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June 10, 2006
Boonen wins Tour de Suisse opener
cyclingnews.com | Another bouquet for Boonen
In Baden, Tom Boonen showed his stuff, outsprinting Lampre's Daniel Bennati and Rabobank's Oscar Freire for his 17th win of 2006.
Two other strong sprinters, Milram's Erik Zabel and Davitamon-Lotto's Robbie McEwen, were dropped on a 4th category climb on the last finishing lap.
Because of time bonuses, Boonen leads Bennati by 4 seconds, and Liquigas' Michael Albasini by 5 seconds in the overall classification.
Posted by Frank Steele on June 10, 2006 in Erik Zabel, Robbie McEwen, Tom Boonen, Top Stories, Tour de Suisse | Permalink
