10,000 bid farewell to Boogerd

Boogerd won the 1999 Paris-Nice

Boogerd won the 1999 Paris-Nice (Image credit: AFP)

About 10,000 people turned out Sunday to say goodbye to Michael Boogerd at his farewell race at the Cauberg in Valkenburg, the Netherlands. The race was won by the duo of Thomas Dekker and Alex Zülle, but the star of the show was the 35 year-old Dutchman, who turned pro in 1994 and has raced with Team Rabobank since 1996.

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