Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) has been forced to abandon the Eneco Tour after crashing early during stage 4, from Aalter to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw in Belgium. The full extent of his injuries is not yet clear.
Although Boonen was able to remount after the crash, he soon wheeled to a halt again and abandoned the race. The 35-year-old was immediately taken to hospital for further examination after telling doctors that he had been left dazed by the crash.
“Tom Boonen was eating when his wheel hit a pothole and he crashed,” Etixx-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere said, according to Le Soir. “Since my rider felt dazed, it was immediately decided to bring him to hospital for further tests. I hope that his injuries won’t be serious. We’ll know more later in the day.”
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It remains to be seen if Boonen’s injuries are such that he will miss the World Championships road race in Doha next month. The 2006 world champion is slated to lead the Belgian team in Qatar and has built the second part of his season around the race. Boonen underlined his form by winning the Ride London Classic and the Brussels Cycling Classic in recent weeks.
Boonen was left with permanent damage to his hearing after suffering a temporal bone fracture when he struck his head in a crash at last year’s Abu Dhabi Tour. The Belgian resumed training sooner than initially anticipated on that occasion and went on to place second at Paris-Roubaix in April.
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