Jacques Tati said:There are signs that don't lie. On the semi classics, Boonen used to attack on a climb such as the Taaienberg to test his form. He hasn't done it this year.
He did attack right before Taaienberg.
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Jacques Tati said:There are signs that don't lie. On the semi classics, Boonen used to attack on a climb such as the Taaienberg to test his form. He hasn't done it this year.
.Lanark said:I would definitely say he is past his prime, look at his CQ results:
I don't think he'll ever reach his 2005/2006 shape again. He finished both those years as number 1 of the CQ-ranking, now he isn't in the top-100. He can still win classics (and probably will), but he isn't the force of nature he used to be.