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Tom Boonen (pronounced [Boʊnən]; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 world road race championship. He is a member of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team and is a single-day road specialist with a strong finishing sprint. His personality and looks with his successes turned him into Belgium’s male sports idol of the mid-2000s but he incurred censure after testing positive twice for cocaine.