Michael Boogerd

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Michael Boogerd
Michael Boogerd

Michael Boogerd (born May 28, 1972 in The Hague , Netherlands ) is a former Dutch cyclist and sporting director .

Athletic career

Boogerd began his professional career in 1994 with the team WordPerfect , the 1995 Novell and from 1996 Rabobank said, ending with this team and his career.

Boogerd established himself as a specialist in spring classics . In 1999 he won Paris – Nice , 2003 the Brabant Arrow . At Amstel Gold Race and Liège – Bastogne – Liège , he achieved numerous podium finishes. He clinched his only victory in the Amstel Gold Race in 1999, and then came second four times in a row between 2001 and 2005. In Liège – Bastogne – Liège, Boogerd came second and third twice. In 1998 and 2004 he finished second on the Lombardy Tour , and in 2001 third. Three times - 1997, 1998 and 2006 - he was the Dutch road racing champion . In 2004 he competed in road racing at the Olympic Games in Athens, but could not finish the race.

In his 13 years as a professional, Michael Boogerd competed twelve times in the Tour de France . In 1996 and 2002 he won one stage each. He achieved his best overall ranking in 1998 when he finished fifth.

In April 2007, Boogerd ended his professional career. Originally, he had planned to stop after the Lombardy tour. After suffering a serious injury to his left knee and a bacterial infection ( erysipelas ) in a training accident a week earlier , Boogerd announced his immediate resignation on October 18, 2007.

In March 2013, in a TV interview with the Dutch broadcaster NOS, Michael Boogerd admitted years of systematic doping from 1997 to the end of his career in 2007. According to Boogerd, these were epo-doping, blood transfusions and the use of cortisone: "I have never considered it wrong."

In 2015 he took over the position of sporting director of the newly founded Professional Continental Team Roompot Oranje Peloton . After he was banned by the World Cycling Federation UCI for two years until December 21, 2017 due to his confession of doping at the turn of the year 2015/2016 , he resigned from this activity. In addition to his suspension, his results from 2005 to 2007 were canceled.

successes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Boogerd has to cancel tour of Lombardy. radsport-news.com, October 18, 2007, accessed December 14, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Boogerd: “Flown to Vienna for blood transfusions.” Radsport-news.com, March 6, 2013, accessed on December 14, 2013 .
  3. ↑ UCI bans Boogerd after confessing doping in 2013. radsport-news.com, January 6, 2016, accessed on January 6, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b Boogerd given two-year suspension for doping. cyclingnews.com, January 6, 2016, accessed January 6, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Boogerd, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH The Hague , Netherlands