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Michael Boogerd Information
Michael Boogerd
Personal information
Full name
Michael Boogerd
Nickname
Boogey
Date of birth
May 28, 1972 (1972-05-28)(age 36)
Country
Netherlands
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
62.5 kg (138 lb/9.84 st)
Team information
Current team
Retired
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Classics specialist
Professional team(s)
1993-1994 1995 1996-2007
WordPerfect Novell Rabobank
Major wins
National Champion (1997, 1998, 2006) Paris Nice (1999) Amstel Gold Race (1999) Tour de France, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on:
December 9, 2007
Michael Boogerd (born May 28, 1972 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.
He began his professional career in 1994, joining WordPerfect. In 1995 the team changed name to Novell, before Rabobank in 1996 became main sponsor and name for the team.
His speciality are classics like Liège-Bastogne-Liège, La Fleche Wallonne and the Amstel Gold Race in the Ardennes week as well as mountain-stages. He has won two stages in Tour de France (1996, 2002) as well as the Amstel Gold Race and Paris-Nice. He has been Dutch Champion three times, in 1997, 1998 and in 2006.
In the 1998 Tour de France, Boogerd finished 5th overall in the General Classification, his highest finish ever in the Tour. His main result in the 2005 Tour de France was on stage 15, where he finished 4th, 57 seconds behind stage winner, George Hincapie. In the 2006 Tour de France, Boogerd's role was to support Rabobank team leader Denis Menchov in the Alps and Pyrenees. He rode exceptionally well helping his team captain to 6th overall and Michael Rasmussen to the Polka Dot jersey.
He is known for gritting his super-white teeth. His nickname is the "Boogie-man". Boogerd ended his career in 2007.
Major Results
2006
2007
References
^ Cyclingheroes.info: Boogerd has to stop cycling even before his planned fare well in the Giro di Lombardia 2007, retrieved January 15, 2008
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