Tom Boonen

Cycling World Champions List

The World Championships is the pinnacle one-day race of the cycling calendar. The list of winners contains so many iconic cyclists over the decades.

Greatest Spring Classics Riders – Tom Boonen

Boonen's first year as a professional was at US Postal. He finished 3rd at Paris Roubaix as well to announce himself. He broke his contract to sign with Quickstep for 2003 and stayed there all his career. In 2004 he won 3 Classics and 2 Tour de France stages.

Greatest Spring Classics Races – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Originally named Omloop van Vlaanderen, the race was created by newspaper Het Volk to compete against rival Het Nieuwsblad's Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen).