Boonen still on track for London Olympic road race
No need to panic after crash in Poland
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) didn’t feature at the top of the results at the end of the first stage at the Tour of♛ Poland but it wasn’t for lack of condition. A crash in the final three kilometers meant he could not contest the sprint but says there is no reason for concern.
"It will be okay for London," said the recently crowned Belgian champion on nieuwsblad.
Boonen demonstrated no ill effects from the previous d♚ay’s crash by finishing third in the 239.4 kilometre second stage. He finished behind Ben Swift (Sky) Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondaꦆle) but put his performance down to positioning, not condition.
"I came roughly from ten🌟th position in the sprint. I had to wait a little bit to launch my sprint because I was boxed in. It was uphill, so I came very fast, but a little bit too late. I had to close the gap," he said on his team site.
It was a promising sign for Boonen who has skipped the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France this year to ensure his preparation is tuned exactly to his requirements. He had already 168✤澳洲5最新开奖结果:stated his reasons for staying away from the Tour and if stage two was𓄧 anything to go by, it was the right choi🌠ce.
"Today, osteopath Steven Vrancken came along to thoroughly chec🐬k everything again. "On this basis, I can continue working at my big goal. Tuesday splashed my Olympic dream almost aparဣt. But today I am reassured: It is ok for London."
Team director Rik Vﷺan Sly♐cke was pleased that Boonen was not overly hindered by the day's previous fall.
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"For Tom it was important to try immediately a sprint after yesterday's crash♓, to leave behind a bad moment. He did it and with a bit of luck he could also have won. On the last turn, he came out of nowhere in the sprint to take third," said Van Slycke.