021.

Personal life

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Boonen used to live inBalen,in theFlemish Regionof Belgium until moving toMonacoin late 2005. He stayed there a few years until deciding to move back to Belgium in early 2012.[56]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".[57]

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.[58]

Career achievements

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Major results

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1998
3rdTime trial,National Junior Road Championships
1999
6thParis–Roubaix Espoirs
10thRonde van Vlaanderen U23
2000
1stParis–Tours Espoirs
1stGrote Prijs Stad Geel
2ndRoad race,National Under-23 Road Championships
3rdParis–Roubaix Espoirs
6th OverallLe Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Stage 1
7thNationale Sluitingsprijs
2001
1stRoad race,National Under-23 Road Championships
1stZellik–Galmaarden
1stInternationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
1st Stage 4aGrand Prix Guillaume Tell
2ndLiège–Bastogne–Liège U23
2ndCircuit de Wallonie
3rdGrand Prix de Waregem
4thParis–Roubaix Espoirs
6thFlèche Ardennaise
7thDe Vlaamse Pijl
8thRonde van Vlaanderen U23
9th Road race,UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2002(1 pro win)
1st Stage 1 (TTT)Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 2Uniqa Classic
2nd OverallCircuit Franco-Belge
1stYoung rider classification
3rdParis–Roubaix
6thClassic Haribo
6thKampioenschap van Vlaanderen
6thNationale Sluitingsprijs
7th OverallThree Days of De Panne
7thKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
7thGent–Wevelgem
7thSchaal Sels
2003(1)
Tour of Belgium
1stMountains classification
1st Stage 3
3rdGent–Wevelgem
5thOmloop Het Volk
8th OverallTour de Wallonie
2004(19)
1stOverallTour de Picardie
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
1stGent–Wevelgem
1stE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1stScheldeprijs
1stGP Rik Van Steenbergen
Tour de France
1st Stages 6 & 20
Deutschland Tour
1st Stages 2 & 7
1st Stage 1Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 2Tour of Belgium
1st Stage 3Tour of Britain
2ndInternational Grand Prix Doha
3rd OverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1stYoung rider classification
1st Stage 2
6th OverallSter Elektrotoer
1stPoints classification
1st Prologue & Stage 1
6th OverallCircuit Franco-Belge
1st Stages 3 & 4
6thTour de Rijke
7thGrand Prix Eddy Merckx(withServais Knaven)
9thKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
9thParis–Roubaix
2005(14)
1stRoad race,UCI Road World Championships
1stOverallTour of Belgium
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
1stParis–Roubaix
1stTour of Flanders
1stE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
Tour de France
1st Stages 2 & 3
Paris–Nice
1st Stages 1 & 2
2ndInternational Grand Prix Doha
2ndOmloop Het Volk
4th OverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
4thScheldeprijs
8thMilan–San Remo
10th OverallTour de Picardie
1st Stage 2
10thGrand Prix de Wallonie
2006(21)
1stOverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5
1stTour of Flanders
1stE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1stScheldeprijs
1stVeenendaal–Veenendaal
1stInternational Grand Prix Doha
Paris–Nice
1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
Eneco Tour
1st Stages 1, 3 & 5
1st Stage 5Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 1Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 6Tour of Britain
2ndParis–Roubaix
2ndParis–Brussels
3rdRoad race,National Road Championships
3rdKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
4th OverallTour of Belgium
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 2 & 3b
4thMilan–San Remo
5thDwars door Vlaanderen
9thRoad race,UCI Road World Championships
10thGrand Prix de Wallonie
10thLuK Challenge Chrono(withSébastien Rosseler)
Tour de France
Heldafter Stages 3–6
2007(11)
1stE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1stKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1stDwars door Vlaanderen
Tour de France
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 6 & 12
1st Stage 4Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 5Tour of Belgium
2ndRoad race,National Road Championships
2nd OverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2, 3, 4 & 6
3rdOmloop Het Volk
3rdMilan–San Remo
6thParis–Roubaix
2008(15)
1stOverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2, 3 & 6
1stParis–Roubaix
Vuelta a España
1st Stages 3 & 16
Eneco Tour
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 2Tour of California
1st Stage 5Tour of Belgium
1st Stage 4Ster Elektrotoer
1st Stage 7Tour of Austria
1st Stage 1Tour de Wallonie
1st Stage 1Circuit Franco-Belge
2ndScheldeprijs
2ndNationale Sluitingsprijs
4thKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
8thE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
10thParis–Tours
2009(7)
1stRoad race,National Road Championships
1stOverallTour of Qatar
1st Stage 3
1stParis–Roubaix
1stKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1st Stage 3Eneco Tour
2nd OverallCircuit Franco-Belge
1st Stage 3
2ndE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
2ndParis–Tours
3rdDwars door Vlaanderen
4th OverallSter Elektrotoer
10thOmloop Het Nieuwsblad
2010(4)
1st Stage 2Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 5Tour of Oman
2ndMilan–San Remo
2ndTour of Flanders
2ndE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
3rd OverallTour of Qatar
1st Stages 3 & 5
5thParis–Roubaix
2011(2)
1stGent–Wevelgem
1st Stage 1Tour of Qatar
4thTour of Flanders
9thDwars door Vlaanderen
2012(13)
1stTeam time trial,UCI Road World Championships
1stRoad race,National Road Championships
1stOverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
1stOverallWorld Ports Classic
1stPoints classification
1st Stage 1
1stParis–Roubaix
1stTour of Flanders
1stGent–Wevelgem
1stE3 Harelbeke
1stParis–Brussels
1st Stage 2Paris–Nice
1st Stage 7Tour de San Luis
2ndOmloop Het Nieuwsblad
3rdUCI World Tour
4thVattenfall Cyclassics
2013(1)
1stHeistse Pijl
1st Stage 2Tour de Wallonie
7thE3 Harelbeke
2014(5)
1stKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1stHeistse Pijl
Tour of Belgium
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd OverallTour of Qatar
1stPoints classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
3rdTeam time trial,UCI Road World Championships
3rdRoad race,National Road Championships
5thGent–Wevelgem
7thTour of Flanders
10thParis–Roubaix
2015(4)
1stRund um Köln
1stMünsterland Giro
Tour of Belgium
1stPoints classification
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 3Eneco Tour
2ndTeam time trial,UCI Road World Championships
2ndGrand Prix de Fourmies
3rdOmloop Het Nieuwsblad
3rdBrussels Cycling Classic
4thVattenfall Cyclassics
4thGrand Prix Pino Cerami
6thRoad race,European Games
9th OverallTour of Qatar
2016(3)
1stLondon–Surrey Classic
1stBrussels Cycling Classic
1st Stage 1Tour de Wallonie
2ndParis–Roubaix
2ndRonde van Limburg
3rdRoad race,UCI Road World Championships
3rdTour de l'Eurométropole
2017(1)
1st Stage 2Vuelta a San Juan
6thGent–Wevelgem
8thE3 Harelbeke

