Boonen, two drag queens and an award ceremony

Richmond Racer
Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
edited October 2012 in Pro race
Boonen just been awarded the Flandrian prize for best Belgian rider of the Year (how many times now?)

http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozon ... /1.1445568

Wiggo won the International rider prize - but must have heard about the drag queens and chose to accept his trophy another time :)

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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Thats like a bad monty python sketch. :D
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    You can win the Flandrian prize if you're not Belgian FYI.

    Cancellara's won it in the past.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited October 2012
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    You can win the Flandrian prize if you're not Belgian FYI.
    No you can't. Not since they split it in 2008 (prior to that Bettini won 3 times)

    From here: http://sport.be.msn.com/fr/cyclisme/art ... _ID=609910

    Palmarès du Trophée du Flandrien. Depuis 2008, seuls les coureurs belges peuvent être récompensés.
    2003: Paolo Bettini (Ita)
    2004: Tom Boonen
    2005: Tom Boonen
    2006: Paolo Bettini (Ita)
    2007: Paolo Bettini (Ita)
    2008: Greg Van Avermaet
    2009: Philippe Gilbert
    2010: Philippe Gilbert
    2011: Philippe Gilbert
    2012: Tom Boonen

    Palmarès international Flandrien:
    2008: Fabian Cancellara (Sui)
    2009: Mark Cavendish (GBr)
    2010: Fabian Cancellara (Sui)
    2011: Mark Cavendish (GBr)
    2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBr)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited October 2012
    Double post
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  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,173
    As Wiggo was born in Ghent - surely that qualifies him as part Flandrian?? :wink:
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah.

    Fair enough.
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