Drugs or no drugs, win or lose. On his worst day he still has more watts in his toe than any of us can hope to muster up. He's the man and super nice.
Yeah, weird. They already had Boonen advertise the Roubaix bike. They should of gave this commercial to Fabian Cancellara. But i don't see many commercials from Saxo Bank's riders.
because boonen is famous over all..not all people are as inclined as you are in this case...didnt used to be that way though...now fabian cancellara does thier TT commercials for them...he is a TTilst if there ever was one
Boonen is JACKED through the roof on the undetectable peptide hormones: HGH, IGF-1, Insulin, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Dynepo, Blood transfusions, etc/
he stopped using cocaine and cocaine does nothing with your muscles, he won a new race in februari BCB he was 1st place again they tested him and probably in the summer he becomes world champion again
It is sad that they all do drugs and dope... That´s why i hate pro sport. If they are not fit enough some of them use drugs to reach their goals even if it means being banned and poisoning the body.
i guess almost everyone in the sport do drugs. if you dont, you wont last the tour. its sports and science combined. can we just have sports without the science or medicine? there was a speculation that lance dope too. but no prove. maybe better drug. is it true?
I would even say that the stages of the "tour de france" are way to long for cyclists. it goes from 160 to over 200 km and there are over 15 stages as far as i know. This year 17 sages. It is too much even for a pro-cyclist. Tey should reduce it and they just let the cyclist rest after every 3 stages for one day. That´s my opion.
yeah i have also heard that he might have doped but i don´t know if the test was positive. What i know is that some guy called riccardo was busted before "tour de france" this year. The whole team was fired. The sponsor doesn´t sponsor them anymore. JUst because of this Riccardo.
Damn, I've never seen more critical people that ummmm.....don't sprint! Have you raced him and when did you last ride in the Tour? Sit on your arses and keep talkin' smack you only wish you could accomplish what he has.
Actually, there's something I noticed about his form. There isn't supposed to be any 'space' in between the helmet and the rider's back, because it screws up the benefit riders get from taking an aerodynamic position in the first place. With Tom Boonen's position, he's losing time unnecessarily. ...Furthermore, he is not a great time trialist. I have no idea why he is advertizing a time trial bike, instead of his regular road bike. (Well, Bettini's doing those, but still...) I love him, though.
dude you have no idea what you are walking about... look at any cycling race and 90% of the time those TT helmets are a few inches off their back. just as it is with tom boonen in this vid
also, ever think hes probably advertising that bike because hes the most famous and popular cyclist that is sponsored by specialized? he is badass.
I'm sorry, but that is what I heard from professionals, ex-professionals, and their trainers. After reviewing footages and recent performances of TT-specialists such as Fabian Cancellara, David Zabriskie, David Millar, Lance Armstrong, and Jan Ullrich on their best days, I agreed with what they said.
Everybody who knows Tom Boonen's performance records know that time-trial and climbing are his biggest weaknesses. To me, it makes far more sense for Boonen to be advertizing what he does best, instead of the opposite. I have actually wondered more than once in the past about why Boonen isn't a better time-trialist. ...Well, neither is McEwen, and they are both fantastic sprinters, but... I guess I need to learn more about hte sport.
oh, and FYI, tom bonnen is now in the robiax commercials too. (his speciality)
and i checked up on TT helmets and yea i guess some others are closer, but try to find some video of saul raisin, im prety sure theres a TT viud of him and well.. you have to see it to understand. his helmet definitly does not fit his head
Well, you're going to have to produce a pretty strong 'evidence' for that accusation. Like Lance said, 'extraordinary accusations must be backed up with extraordinary evidence'. I do not believe you ever saw Boonen take the 'women's pregnancy drugs', or saw his genitalia. It also is nobody's business except for his own.
what a stupid comment. It's ok to show whose fan you are, but to commet like you did, it's not normal! and by teh way, no, Boonen does not loose to McEwen every time (they loose from each other and more riders when it comes to that), you just do not want to admit it to yourself. He is a great cyclist, just as McEwen!
what are those hubs called? they're really cool looking
finnrambo1 1 year ago
He's riding eddy merckx bikes now.
phoenixrerising 1 year ago
why isn't he endorsing specialized's top TT model the shiv?
finnrambo1 1 year ago
@finnrambo1 Because Specialized sells the Transtion as a complete set. Specilaized's SHIV is just a frame
chrisbear08 1 year ago
I want one!
