Last week Tom Boonen had to abandon the Tour de Suisse due to the effects of a crash suffered in training prior to the race and now the Belgian has also been ruled out of tomorrow's Halle-Ingooigem. Instead, Boonen will focus on training ahead of the Belgian road race championships, one of his big objectives.

Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection that will participate in Halle-Ingooigem, a 200km one-day race on June 25th.

Tom Boonen, after his abandon of Tour de Suisse, was unable to train for two days. The evolution of his injury that was suffered prior to the Tour de Suisse is good, but the injury is still not at 100 percent. In agreement with the team, Boonen decided to focus on training prior to the Belgian National Road Championship and he will not take the start at Halle-Ingooigem.

Omega Pharma-Quick Step for Halle-Ingooigem

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