When the paths of two cycling stars cross in one of cyclings most tactical and gruelling Classics, theres no predicting the consequences.April 8th 2007. Spurred on by runaway success in the warm-up races and with hundreds of thousands of diehard supporters lining the route of the Tour of Flanders, double winner Tom Boonen has trained as never before for Belgiums biggest one-day race. When the starters pistol sounds, hes more than ready for action. Italian Alessandro Ballan, meanwhile, is just another outsider spurred on by reckless personal ambition and love of the Classics in the near-hopeless task of toppling Boonen. Then suddenly, just as Boonen seems unstoppable, near-disaster strikes the Belgian. For Ballan, the game is on. But so it is for the rest of the field..A bloodied giant but not a beaten one, Boonen tries every strategy he can to come back into the frame, culminating with a last-ditch effort on Flanders most famous and dreaded climb, the Mur de Grammont.Will Ballan and the rest know how to respond as Boonen weakens? Or can Boonen -or another Belgian -save the day for the host nation? Approx 240 min
