Former World Champion Tom Boonen explained according to the Belgian press that he is looking at retiring sometime in the near future. But he denied his manager Patrick Lefevere. Indeed, even if he will win one of the Spring classics last year, he will not retire at the end of 2016 season.
"No, surely not. That would be perhaps a dream scenario, yes. But I am much too happy. And I feel very well. If you quit, you canít go back. You need to be perfectly clear. This year I first thought about my retirement. I will definitely ride one more year. And probably the spring after. But many more will not last much longer", the Belgian rider told.
Boonen knew a difficult year with a crash at Paris-Nice. He suffered a dislocated shoulder, which kept him out for two months.
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