Boonen back winning ways at Munsterland Giro
Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) continued his strong end to the season with a victory at the Munsterland Giro on Friday, beating Jans Roy (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) and Nikias Arndt (Team Giant - Alpecin) in the sprint finish. The day was marked by a five-man break but it came together with 12 kilometres still remaining.
A master in the Classics, Boonen made the most of the tricky finish to bring him his fifth victory of the season.
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"It was a nice race, with a lot of corners and a few cobblestone sections," Boonen said after his win. "So it was a good, technical parcours. We controlled the entire race as a team, with the help of a couple other teams in the peloton. In the final Tony Martin tried to attack, in both the penultimate and last lap of the circuit. However, the peloton caught him. So we prepared for the sprint. The benefit of the circuit was that we saw the finish a few times."
“So when I entered into a right-hand corner inside the final kilometre, I anticipated and entered from the outside, so I could maintain a high level of speed as I exited. I then launched at around 300 meters to go. I went full gas with the speed I maintained through the corner, and I won. It's always a good feeling to win, and it is proof my condition is there. I now go to Abu Dhabi Tour. I hope to do well there, and try to contest a couple sprints. We'll see what can happen."
— Marcel Kittel (@marcelkittel) October 4, 2015
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