Tom Boonen

Belgian cycling legend and four-time Paris-Roubaix champion whose extraordinary skill on the cobblestones, powerful classics riding and multiple Spring Classic victories made him one of the finest one-day racers in history.

Tom Boonen is Belgium's greatest sprinter, a four-time Paris-Roubaix winner and three-time Tour of Flanders champion who dominated the cobbled Classics for a decade. 'Tornado Tom's' exceptional combination of sprinting speed, power over the cobblestones, and intelligent racing produced victories in the greatest one-day races on the calendar. He is considered by many as the greatest cobbled Classics specialist of his era.