Boonen suffering with illness ahead of Belgian Championships

Tom Boonen’s build-up to the Belgian National Championships road race has been compromised by a respiratory infection. The Etixx-QuickStep rider has withdrawn from Thursday’s time trial and will make a final decision in the coming days on his participation in Sunday’s road race.

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