Boonen rates Sagan as the best he's seen

After an historic season in which he claimed a Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix double, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma QuickStep) is hoping to repeat the achievement in 2013. The Classics rider, 32, picked up 15 wins last year but enjoyed a purple patch of form in the spring classics, with wins in E3 Harelbeke, Gent-Wevelgem, Flanders and Roubaix.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.