Michael Boogerd

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Michael Boogerd

Personal information
Full name	Michael Boogerd
Nickname	Boogey
Date of birth	May 28, 1972 (1972-05-28) (age 36)
Country	Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62.5 kg (138 lb/9.84 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist
Professional team(s)
1994–2007	Rabobank
Major wins
National Champion (1997, 1998, 2006) Paris Nice (1999) Amstel Gold Race (1999) Tour de France, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on:
December 9, 2007

Michael Boogerd (born May 28, 1972 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.

He began his professional career in 1994, joining Word Perfect. In 1995 the team changed name to Novell, before Rabobank in 1996 became main sponsor and name for the team.

His speciality are classics like Liège-Bastogne-Liège, La Fleche Wallone and the Amstel Gold Race in the Ardennes week as well as mountain-stages. He has won two stages in Tour de France (1996, 2002) as well as the Amstel Gold Race and Paris-Nice. He has been Dutch Champion three times, in 1997, 1998 and in 2006.

In the 1998 Tour de France, Boogerd finished 5th overall in the General Classification, his highest finish ever in the Tour. His main result in the 2005 Tour de France was on stage 15, where he finished 4th, 57 seconds behind stage winner, George Hincapie. In the 2006 Tour de France, Boogerd's role was to support Rabobank team leader Denis Menchov in the Alps and Pyrenees. He rode exceptionally well helping his team captain to 6th overall and Michael Rasmussen to the Polka Dot jersey.

He is known for gritting his super-white teeth^{[citation needed]}. His nickname is the "Boogie-man". Boogerd ended his career in 2007^[1].

[edit] Major Results

[edit] References

1. ^ Cyclingheroes.info: Boogerd has to stop cycling even before his planned fare well in the Giro di Lombardia 2007, retrieved January 15, 2008

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Michael Boogerd profile
• Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk

Sporting positions
Preceded by Maarten den Bakker	Dutch National Road Race Champion 1997–1998	Succeeded by Maarten den Bakker
Preceded by Frank Vandenbroucke	Winner of Paris-Nice 1999	Succeeded by Andreas Klöden
Preceded by Rolf Järmann	Winner of the Amstel Gold Race 1999	Succeeded by Erik Zabel
Preceded by Johan Museeuw	Winner of the Brabantse Pijl 2001	Succeeded by Fabien De Waele
Preceded by Laurent Jalabert	Winner of the Catalan Week 2001	Succeeded by Juan Miguel Mercado
Preceded by Fabien De Waele	Winner of the Brabantse Pijl 2003	Succeeded by Luca Paolini
Preceded by Léon van Bon	Dutch National Road Race Champion 2006	Succeeded by Koos Moerenhout

Persondata
NAME	Boogerd, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Retired road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1972-05-28
PLACE OF BIRTH	The Hague, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH