Tom Boonen
- January 4, 2024
- Cyclist
Quick Facts
Tom Boonen Biography
Name | Tom Boonen |
Birthday | Oct 15 |
Birth Year | 1980 |
Place Of Birth | Mol |
Birth Country | Belgium |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Parents | André Boonen, Agnes Melis |
Children(s) | Jacqueline Boonen, Valentine Boonen |
Tom Boonen is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on October 15, 1980 in Mol, Belgium. Winner of races Belgian cycling road racer who raced professionally from 2002 until 2017. He was a winner of both the Paris-Roubaix as well as the Tour of Flanders multiple times.
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He returned to racing in the Eneco Tour where he won the third stage by beating Tyler Farrar in the sprint. After that he entered the Vuelta a España 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.
At the Tour 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. He next raced at the Scheldeprijs, 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 Marcel Kittel 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.
He has twin daughters, named Valentine as well as Jacqueline.
Tom Boonen Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Cyclist |
House | Living in own house. |
Tom Boonen is one of the richest Cyclist from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Boonen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His birthplace was in Mol, Belgium.
He was awarded gold medals during the 2005 and 2012 World Championships.
Boonen skipped the Tour de France 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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 4 in |
Weight | 82 kg |
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During the 2004 season Boonen won the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Gent–Wevelgem and the Scheldeprijs. He also won two stages of the Tour de France including the final stage in Paris, as Museeuw did in 1990.
Facts & Trivia
Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Tom Boonen celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.
Boonen won three stages of the Eneco Tour of Benelux but could not keep his title at the world championship, held on a circuit that was hillier than in Madrid 2005. Paolo Bettini won and Boonen came ninth.