Lefevere rules out Tom Boonen's Paris-Roubaix return

After Etixx boss Marc Coucke tweeted that injured Tom Boonen has a one per cent chance of competing at Paris-Roubaix, team manager Patrick Lefevere dismisses speculation

Tom Boonen at the Etixx training camp in 2015

(Image credit: Watson)

Etixx-Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere says there is no chance of injured Tom Boonen returning in time for Paris-Roubaix on April 12, despite the CEO of team sponsor Etixx giving the Belgian a one per cent chance of returning.

The Classics specialist crashed in the first stage of the Pairs-Nice stage race and dislocated his shoulder. He had surgery, but still needs time to recover.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.