Lefevere defends Boonen's decision to abandon Milan-San Remo

Patrick Lefevere has defend Tom Boonen's decision to abandon Milan-San Remo on Sunday, saying that Boonen's focus is on the upcoming Classics, rather than on the Italian race. The Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider opted not to continue in the race after the snow-and-cold induced break. Niki Terpstra, and Stijn Vandenbergh also did not continue in the race after the restart in Cogoleto.