Races Road Tommeke is King of Flanders, again By Cycling News published 4 April 2006 ProTour standings Boonen beats Hoste in two-up; Hincapie third With... Comments Image 1 of 100Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)(Image credit: Luc Claessen)George Hincapie (Discovery)(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Brugge's Grote Markt(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step)(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Marichal and Schmitz(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Hoste and Boonen(Image credit: Luc Claessen)George Hincapie (Discovery)(Image credit: Sirotti)Brugge's Grote Markt was shrouded in rain(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Slava Ekimov (Discovery) working for Hincapie(Image credit: Luc Claessen)George Hincapie (Discovery) looking comfy(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) follows the leaders at Doorn(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Paolo Fornaciari (Lampre-Fondital)(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step) doing the team work thing(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Marichal and Schmitz on the Paterberg(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Vladimir Gussev (Discovery)(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Quick.Step made the race on the Paterberg(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Crowds on top of the Kapelmuur(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) leads Leif Hoste (Discovery) on the Muur van Geraardsbergen(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Hoste and Boonen up the Muur(Image credit: Luc Claessen)George Hincapie (Discovery) on the Muur. He was the strongest of the chasers(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) wins the 90th Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) wins the Ronde for the second time in a row(Image credit: Luc Claessen)The podium (L to R): Leif Hoste (2nd), Tom Boonen (1st) and George Hincapie (3rd)(Image credit: Luc Claessen)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) was one of the few riders who actually rode over the Koppenberg, and he did it in style(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Flecha, Ballan Zabel and Baguet all did the Koppenberg on foot(Image credit: Bettini Photo)It was chaos on the Koppenberg(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Petacchi on foot on the Koppenberg(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Boonen and Hoste heading for home(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Boonen in action on the Muur(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ik ben Tom Boonen(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The King of Belgium, Albert II greets Tom Boonen(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Boucher, Reinerink and Auger on the cobbles at Doorn(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Milram in front at Doorn(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)On the Molenberg, the first climb of the day(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) charges on the Molenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)PVP on the Molenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) played a key role(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The section at Mater wasn't fun(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) helped make the first selection on the Kwaremont(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) on Klier's wheel(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Slava Ekimov (Discovery) on the Kwaremont(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Marichal and Schmitz on the Kwaremont(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Quick.Step in command on the Paterberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Cretksens does the job on the Paterberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Petacchi struggles on the Paterberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Bettini and Marichal on the Eikenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Boonen near the front on the Eikenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Klier and Flecha on the Eikenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) on the Eikenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) was finished on the Eikenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Bram Schmitz (T-Mobile) follows on a climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) on the front(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Baguet, Hincapie and Boonen in the lead group(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) biding his time(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) did a good job for the team(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) in front on the Haaghoek(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Pozzato leads a Quick.Step foursome off the Haaghoek(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Trying to catch the action on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Boonen leads Hoste on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Leif Hoste (Discovery) on the front on top of the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Boonen and Hoste on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Hoste and Boonen on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) has made this girl's day(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Past the Kapelmuur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Here comes Boonen and Hoste(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)There goes Boonen and Hoste(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)George Hincapie (Discovery) leads the chase on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)George Hincapie (Discovery) drives the pace(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) in a bit of pain(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) tries to stay in contact(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Hincapie leads Bettini and Klier on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Bettini and Klier struggle to stay with Hincapie(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) puts the power down(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Roberto Petito (Tenax) rode another consistent Ronde(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Flecha and Zabel on the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) on the Muur, job done(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Pedro Horillo (Rabobank) near the top of the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Riding up to the top of the Muur(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) wins the Tour of Flanders(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
