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While 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lars Boom (Rabobank) remains firmly committed to his road racing career at the WorldTour level, the 26-year-old Dutchman can't totally walk away from his cyclo-cross roots. Boom has confirmed his entry in the GP De Ster, a UCI C2-ranked race taking place December 19 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. And 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:as he did in 2011, Boom is expected to make his first 'cross appearance at Tom Boonen's charity 'c🦩ross event, Boonen & Friends, on December 1.

Boom had contested a light, six-race 'cross schedule the previous season, beginning with the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Namur, Belgium World Cup round on December 18 and concluding with the Dutch national championships on January 8, 2012, where he168澳洲5最新开奖结果: won his sixth straight elite title.

While Boom intends to again compete through the 2013 Dutch 'cross c🌄hampionships in January, he has not announced what races he plans on entering in the in🐟terim following the GP De Ster

Prior to his decision to focus on the road, Boom has a remarkable cyclo-cross career, with an undefeated streak at Dutch national championships extending back to 2001 in the junior ranks and continuing through the U23 and elite categor♓ies. He's also won cyclo-cross world championships as a junior (2003🙈), U23 (2007) and elite rider (2008). His last participation in 'cross Worlds was in 2009.

Boom has spent his entire career in Rabobank kit, first as a part of the Continental development team and then as part of the ProTeam s🔯ince 2009.