Personal information | |
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Full name | Michael Boogerd |
Nickname | Boogey |
Born | The Hague, the Netherlands | 28 May 1972
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 62.5 kg (138 lb; 9 st 12 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist |
Professional team | |
1993–2007 | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Michael Boogerd (born 28 May 1972) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker and female cyclist Leontien van Moorsel.