Boonen's girlfriend: "Tom never stays angry for long"
Lore, Tom Boonen's girlfriend gave her own view on yesterday's stage
this morning in an interview with Radio Donna. The eroding friendship
between the two Belgian sprinters teams in this Tour is hot news in
Belgium. The fact that McEwen broke the unwritten law that the peloton
stops for a call of nature whenever the Yellow Jersey feels the need
might not have gone down well within the peloton itself, but in Belgian
newspapers and national TV news bulletins the disagreement between
Boonen and McEwen has been built up into a more serious issue.
As usual, Lore isn't really worried about it. "I have to say, I only
saw the last 15km. But I heard something about what happened during the
stage. I only know that Tom was a bit irritated after the stage
yesterday; but he's never angry for long. It's really hard to have a
quarrel with Tom, he doesn't like that at all, it's almost impossible
for him to stay angry with someone. He forgets about it as soon as he
turns his back.