OPQS 2013: Telefacts Documentary | 23/04/2013
Tom
Boonen
Birthday
15.10.1980
15.10.1980
Birthplace
Mol
Mol
Height
192 cm
192 cm
Weight
82 kg
82 kg
Tom's biography
Prof. since: 2002
Victories: 125
Style of rider: Cobblestone specialist, sprinter
Nickname: Tornado Tom
Hobbies: Car driving
Favourite race: Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix
Personal website: www.tomboonen.com
Twitter name: @tomboonen1
The 2012 season was one of the best ever for the rider who symbolizes the cobbled classics. Tornado Tom took no less than 14 victories, including the obvious high mark at the Ronde van Vlaanderen — which he won for the third time on an all-new route — and his fourth success in Paris-Roubaix. Consistency was the Belgian champion's secret weapon. He started winning in January in Argentina and finished off in September by helping the team clinch the World Championship TTT, a success that Tom defines as "one of the most exciting in my career." For Tom, 2013 could be another record-breaking year. A fourth victory at the Ronde or a fifth win in Roubaix would make him the rider with the most wins ever in these hugely popular races, and he would be able to rightly claim a place among the cycling legends. "I will face these races with the same serenity and determination as always," says Tom. "If victory should be mine, great — if not, it won't be that big a deal. During the season there will also be other targets to aim for. What's important is to remain a major player and not have any regrets after crossing the finish line."
Tom's victories
2002 (2)
2nd stage Uniqa Classic and Kermesse Wilrijk
2003 (1)
3rd stage Tour of Belgium
2004 (24)
2nd stage Tour of Qatar, 1st stage Ruta del Sol, E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, Gent-Wevelgem, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen, 1st stage, 2nd stage Tour de Picardie and overall Tour de Picardie, 2nd stage Tour of Belgium, 2nd and 7th stage Deutschland Tour, Prologue and 1stage Ster ElektroToer, 6th and 20th stage Tour de France, Nacht van Peer, Draai van de Kaai - Roosendaal, Antwerpen Derny, Mijl van Mares, Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde, 3rd stage Tour of England, GP Rik Van Steenbergen, 3rd and 4th stage Circuit Franco-Belge.
2005 (20)
1st and 2nd stage Tour of Qatar, 1st and 2nd stage Paris-Nice, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix , Ronde de Made, 2nd stage Tour de Picardie, 1st stage, 2nd stage and overall Tour of Belgium, 2nd and 3rd stage Tour de France, Diksmuide, Acht van Chaam, Herentals, Dernyspektakel Antwerpen, World road champion and Amstel Curacao Race.
2006 (23)
Doha International GP, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th stage and overall Tour of Qatar, 5th stage Vuelta a Andalucia – Ruta del Sol, 1st, 2nd and 4th stage Paris-Nice, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen, 2nd stage and part B 3rd stage Tour of Belgium, Veenendaal-Veenendaal, 1st stage Tour de Suisse, Diksmuide, 2nd, 4th and 6th stage Eneco Tour, 6th stage Tour of Britain and Zele.
2007 (12)
2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th stage Tour of Qatar, 4th stage Vuelta Andalucia – Ruta del Sol, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Dwars door Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 5th and 6th stage Tour of Belgium, 6th and 12th stage Tour de France and Criterium Meisse-Wolvertem.
2008 (16)
2nd, 3rd, 6th stage and overall Tour of Qatar, 2nd stage Tour of California, Paris-Roubaix, 5th stage Tour of Belgium, 3rd stage Ster Elektrotoer, 7th stage Tour of Austria, 1st stage Tour de Region Wallonne, Lommel, 1st and 4th stage Eneco Tour, 3rd and 16th stage Vuelta a España and 1st stage Circuit Franco-Belge.
2009 (7)
Stage 3 and overall Tour of Qatar, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Paris-Roubaix, Belgian Championships, Stage 3 Eneco Tour and Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge.
2010 (4)
Stage 3 and 5 Tour of Qatar, Stage 5 Tour of Oman, Stage 2 Tirreno-Adriatico
2011 (2)
Stage 1 Tour of Qatar, Gent-Wevelgem
2012 (14)
7th stage Tour de San Luis, 1st stage Tour of Qatar, 4th stage Tour of Qatar, overall Tour of Qatar, 2nd stage Paris-Nice, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke, Gent-Wevelgem, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix, Belgian National Championship, 1st stage World Ports Classic and World Ports Classic overall, Paris-Brussel, TTT World Championship
Tom's previous teams
2000: US Postal (from 01/09)
2001:
2002: US Postal
2003: Quick Step-Davitamon
2004: Quick Step-Davitamon
2005: Quick Step-Innergetic
2006: Quick Step-Innergetic
2007: Quick Step-Innergetic
2008: Team Quick Step
2009: Team Quick Step
2010: Team Quick Step
2011: Team Quick Step
2012: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
Tom's videos
Ronde van Vlaanderen 2013 | 03/04/2013
Tom's news
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Tom Boonen showed his quickly improving condition on Wednesday, finishing 2nd in the Stage 1 bunch sprint at Tour of Belgium.
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team riders Tom Boonen and Tony Martin met with the press today, and discussed their objectives for the upcoming Tour of Belgium. Tour of Belgium takes place from May 22nd until May 26th.
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection that will take part in Tour de Picardie, a 532km race from May 10th to May 12th. Though the three stages feature at least one mountain pass, they all have flat final kilometers, leaving the possibility for group arrivals.
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Tom's blog
I would love to be there. Anonymous, as a fan with a 'klakske' on my head, just to know how the spectacle looks on the Markt. I only see the people cheering for me from the podium in Brugge. Honestly it doesn't really get to me. Just before the …
'Damn', said a little voice inside my head when I looked at the Gent-Wevelgem result. When I saw who I beat in the sprint, it started to annoy me a little: Freire, Sagan, Bennati.. All of them were in the first group during Milano-Sanremo. If I had …
I would have told them they were crazy, the guys who predicted in Austria 'And now Tom, you will win another 99 races'. I was only happy that I've won one race: the second stage of the Uniqa Classic with the finish in Rabenstein an der …