JeffVell 2 years ago
Tom Boonen... well known for his time-trialling ability of course.
unclestoostoo 2 years ago 10
Drugs or no drugs, win or lose. On his worst day he still has more watts in his toe than any of us can hope to muster up. He's the man and super nice.
ToxicFrog 2 years ago
there's one of these at the bike shop in my city...$4,100....I wish I could get it
croc17046 2 years ago
it strikes me as a bit odd to use a sprinter for a time trial bike advertisment.....why not a time trialist??
joschimann 2 years ago
because boonen looks awesome and people know him
haikucat22 2 years ago
right, they could and should have taken devolder for this ad.
i think he even is the belgian national time trial champion.
MacTobey 2 years ago
Yeah, weird. They already had Boonen advertise the Roubaix bike. They should of gave this commercial to Fabian Cancellara. But i don't see many commercials from Saxo Bank's riders.
dahgutone 2 years ago
because boonen is famous over all..not all people are as inclined as you are in this case...didnt used to be that way though...now fabian cancellara does thier TT commercials for them...he is a TTilst if there ever was one
sprintbass 2 years ago
Because Tom Boonen is one of their most recognized riders.
bordenwesley 2 years ago
*_*
3thvision 2 years ago
We all knew he was on the nose candy again. Specialized comes out with this lame letter- they knew.
tomboonen411 2 years ago
why cocaine, is in it a relaxing drug ?
xeneinse86 2 years ago
Boonen is the best! from france!!!
yaro852 2 years ago
Specialized=illegal drug use & fraud.
mustardjunkie 2 years ago
not everyone is a junkie like you. Boonen doesnt use something, he even quit the coke..
Yarxing 2 years ago
He doesn't dope, but he does, unfortunately, do cocaine. April 26th, he tested positive a second time for cocaine.
folklore2 2 years ago
true, the ass.. some people will never learn..
Yarxing 2 years ago
His "advantage" is quick 15 minute blood transfusions, 5 units slammed in like on the operating table!
think of all the drugs he uses.... Cocaine is like the escape--much like Marco Pantani who eventually drugged himself to death.
mustardjunkie 2 years ago
Boonen is JACKED through the roof on the undetectable peptide hormones: HGH, IGF-1, Insulin, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Dynepo, Blood transfusions, etc/
mustardjunkie 2 years ago
Que bici tan chingona.
juancgz 3 years ago
Fuck all the reactions
Mikfokido 3 years ago
Hey Dick head, If you want to blow S**t up nose, do it. Be a monk or a cyclist- can't be both.
zzz4324 3 years ago
you all forget that he,s an ordinary young guy living all his life like a monk , he,s simply an enjoyer of living what,s wrong with that you pussy,s
friendlyflow 3 years ago
Living life as a drug addict. Ha!
mustardjunkie 2 years ago
Hey Boonen,
You forgot to mention all the COCAINE you were shoving up your
nose in 2008!
I wouldn't buy anything that you endorsed.
It's "athletes" like you that give cycling a BAD NAME. You should
of been BANNED for all of 2009!!
zzz4324 3 years ago
he stopped using cocaine and cocaine does nothing with your muscles, he won a new race in februari BCB he was 1st place again they tested him and probably in the summer he becomes world champion again
bramslaets 3 years ago
cocaine ISN'T dope !!
Elllnn 3 years ago
cocaine = anti-dope Stupid little gay
Mikfokido 3 years ago
I AM SPECIALIZED- AND A DOPER!!!
ou812hv 3 years ago
Boonen BUSTED for doing cocaine! Ban from the 2008 Tour De France!
Another one "bites the dust".
ou812hv 3 years ago
It is sad that they all do drugs and dope... That´s why i hate pro sport. If they are not fit enough some of them use drugs to reach their goals even if it means being banned and poisoning the body.
algomat 3 years ago
i guess almost everyone in the sport do drugs. if you dont, you wont last the tour. its sports and science combined. can we just have sports without the science or medicine? there was a speculation that lance dope too. but no prove. maybe better drug. is it true?
yuslan 3 years ago
I would even say that the stages of the "tour de france" are way to long for cyclists. it goes from 160 to over 200 km and there are over 15 stages as far as i know. This year 17 sages. It is too much even for a pro-cyclist. Tey should reduce it and they just let the cyclist rest after every 3 stages for one day. That´s my opion.
