Peeters praises Tom

Tom Boonen (Belgium)

Tom Boonen (Belgium) (Image credit: Sirotti)

Wilfried "fitte" Peeters (Quick.Step team director) was full of praise for his rider Tom Boonen, who will be clad in the rainbow colours in Quick.Step next season. "Tom's got so many nice qualities, but his most beautiful trait? That is that he never has one bad word to say about his colleagues," Peeters told the Belgian press after Sunday's race. "It's his charisma, and with that, he charms the whole team. That's why the other Belgian riders went through the fire for him today. They all pulled the cord for him. That's another characteristic: Tom creates that unity. While a super Van Petegem rode a pursuit like only he can ride, Tom was gliding along comfortably in the second group. Tom was the only sprinter able to do so, because Tom is more than just a fast man.

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