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Tornado Tom Touches Down, Again – 2010 Tour of Qatar Stage 5

With the Arab emirate of Qatar jutting out into the Persian Gulf like a small appendage of Saudi Arabia, the probability of winds effecting riders and therefore the outcome of the race is relatively high. Throw in a tornado, and well…the outcome becomes all but a certainty.
For the 17th time in his career, “Tornado” [...]

Boonen Winds It Up – 2010 Tour of Qatar Stage 3

Nothing in cycling, as in life, is certain. But a few things, like Mark Cavendish delivering in a sprint, Fabian Cancellara dominating in a time trial, and Lance Armstrong contending in the Tour de France, come close.
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) serving it up in Qatar can easily be added to that list.
Coming into [...]

On Tap…

The men roll into Qatar, Team Vera Bradley Foundation muscles up for another fundraiser, and some local flavors…
It has been a little over a year since I last wrote this Friday column, but given the time of season, it only seemed appropriate to resurrect it.
2010 Tour of Qatar
The 9th edition of the Tour of Qatar [...]

In The Fast Lane

As much as we would like to hold our cycling heroes to a different moral standard, they are still human.
When those riders attain the brass ring after a hard fought race, we aspire to their greatness because we acknowledge that our reach, though it may be lesser, may someday be as long. In their [...]

Roubaix Perspectives

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Tornado Tom Boonen’s victory at Paris-Roubaix before the week ended. We wouldn’t be much of a cycling site if we didn’t.
Perhaps our lack of mentioning his win this past Sunday is a product of his seeming dominance in the northern Spring Classics. His favorite status has [...]

Bu, Bu, Bu, BOOONNNEN!

Alright, so the written version doesn’t even come close to Detroit Pistons PA announcer, John Mason’s, unique style. No disrespect to Phil and Paul, but it would have been great to hear Mason call the sprint today.
The Tornado, Tom Boonen (Quick-Step – Innergetic), finally got it right today, following the mix up…er, gift…er, plan during [...]

Boonen is Toe to Toe

There’s probably a good joke, or at least a smile, here, but I’m lost for it at the moment…
Belgium’s Tom Boonen is out of the Tour of Catalonia later this month after breaking his toe whilst trying to avoid a car near his home in Mol.
However, the former world champion is expected to recover in [...]

Reality Bites

The photo below has been circling the internet like a viral video. I’ve got no reason to doubt its authenticity, as the reality of the matter really does outweigh any reason for wanting to manufacture it.
So say you’re taking part in a one day Classic and while traversing over 224km you suddenly have an urge, [...]

A Wee Bit-O-Fun

Perhaps its due to the lack of sleep from insomnia, but for a moment I thought Tom Boonen was on an ALIAS rerun (at 2am in the morning). Actually, one of the recurring characters, Sark (actor David Anders) on the now defunct show could have been Boonen’s twin (a la separated at birth). You decide…

Boonen [...]

Take Tue (-sday)

Tornado WarningFor those of you with any ambition to win one of the Crown Jewels of the Spring Classics, The UCI in conjunction with the European Weather Service has upgraded the Tornado Watch for the month of April to a full blown Tornado Warning. The most recent sighting of Tornado Tom Boonen was on the [...]