Boonen says decision to retire will be his alone

Tom Boonen has revealed that Etixx-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere had suggested he retire after this year’s Spring Classics during contract negotiations last summer. In an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws published on Friday, however, Boonen said that he would decide for himself when to bring the curtain down on his career.

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