Third Flanders title for Boonen

Belgium’s Tom Boonen won his third Tour of Flanders today after a lively race which saw several riders injured in crashes, not least Swiss Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara.

Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider Boonen, part of a three-man breakaway formed when Alessandro Ballan of BMC Racing attacked on the Oude Kwaremont climb around 17 kilometres from the finish.