Boonen in Belgian Worlds team

Tom Boonen quit the Vuelta after Stage 12.

Tom Boonen quit the Vuelta after Stage 12. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Tom Boonen has been selected to the Belgian World Championship team, national coach Carlo Bomans announced Monday. The sprinter, who is still suffering from injuries sustained in a crash at the Vuelta a España, will decide later in the week whether he will ride in Stuttgart. If he decides against racing, his place will be taken by Frederik Willems of Liquigas.