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Milan–San Remo — 78 75 8 4 3 29 15 2 28 22 DNF — — 55 65
Tour of Flanders 24 25 25 1 1 12 17 20 2 4 1 DNF 7 — 15 37
Paris–Roubaix 3 24 9 1 2 6 1 1 5 DNF 1 — 10 — 2 13
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Did not contest during career
Giro di Lombardia
Classic 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 63 5 — 2 13 3 85 10 59 35 2 84 33 3 11 DNF
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 7 — 9 22 3 1 4 1 DNF 101 42 NH 1 29 69 DNS
Dwars door Vlaanderen — 34 28 80 5 1 37 3 20 9 — — 14 — — —
E3 Harelbeke — 12 1 1 1 1 8 2 2 — 1 7 11 — 14 8
Gent–Wevelgem 7 3 1 26 117 27 150 71 DNF 1 1 DNF 5 — 20 6
Scheldeprijs — 103 1 4 1 — 2 56 18 116 130 — 84 — 103 43
London–Surrey Classic Race did not exist 73 — — — — 1 —
Brussels Cycling Classic — — 41 — 2 — — — — — 1 — — 3 1 —
Paris–Tours 22 102 — — DNF — 10 2 136 — — — — — 21 —

Major championship results timeline

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Gold medalOlympic Games Not held — Not held — Not held 28 Not held — NH
Rainbow jerseyWorld Championships 38 17 DNF 1 9 — 38 38 — — 12 — 49 35 3 —
National jerseyNational Championships — — — — 3 2 5 1 — 7 1 DNF 3 8 DNF —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held
DNS Did not start

Records

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Awards and honours

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Racing record

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Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 BelgiumHeinz POWERKIT byWolf Racing ItalyIvan Bellarosa
BelgiumAnthony Kumpen
BelgiumBert Longin
ItalyGuglielmo Belotti 		WolfGB08 Thunder 2 780 4th 2nd
2019 BelgiumDeldice Racing by JTB BelgiumSam Dejonghe
BelgiumThomas Piessens 		NormaM20FC 1 586 29th 5th

NASCAR

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Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2

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(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.

NASCARWhelen Euro Series– Elite 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2018 Braxx Racing 91 Chevy VAL
12 		VAL
10 		FRA
21 		FRA
11 		BRH
13 		BRH
14 		TOU
17 		TOU
12 		HOC
14 		HOC
26 		ZOL
12 		ZOL
10 		13th 339

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