Tom Boonen

[Andre]

Could it be true? Is Tom Boonen becoming an elite sprinter?

Andre Janssens

[Tom Kunich]

"Andre" <Deadbugs@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> Could it be true? Is Tom Boonen becoming an elite sprinter?

No, he's becoming a Museeuw-like sprinter. at the end of a hard mostly power climbing ride he can
still sprint.

[Bart]

"Tom Kunich" <tkunich@earthlink.net> schreef in bericht > No, he's becoming a Museeuw-like sprinter.
at the end of a hard mostly
> power climbing ride he can still sprint.
>

Well he was always fast, but never into bunch sprinting. In the stages where he got 3rd and 5th
there was more in it, but he was coming from much too far. He's learning a lot on positioning. An
experienced pilot would be wonderful though.

[Andre]

"Tom Kunich" <tkunich@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Andre" <Deadbugs@softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:1492a855.0309191641.54652433@posting.google.com...
> > Could it be true? Is Tom Boonen becoming an elite sprinter?
>
> No, he's becoming a Museeuw-like sprinter. at the end of a hard mostly power climbing ride he can
> still sprint.

Oh well, that's ok too, we need a few of those, but having a pure sprinter once again would be
fun for the Belgians, a la Steels for eaxample. They don't seem to manufacture them as often as
in the past.

Andre Janssens

[Kurgan Gringion]

"Andre" <Deadbugs@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> "Tom Kunich" <tkunich@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > "Andre" <Deadbugs@softhome.net> wrote in message
> > news:1492a855.0309191641.54652433@posting.google.com...
> > > Could it be true? Is Tom Boonen becoming an elite sprinter?
> >
> > No, he's becoming a Museeuw-like sprinter. at the end of a hard mostly power climbing ride he
> > can still sprint.
>
>
> Oh well, that's ok too, we need a few of those, but having a pure sprinter once again would be
> fun for the Belgians, a la Steels for eaxample. They don't seem to manufacture them as often
> as in the past.
>
> Andre Janssens

Boonen has shown he is capable of much more than merely being a pure sprinter.

For the Cobbled Classics, he's going to be the whole package. Riding the break, riding solo,
sprinting.

[John Lee]

And with the current drug problems in Belgium they wont be "manufacturing " any for a while
either john

On 20 Sep 2003 05:40:14 -0700, Deadbugs@softhome.net (Andre) wrote:

>"Tom Kunich" <tkunich@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>news:<n0Qab.10550$BS5.9900@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
>> "Andre" <Deadbugs@softhome.net> wrote in message
>> news:1492a855.0309191641.54652433@posting.google.com...
>> > Could it be true? Is Tom Boonen becoming an elite sprinter?
>>
>> No, he's becoming a Museeuw-like sprinter. at the end of a hard mostly power climbing ride he can
>> still sprint.
>
>
> Oh well, that's ok too, we need a few of those, but having a pure sprinter once again would be
> fun for the Belgians, a la Steels for eaxample. They don't seem to manufacture them as often as
> in the past.
>
> Andre Janssens