TOM BOONEN RETURNS TO RACING

Tom Boonen Kemmelberg

The Belgian Quick Step team today announced that Tom Boonen will make his comeback to racing at the Tour of Belgium later this week. The former world champion will lead a team of eight as he starts his build up to the Tour de France.

Boonen missed last weeks Tour of Catalonia due to a fractured toe sustained on a training ride, but is already returning to action. ?Thankfully my broken toe isn?t causing me too many problems and I even managed to do some training a few days after the injury,? Boonen said in a press release put out by his team.

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