Tom Boonen (born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 world road race championship. He is a member of the Etixx-Quick Step team, and is a single-day road specialist with a strong finishing sprint. He won the cycling monuments Paris-Roubaix 4 times and the Tour of Flanders 3 times, among many other prestigious victories, such as prevailing 5 times in the E3 Harelbeke, winning 6 stages of the Tour de France and winning the Overall title of the Tour of Qatar 4 times. His personality and looks, with his successes, turned him into Belgium's male sports idol of the mid-2000s, but he incurred controversy after testing positive twice for cocaine.
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Date of birth | 15 October 1980
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Place of birth | Mol, Belgium
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Tom Boonen is known for his role in the TV series Tour de France 2009 (2009) as Himself.
He is also known for his role in the TV mini series De Ronde (2011) as Himself (2 episodes, 2011).
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