27 Quotes by Tom Boonen

On the last lap it was very important that several members of the Belgium team were always up at the front,

I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose.

I crashed and it hurt a bit, but it did not affect the sprint. I was on the left, he was on the right.

I have a feeling I can go on do well the remaining stages as well. With my team's support, I think I can dominate this Tour.

For me, the Tour started today and I really wanted to win a stage because, after next Sunday, there will not be that many chances for sprinters to win stages and the man in the green jersey might take it to Paris,

I thought there was a huge gap between me and some of the riders, but I was able to finish like I normally do with a flourish. But I tell you it was a hard day for me and my team. Actually I am a bit surprised that I was able to win.

I was very motivated and very focused, ... I found some extra motivation from all the comments that said Boonen wasn't in shape,' but I knew I would be ready for the world's.

I was unable to move up one gear but I still managed to keep pedaling and win that great sprint as you all saw.

The credit goes to my team-mates for allowing me to have a good day in the stage. My team is what you call a dream team. Each one of us supports the other fully.