algomat 3 years ago
yeah i have also heard that he might have doped but i don´t know if the test was positive. What i know is that some guy called riccardo was busted before "tour de france" this year. The whole team was fired. The sponsor doesn´t sponsor them anymore. JUst because of this Riccardo.
algomat 3 years ago
cocaine is a hell of a drug
urlilshawty33 3 years ago
why he must take cocaine? does it improve one cycling power?
yuslan 3 years ago
this bike is aero, this bike handles, this bike costs more than £5000, so i will have to stick with my bianchi, never mind.
schwantz037 3 years ago
Thats not verry much Silence Lotto rides whit bikes that costs $7000 and they just have always a new bike for every time they ride
landerken 3 years ago
ebay it :)
tainterlakeisgreen 3 years ago
Damn, I've never seen more critical people that ummmm.....don't sprint! Have you raced him and when did you last ride in the Tour? Sit on your arses and keep talkin' smack you only wish you could accomplish what he has.
Trekgirl08 3 years ago
im not talking smack idiot, im having a discussion...
kboyer5 3 years ago
Actually, there's something I noticed about his form. There isn't supposed to be any 'space' in between the helmet and the rider's back, because it screws up the benefit riders get from taking an aerodynamic position in the first place. With Tom Boonen's position, he's losing time unnecessarily. ...Furthermore, he is not a great time trialist. I have no idea why he is advertizing a time trial bike, instead of his regular road bike. (Well, Bettini's doing those, but still...) I love him, though.
Taurus0423 3 years ago
dude you have no idea what you are walking about... look at any cycling race and 90% of the time those TT helmets are a few inches off their back. just as it is with tom boonen in this vid
also, ever think hes probably advertising that bike because hes the most famous and popular cyclist that is sponsored by specialized? he is badass.
kboyer5 3 years ago
I'm sorry, but that is what I heard from professionals, ex-professionals, and their trainers. After reviewing footages and recent performances of TT-specialists such as Fabian Cancellara, David Zabriskie, David Millar, Lance Armstrong, and Jan Ullrich on their best days, I agreed with what they said.
Taurus0423 3 years ago
Sorry, forgot to answer the 2nd part.
Everybody who knows Tom Boonen's performance records know that time-trial and climbing are his biggest weaknesses. To me, it makes far more sense for Boonen to be advertizing what he does best, instead of the opposite. I have actually wondered more than once in the past about why Boonen isn't a better time-trialist. ...Well, neither is McEwen, and they are both fantastic sprinters, but... I guess I need to learn more about hte sport.
Taurus0423 3 years ago
oh, and FYI, tom bonnen is now in the robiax commercials too. (his speciality)
and i checked up on TT helmets and yea i guess some others are closer, but try to find some video of saul raisin, im prety sure theres a TT viud of him and well.. you have to see it to understand. his helmet definitly does not fit his head
kboyer5 3 years ago
Oh, yea, hear it, see it!! AHHH those quads, that face, the accent, ultimate package!! :0)
Trekgirl08 4 years ago
Well he's single so what are u waiting for !! lol
elfosse 3 years ago
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His penis is the size of a penut and every offseason he has no energy and goes on woman's pregnancy drugs:)
largefallingicicles 3 years ago
Well, you're going to have to produce a pretty strong 'evidence' for that accusation. Like Lance said, 'extraordinary accusations must be backed up with extraordinary evidence'. I do not believe you ever saw Boonen take the 'women's pregnancy drugs', or saw his genitalia. It also is nobody's business except for his own.
Taurus0423 3 years ago
Oh yea baby, I hear it and see it!! OMG, those quads!!
Trekgirl08 4 years ago
Im jealous of Boonen's phat legs :P
sunnysang 4 years ago
yes he does
kasputistomas2004 4 years ago
no he doesn't
Weirer 4 years ago 2
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You are Tom Boonen, you lose to McEwen every time.
Conza88 4 years ago
what a stupid comment. It's ok to show whose fan you are, but to commet like you did, it's not normal! and by teh way, no, Boonen does not loose to McEwen every time (they loose from each other and more riders when it comes to that), you just do not want to admit it to yourself. He is a great cyclist, just as McEwen!
ivasilic 4 years ago 5
Yea you are right. I was pretty ignorant a month ago. Haha. Apologies to anyone offended. They're both great, great, great riders.
Conza88 4 years ago
Conza88, :) no problem.
ivasilic 4 years ago
LOL SOO TRUE. You are tom boonen, you are 2nd until mcewen retires.
rbonilla18 4 years ago