Boonen agrees with World's selection

"I'm not a 100 percent satisfied, but let's say 98 percent," Tom Boonen gave his opinion to Het Laatste Nieuws about the Belgian team selection for the World Championships. "I would have liked to have Rik Verbrugghe there; in the Vuelta he chose to finish in the bus for three days because he wants to save himself for two other stages. De Cauwer interpreted that wrongly; Verbrugghe's still in very good shape.

"To have five of my team mates would have been an exaggeration, but two is not enough really. The problem is that Kevin Hulsmans' form is improving daily, but the WC comes too early for him. And about Kevin De Weert, you can say a few things too, but anyway, I'm not going to bring the selection into discredit. It is what it is.

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