2006-07-24 03:08:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cycling
He abandoned on stage 15 because of breathing problems.
2006-07-24 03:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sephra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he wasn't a "finale" because lower case "tom boonen" was trounced by Tom Boonen, a finalist who rode in the Tour de France, as opposed to that lessor known competition for lower case, spelling challenged people; the "tour de france."
2006-07-24 03:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by perfecttiming1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically he quit before the last 2 mountian stages because he knew he could not win the green jersey or the final sprint. Thus he decided climbing those mountians we not worth the trouble.
2006-07-24 03:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by SoccerClipCincy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He quit because of:
1) hurt legs - from the mountains
2) hurt lungs - from all of the cars & motorcycles passing him at the tail end of the peloton, in the mounains.
3) hurt chin - after McEwen and Hushovd's "kick" at sprint stages.
4) hurt pride - no wins, no glory, too many mountains - "..lets go back to Belgium and concentrate on Classics...
Cheers!
2006-07-27 16:51:36 · answer #4 · answered by em_info2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did not ride cos he quitted halfway.
2006-07-24 03:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by Mobidus Lee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